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Youth Olympic Games

WHAT IS YOG?

The Youth Olympic Games are an elite sporting event for young people from all over the world. The sports programme is based on that of the Olympic Games, with 28 sports featured on the summer programme and 7 on the winter programme.

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Lausanne 2020

Lausanne named Winter Youth Olympic Games host for 2020

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today named Lausanne, Switzerland, as the host city of the 3rd Winter Youth Olympic Games in 2020.

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DISCOVER THE COMPETE, LEARN AND SHARE GATEWAY

Your journey to becoming an ambassador of sport and a champion in life starts here! Featuring videos, quizzes, stories and more, this one-stop shop of resources and tools organised around the five themes of the Youth Olympic Games’ Learn & Share programme is designed to help you become the best you can be both on and off the field of play.

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Freestyle Skiing Ski Cross Ladies
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Freestyle Skiing Ski Cross Ladies

Veronica Edebo SWE competes during the Ladies' Ski Cross at the Hafjell Freepark at the Winter Youth Olympic Games, Lillehammer Norway, 15 February 2016.
Lillehammer 2016 , YOG , Freestyle Skiing , Ski Cross , Women , Sweden
Arnt Folvik/YIS/IOC
Luge Women's Singles
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Luge Women's Singles

Anastassiya Bogacheva KAZ pictured during the Luge Women's Singles competition at Lillehammer Olympic Sliding Centre during the Winter Youth Olympic Games, Lillehammer, Norway, 15 February 2016.
Lillehammer 2016 , YOG , Luge , Singles , Women , Kazakhstan
Jon Buckle/YIS/IOC
Biathlon Men's 10km Pursuit
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Biathlon Men's 10km Pursuit

Tuomas Harjula FIN (left) and Simon Gross GER compete in the Biathlon Men's 10km Pursuit at Birkebeineren Biathlon Stadium during the Winter Youth Olympic Games, Lillehammer, Norway, 15 February 2016.
Lillehammer 2016 , YOG , Biathlon , 10km Sprint , Pursuit , Men , Finland , Germany
Al Tielemans/YIS/IOC
Biathlon Men's 10km Pursuit
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Biathlon Men's 10km Pursuit

Ben Churchill CAN competes in the Biathlon Men's 10km Pursuit at Birkebeineren Biathlon Stadium during the Winter Youth Olympic Games, Lillehammer, Norway, 15 February 2016.
Lillehammer 2016 , YOG , Biathlon , 10km Sprint , Pursuit , Men , Canada
Al Tielemans/YIS/IOC
Speed Skating Men's 1500m
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Speed Skating Men's 1500m

Men's 1500m Speed Skating Gold medalist Min Seok Kim KOR, Silver medalist Daichi Horikawa JPN and Bronze medalist Daan Baks NED on the medal podium at the Hamar Olympic Hall Viking Ship during the Winter Youth Olympic Games, Lillehammer Norway, 15 February 2016.
Lillehammer 2016 , YOG , Speed Skating , 1500m , Men , Republic of Korea , Japan , Netherlands
Thomas Lovelock/YIS/IOC
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