Buenos Aires 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games Opening Ceremony: Everything to Know About the Multi-Sport Event
The 2018 Summer Youth Olympics is commonly known as Bueno Aires which is held in Argentina between October 6 – 18, 2018.
The 2018 Summer Youth Olympics is commonly known as Bueno Aires 2018 is held in Argentina between October 6 – 18, 2018. All the action will take place across seven locations in Argentina. The Youth Olympics takes place every four years. With about 206 nations participating in the mega-event this year, the Bueno Aires 2018 will have an equal number of male and female number of participants from the age group of 14-18. Pandi, is the official mascot of the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. The mascot is inspired by the jaguar, a North American animal and symbolises, “the desire for Buenos Aires 2018, the first edition of an Olympic celebration with strict gender equality, to serve as an important source of inspiration to build a better world through sport.” 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Mascot: Pandi, The Teen Jaguar Celebrates Gender Equality at Bueno Aires Olympic Games
The mage-event will have the athletes contesting in 32 events. Four new sports have been added on the Olympic stage include roller sports, dance sport, karate and sport climbing. The Green Park will witness events like Triathlon, Cycling, Beach Volley, Equestrian, Tennis and Futsal. Olympic Park will host the athletics, Archery, Swimming, Diving, Hockey, Modern Pentathlon, Boxing, Gymnastics, Judo, Taekwondo, Weightlifting, Karate, Wrestling, Futsal, Fencing and the Closing Ceremony. Whereas, the Urban Park has Rowing, Canoeing, Basketball (3 on 3), Cycling, Sport Climbing and Dancesport. India at Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games: Manu Bhaker to Saurabh Chaudhary, Meet Medal Hopes at Summer Youth Olympics in Argentina.
The Techno Park will host Table Tennis, Futsal, Badminton, Shooting, Archery and Beach Handball. BMX, Roller speed skating, Sailing, Rugby Sevens and Golf will take place at various other stadiums. A contingent of 47 members from India will be hoping to win laurels for the country. Lausanne, Switzerland will host the next winter version of the Youth Olympic Games in 2020.
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