Argentina’s Buenos Aires hosts the third Youth Olympic Games (YOG) – the Buenos Aires 2018 Summer Olympic Games. Organised by International Olympic Committee (IOC) the prestigious multi-sport tournament is scheduled to kick off on October 6 and last until October 18. As per Indian time, the opening ceremony of Youth Summer Olympics 2018 will be held on October 7, 4.30 am IST. Fans in India are excited to watch the Indian contingent led by Commonwealth Games gold-medallist shooter Manu Bhaker as the flag-bearer in the opening ceremony. You can catch the 2018 Youth Olympic Games opening ceremony live streaming online on YouTube, the official channel of the Olympics. Buenos Aires 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games Opening Ceremony: Everything to Know About the Multi-Sport Event.

The opening ceremony of the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics is going to be held at the Obelisco de Buenos Aires, a national historic monument and icon of Buenos Aires in the centre of the city. For the first time, even the opening ceremony is going to take place outside a stadium in a format that has not been seen before. Around 4,000 of the world’s best young athletes from 206 countries will be a part of the grand opening night. They will be later competing in 241 medal events in 32 sports. These young blood touted to be their country’s future stars are provided with a great platform to learn about each other’s cultures. 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games: Manu Bhaker Leads the List of Indian Athletes Participating in Buenos Aires Youth Olympics.

YOG is not just a sporting event where everything is about winning and losing. Instead, the quadrennial event was organised keeping in mind to provide the participating sportsperson between 15 to 18 age-groups to learn, broaden their mindset via cultural exchange programs. The opening ceremony will mark the beginning of what is described as the "biggest multi-sport and cultural celebration in the world". 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Mascot: Pandi, The Teen Jaguar Celebrates Gender Equality at Bueno Aires Olympic Games.

India at the Youth Summer Olympics 2018 Opening Ceremony

India is fielding their largest-ever contingent with 47 athletes vying for gold medals in 13 sports. The country is yet to bag their first gold medal in YOG after winning a total of eight medals (6 silver and two bronze) in 2010 Youth Olympics in Singapore and two medals (1 silver and one bronze) in 2014 Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China. Buenos Aires is expected to be a breakthrough edition for the side that boasts of names who have had a prolific career at a very young age. Manu Bhaker is given the honour of becoming the flag-bearer of India at the opening ceremony of Buenos Aires 2018. India at Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games: Manu Bhaker to Saurabh Chaudhary, Meet Medal Hopes at Summer Youth Olympics in Argentina. 

Live Streaming of Youth Summer Olympics 2018 Opening Ceremony Online on YouTube

The Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires 2018 will be broadcast on television and digital channels worldwide. The opening ceremony will be shown live online on Olympics’ official YouTube channel. They will be bringing live feed once the grand event begins at the 8 pm local time (4.30am IST) in the Buenos Aires Obelisk.

Watch Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympics Opening Ceremony

Other Notable Flag-Bearers at the Youth Summer Olympics 2018 Opening Ceremony

17-year-old BMX racer Ross Cullen is Britain’s flag-bearer for the opening ceremony of the Summer Youth Olympic Games. Rugby player Alex Cleary has been named as the United States’ flagbearer while gymnast Jérémy Chartier will carry the Canadian flag. For the Philippines, double Asian Games gold medallist Yuka Saso would be seen carrying the national flag. Australia has chosen middle-distance runner Keely Small as its flagbearer.

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