Official Dates Set For 2018 Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires

(140818) -- Nanjing,Aug 18,2014 (Xinhua) -- An athlete warms up ahead of match during Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, on Aug. 18, 2014. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)(zc)

Photo Courtesy: Xinhua/Fei Maohua

On October 6, the obelisk in downtown Buenos Aires will be the site for the opening ceremony for Buenos Aires 2018, a unique event in the history of the Olympic Movement with the show and celebrations taking place outside for the first time ever.

The day after the ceremony the action in the parks and stand alone venues will kick off where the best young athletes on the planet will compete for a place on the podiums.
Sunday, October 7, will mark the first day of competitions.

Twenty-one sports will come to life, divided between Urban Park, Tecnopolis Park, Green Park, and the Youth Olympic Centre. There will also be roller speed skating races – one of the four new sports on the programme, together with karate, breaking, and sport climbing – at the Paseo de la Costa (Vicente Lopez) and sailing at the Club Náutico San Isidro.

The swimming competition will begin October 7 and will have six full days of action concluding on October 12.

During the 12 days of competition in the 29 sports venues at Buenos Aires 2018, there will be 286 competition sessions, awarding 1,250 medals.

A Youth Olympic Pass is required to attend any of the 32 sports on offer. With the pass – in the form of a wristband containing a digital chip – there is free of charge access to all the Youth Olympic parks and competition stadiums. To obtain a pass, sport fans must register online starting at the end of July www.buenosaires2018.com.

The Youth Olympics field is far from being announced, but some of today’s stars who swam in the 2014 Youth Olympics in China include Russia’s Evgeny Rylov, Anton Chupkov, Japan’s Ippei Watanabe and Great Britain’s Duncan Scott. The 2010 Youth Olympics in Singapore featured eventual Olympic medalists Boglarka Kapas from Hungary, Emma McKeon from Australia, and Chad Le Clos from South Africa.

The above press release was posted by Swimming World in conjunction with the 2018 Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee. For press releases and advertising inquiries please contact Advertising@SwimmingWorld.com.

Name*

Email*

Welcome to our community. We invite you to join our discussion. Our community guidelines are simple: be respectful and constructive, keep on topic, and support your fellow commenters. Commenting signifies that you agree to our Terms of Use