2018 Summer Youth Olympics

III Summer Youth Olympic Games

File:Youth Olympic Games 2018 Logo.png

Events	185 in 28 sports
Main venue	Estadio Monumental

The 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games (officially known as III Summer Youth Olympic Games) is the third edition of the Summer Youth Olympics, a major international sports and cultural festival, due to be celebrated in the tradition of the Summer Olympic Games from September 11 to September 23, 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Bidding

Main article: Bids for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

Six bids were initially submitted for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. Buenos Aires confirmed their bid in September 2011. On February 13, 2013, the IOC selected Buenos Aires as one of the three Candidate Cities for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games. The other two candidate cities were Glasgow and Medellin. Guadalajara and Rotterdam failed to become candidates. Poznan withdrew their bid before the candidate cities were selected.

The host city election vote was held at an IOC Session in Lausanne. The results were as follows:

2018 Summer Youth Olympics bidding results
City	NOC Name	Round 1	Round 2
Buenos Aires	Argentina	40	49
Medellin	Colombia	32	39
Glasgow	United Kingdom	13	–

Sports Venues

There will be two main sports zones as the primary sites of the Games in Buenos Aires 2018: the Green Corridor and Parque Roca.

Green Corridor

Adjacent to downtown Buenos Aires and stretching three kilometres along the scenic banks of the River Plate,this area is distinguished by swathes of parks. It includes the barrios of Núñez, Belgrano and Palermo. It is also the location of some of the city’s most distinguished and popular sports venues. Among these is the River Plate Stadium, that will host the Opening and Closing Ceremonies. Nearby are the Palermo Woods, a highly popular retreat for porteños and visitors alike, which will be the triathlon venue.

The Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti will be renovated to the opening of the Youth Olympic Games.

The Palermo Woods will host the triathlon.

Venue	Location	Sports	Type
Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti	Belgrano	Opening and Closing Ceremonies Camel Racing	Existing, no permanent works required
CeNARD	Núñez	Aquatics (Swimming - Diving) Badminton Handball Modern pentathlon	Existing, permanent works required
Tiro Federal Argentino - Buenos Aires	Núñez	Shooting	Existing, no permanent works required
Club Atlético River Plate	Belgrano	Football Basketball (3 on 3)	Existing, no permanent works required
Gimnasia y Esgrima de Buenos Aires	Palermo	Rugby Seven Field Hockey Wushu	Existing, no permanent works required
Club Universitario de Buenos Aires	Núñez	Sailing	Existing, no permanent works required
Parque de los Niños	Núñez	Beach Volleyball	Existing, permanent works required
Parque Tres de Febrero	Palermo	Triathlon	Existing, no permanent works required
La Rural Convention Centre	Palermo	Boxing Chess Fencing Gymnastics (Artistics - Rhythmic - Trampoline) Judo Table Tennis Taekwondo Weightlifting Wrestling	Existing, no permanent works required
Buenos Aires Golf Club	Palermo	Golf	Existing, no permanent works required
Argentine Equestrian Club	Palermo	Equestrian (Jumping)	Existing, no permanent works required

Parque Roca

Located to the South of Buenos Aires, Roca Park is a vast area of 200 hectares in the district of Villa Soldati. One of the greenest areas in the metropolis, it is adjacent to the City Park and the Buenos Aires Automotive Racetrack. The Park, inaugurated in the 1980s, has many sports venues and recreational facilities, including the iconic Roca Park Athletics Stadium and the Roca Park Tennis Stadium. This area will also be the site of the Youth Olympic Village.

Venue	Location	Sports	Type
Estadio Mary Terán de Weiss	Villa Soldati	Tennis	Existing, no permanent works required
Parque Polideportivo Roca	Villa Soldati	Athletics	Existing, permanent works required
Parque Polideportivo Roca	Villa Soldati	Archery	Permanent venue to be built

Stand alone venues

There will be three stand alone venues, one of which will be the only venue located out of the city limits, and in the Greater Buenos Aires area.

Venue	Location	Sports	Type
Boca Juniors' Stadium "La Bombonera"	La Boca	Football	Existing, no permanent works required
Parque Sarmiento	Saavedra	Cycling (Mountain Bike) Cycling (BMX)	Permanent venue to be built
National Rowing Course	Rincón de Milberg, Tigre	Canoe-Kayak Rowing	Existing, no permanent works required

Cultural and educational Venues

• 
  Centro Cultural Recoleta
• 
  Galileo Galilei planetarium
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  Teatro Colón
• 
  Usina de las Artes

External links

• Buenos Aires 2018 Official website