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Chronological summary of the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics

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This page is a chronological summary of the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, the inaugural Youth Olympic Games, held in Singapore.

Calendar

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 ●  Opening ceremony  ●  Event competitions  ●  Event finals  ●  Closing ceremony
August 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th Total
gold
medals
Ceremonies
Aquatics (Diving) 1 1 1 1 4
Aquatics (Swimming) 3 8 4 7 3 9 34
Archery 1 1 1 3
Athletics 12 12 12 36
Badminton 2 2
Basketball 2 2
Boxing 11 11
Canoeing 3 3 6
Cycling 1 1
Equestrian 1 1 2
Fencing 2 2 2 1 7
Field hockey 1 1 2
Football 1 1 2
Gymnastics (Artistic) 1 1 5 5 12
Gymnastics (Rhythmic) 2 2
Gymnastics (Trampoline) 2 2
Handball 2 2
Judo 3 3 2 1 9
Modern pentathlon 1 1 1 3
Rowing 4 4
Sailing 4 4
Shooting 1 1 1 1 4
Table tennis 2 1 3
Taekwondo 2 2 2 2 2 10
Tennis 1 3 4
Triathlon 1 1 1 3
Volleyball (Indoor) 2 2
Weightlifting 2 2 3 3 1 11
Wrestling 5 4 5 14
Total gold medals 15 19 16 18 11 14 26 27 20 6 26 3 201
Cumulative gold medals 15 34 50 68 79 93 119 146 166 172 198 201

Pre-Games

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2001

July 2007

21 January 2008

21 February 2008

2 August 2008

21 November 2009

30 May 2010

  • Everyone, the official theme song of the Games, written by local producer Ken Lim and sung by five artistes from the five continents, premiered worldwide.[8]

23 July 2010

  • The first ever Youth Olympic Flame was lit in Ancient Olympia, Greece, beginning the round-the-world journey spanning the five continents up till 5 August.[9]

5 August 2010

  • The Youth Olympic Flame (JYOF) arrived in Singapore ahead of the Games to be held nine days later. The torch will travel for six days around the island country.[10]

Games

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12 August 2010

Day 1 (August 14)

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Opening ceremony
  • The Olympic cauldron was lit by Singaporean sailor Darren Choy,[11][12] signalling the commencement of the inaugural Youth Olympic Games.

Day 2 (August 15)

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Triathlon

Day 3 (August 16)

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Taekwondo
  • Host nation Singapore received its first medal at the Youth Olympics when taekwondo exponent Daryl Tan entered the semi-finals, virtually guaranteeing him a bronze medal at the least.[14]

Day 4 (August 17)

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Weightlifting

Day 5 (August 18)

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Day 6 (August 19)

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Archery
  • Korean archer Kwak Ye-ji broke the outdoor junior women's world record with a score of 670 in the 70m (72 arrows) ranking round, breaking the previous record of 666 set compatriot Um Hye-Rang in 2001, and was three points away from the Olympic record set by Ukrainian Lina Herasymenko.[16]

Day 7 (August 20)

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Day 8 (August 21)

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Day 9 (August 22)

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Day 10 (August 23)

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Day 11 (August 24)

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Day 12 (August 25)

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Day 13 (August 26)

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Closing ceremony held at The Float@Marina Bay.

Post-Games

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Rogge wants Youth Olympic Games". BBC News. 19 March 2007.
  2. ^ a b "IOC Session: A 'go' for Youth Olympic Games (Photos attached)". The official website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. 6 July 2007. Archived from the original on 4 February 2009. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
  3. ^ "IOC Selects Moscow and Singapore To Youth Olympic Games Short List". GamesBids.com. 21 January 2008. Archived from the original on 18 May 2011.
  4. ^ "Singapore ecstatic at winning Youth Olympics bid". Channel NewsAsia. 21 February 2008. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
  5. ^ "Youth Olympic Village to be located at NTU, not NUS". Channel NewsAsia. 2 August 2008. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
  6. ^ "Introducing Lyo & Merly - Mascots for the 1st YOG". Signapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games. 29 November 2009. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012.
  7. ^ "Lyo and Merly to be mascots for inaugural 2010 Youth Olympic Games". Channel NewsAsia. 21 November 2009. Archived from the original on 17 August 2010. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
  8. ^ "5 Youth Stars from 5 Continents Premiere Singapore 2010 Theme Song". Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games. 27 May 2010. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012.
  9. ^ "First Youth Olympic Flame Lit". GamesBids.com. Archived from the original on 27 July 2010. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
  10. ^ "2010 Youth Olympic Flame Arrives in Singapore". GamesBids.com. 23 July 2010. Archived from the original on 6 January 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
  11. ^ Ngoo, Irene (14 August 2010). "YOG opening ceremony, Part 1". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 17 August 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
  12. ^ Ngoo, Irene (14 August 2010). "YOG opening ceremony, Part 2". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 17 August 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
  13. ^ Casey, Michael (15 August 2010). "Japan's Sato wins first gold in Youth Olympics". USA Today. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 18 August 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  14. ^ Nair, Sanjay (16 August 2010). "S'pore's first YOG medal". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 17 August 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
  15. ^ "Golden Girl Deng Wei Sets Junior World Record". Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games. 17 August 2010. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012.
  16. ^ "Daily Wrap Junior Womens Archery World Record Shattered In Singapore". Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games. 19 August 2010. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
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