Approved in July 2007 by the International Olympic Committee,
the inaugural 2010 Summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG) will be followed by the 2012 Winter YOG,
2014 Summer YOG, 2016 Winter YOG ... and so on ... in alternate years to the current "Professional" Olympic
Games.
Wait a minute. Not so fast.
Consider that at this time, it goes against common sense for humanity to accept further International Olympic Committee global
events at the moment we seek to protect our children by reducing carbon emissions.
The Youth Olympic Games would sensibly be launched in global celebration
once we have resolved the risk of climate change.
Global Warming is a Threat to Children say 73% in poll taken by ABC News/Stanford University
An ABC News/Stanford University poll reported on August 9 found that 80% of people believe global warming is real. The
poll also found that 63% believe industry and people have responsibility.
The article below is online at China Daily. It states that only 4 Iraqi athletes made it to Beijing, and claims that "the
rest (3 more athletes) missed the registration deadline."
Iraqi athletes
in Beijing Updated: 2008-08-23 17:30
22-year-old Iraqi Dina Hussein was allowed to the Games only
eight days before the opening ceremony.
Due to a lack of funds, she wore a pair of second
hand shoes to compete in the Games. In an earlier interview, the runner revealed she had risked her life by crossing a battlefield
to reach a market to buy them.
Twice, Hussein was nearly shot during her training for the Games. The IOC's previous
ban on Iraqi athletes almost crushed the young girl. "I don't even know if I can survive till the London Games,"
reacted Hussein when her coach tried to comfort her telling her that she could still participate in the 2012 Games if she
couldn't make it to the Beijing Games.
In total only four Iraqi competitors came to the Games and the rest missed
the registration deadline.
What has happened to the dreams of the three Iraqi athletes left behind while the IOC celebrates closing of the 2008 Olympic
Games?
If anyone has contact information for the three Iraqi athletes denied access to the 2008 Olympic Games, send an email
to info@yoggw.org. What do these athetes have to say? Will the world ever hear from them?
The Iraqi athletes left behind are weightlifter
Muhammad Jassem Abboud, judo wrestler Ali Muhhamad Fakher and archer Ali Adnan.
The IOC lists names of 56 athletes banned for drugs but does not call attention to the 3 Iraqi athletes it banned for political
purpose
On August 17, the International Olympic Committee brought attention to the names of 56 athletes banned from
competing in the Beijing Olympics due to positive doping tests.
Meanwhile, the IOC has not bought attention
to the names of the 3 Iraqi athletes it banned from competing in the Beijing Olympics as the IOC plays politics to
gain greater control over national organizing committees.
7 Iraqi athletes qualified to compete at the Beijing Olympic Games, but for reasons out of the athletes' control, the IOC
banned 3 athletes from competing
For reasons out of the athletes' control, the International Olympic Committee has punished three
Iraqi athletes. Research revealed the names of the 3 Iraqi athletes prevented from competing: weightlifter Muhammad
Jassem Abboud, judo wrestler Ali Muhhamad Fakher and archer Ali Adnan.
The athletes' offense? None.
The IOC's offense? Abuse of power: Claiming that a country need have the IOC's pre-approval as to what
executives can be appointed to that country's Olympic Committee, in this case, the Iraqi Olympic Committee.
What's next? Will the IOC look to ban Iraqi Youth Olympic Games athletes?
Opening of 2008 Bejing Professional Olympic Games: 3 Athletes Subject to Abuse by the IOC
What if the IOC did this to Youth Athletes?
While the world realizes
that Olympians make huge sacrifices to reach the Games, the world may not learn the facts of stories of athletes subjected
to what can be described as abusive treatment by the International Olympic Committee.
Iraqi
athletes:
Iraqi athlete Ali Adnan’s participation in the Olympics will depend on another archer from
any other country dropping out of the Games, Didier Mieville, media director for the International Archery Federation based
in Lausanne told AFP. “If there is a cancellation of any other archer then he is first on the waiting list,” Mieville
told AFP.
Following Tuesday’s IOC decision in Lausanne, it initially looked as if five athletes of the original
seven member squad would to be be left out after registration deadlines for those sports expired on July 23. If Adnan, the
archer, were allowed to take part, now only a judoka and a weightlifter would likely be excluded, according to IOC registration
guidelines.
No 2012 YOG Host City Shortlist Named: IOC Hedging Risk of Application Withdrawal by Candidate Cities?
"All Four Applicants Chosen Candidate
Cities For 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games" Reported Saturday, August 02, 2008 by GamesBids.com All four cities bidding to host the 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games were
chosen by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board as Candidate Cities Saturday in Beijing. They are Harbin
China, Innsbruck Austria, Kuopio Finland, and Lillehammer Norway.
IOC President Jacques Rogge said
of the decision, “we are very pleased to have four excellent short listed candidates for the lst Winter YOG ever”.
The Executive Board chose the four cities on the basis of a study of the cities’ Candidature Files and related
documents submitted to the IOC. A panel of experts including representatives of the Olympic Movement and specialists conducted
the study and subsequent report.
The projects of the four cities will now be further assessed
by an IOC Evaluation Commission to be appointed by the IOC President. The commission will then submit its report to the IOC
Executive board in November, and on the basis of the report the IOC Executive Board will recommend which short listed Candidate
Cities will be submitted to the IOC members for selection as host city.
There will be a mail-in
vote by all IOC members, following which the host city for the 2012 Winter Youth Games will be announced in December 2008.
One thousand athletes are expected to take part in the Youth Games, ages 14 to 18 years, with specific two-year groups
to be defined by each sport/discipline. All the athletes will participate in a culture and education program, highlighting
activities linked to the Olympic values of excellence, friendship and respect.
An ABC News/Stanford University poll reported on August 9 found that 80% of people believe global warming is real. The
poll also found that 63% believe industry and people have responsibility.
The article below is online at China Daily. It states that only 4 Iraqi athletes made it to Beijing, and claims that "the
rest (3 more athletes) missed the registration deadline." 
