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The first-ever Youth Olympic Games are scheduled to be held in
Singapore August 14-26, 2010. Approved in July 2007 by the International Olympic Committee, the new global event will
have teenage athletes - 14 to 18 years old - compete in the same sports as those at the "Professional" Olympic
Games. 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 "Professional" Olympic Games.
Wait a minute, not so fast. The creation of the Youth
Olympic Games obviously gives the IOC and broadcasters a youth product to sell. But, is anyone concerned about the
young lives that run up against the commercial machine of the most powerful brand in the world? God Bless Nodar Kumaritashvili.
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Friday, February 27, 2009
Conservative Measures are the Bridge to New Technologies
 So please tell me, what is the reason the International Olympic Committee is launching the new Youth Olympic Games now,
during the recognized Climate Change crisis? Why can't they simply hold off for a while?
Monday, February 23, 2009
Swimming: Why does the IOC inform only parents of elite athletic youth about the chance to train for next summer's Youth
Olympic Games?
Here is a December 2008 memorandum distributed by FINA (international swimming federation) to members
about qualifying procedure for next summer's Youth Olympic Games: 
M E M O R A N D U M
TO: ALL FINA MEMBER FEDERATIONS FROM:
FINA, Lausanne DATE: 2 December 2008 RE: 1st YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES – SINGAPORE 2010 QUALIFYING PROCEDURE FOR SWIMMING ________________________________________________ Dear Sirs, We have the pleasure to forward
you this correspondence relating to the Qualification
Procedure for SWIMMING for the 1st Youth Olympic Games – Singapore 2010.
The swimming qualifying time standards must be achieved at any of the competitions specified below during the qualification period of 1st March 2009 until 31 March
2010.
• 13th FINA World Championships – Rome 2009 • National Championships
* • International Events * • Regional Events * • Continental Championships
* * Note: to be approved
in advance by FINA Only swimming qualifying times achieved
at competitions approved by FINA can be accepted as entry.
website link: www.fina.org www.usaswimming.org
Friday, February 20, 2009
Equestrian Events: Why does the IOC inform only parents of elite athletic youth about the chance to train for next summer's
Youth Olympic Games?
Here is an article from the website of Federation Equestre
Internationale about the sport of showjumping for youth equestrians in next summer's Youth Olympic
Games:
 Qualification System for Youth Olympic Games Approved
16/12/2008
FEI
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has
approved the sports competitions programme for the first Summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG) to be held in Singapore in 2010,
as well as the qualification system for each event.
Showjumping, the sole discipline representing
equestrian sport, will see a total of 30 riders between 17 and 18
years of age competing on borrowed horses at the Singapore Turf Club.
To be eligible for the YOG, riders must be born
between 1 January 1992 and 31 December 1993.Certificate of Capability
to be obtained either through the Junior/ Young Rider Continental Championship or the FEI Challenge
Category A. Riders allocated Universality places must also have Certificates of Capability. Deadline
date for obtaining a Certificate of Capability: May
2010.
We welcome
any questions you might have, which may be sent to yog@fei.org. Based on these queries and questions we will compile a Frequently Asked Questions section which will be made available
on the FEI website in mid-January 2009.
The 2010 Summer Youth Olympic Games will see some 3,594 young
athletes compete
in the 26 sports represented at the 2012 Olympic Games. The event, tailor-made to young people, aims to balance sport, education
and culture over 12 days of competition, workshops and social interaction. The YOG will provide an opportunity to not only
bring together the world’s best young athletes but will present a superb introduction to the Olympic Games and their
values. With the emphasis very strongly on the sharing of cultural experiences in a sporting environment, the YOG are an excellent
platform for discovering new cultures and making new friendships.
Website: www.fei.org
Monday, February 16, 2009
Triathlon: Why does the IOC inform only parents of elite athletic youth about the chance to train for next summer's Youth
Olympic Games?
 Here is an article from the website of USA Triathlon (US Triathlon National Governing Body) about the selection process
in that sport for next summer's Youth Olympic Games:
Triathlon Format Finalized for 2010 Youth Olympic Games
ITU - USA Triathlon
February 09, 2009
The International Triathlon Union (ITU) has announced the program and qualification system for the 2010 Youth
Olympic Games (YOG) following approval from the IOC Executive Board.
One of 26 sports to be showcased in the inaugural event in Singapore next year, the triathlon competition
will feature 64 of the world's most promising juniors. Athletes
will qualify for the Youth Olympic Games through one of five continental qualifiers which will be staged between May 1, 2009
and April 30, 2010. USA Triathlon is awaiting word from the ITU on the exact date and location of the qualification even for
the Americas.
Members of the USAT Sport Performance
staff will be able to see potential sites for the Olympic race when they travel to Singapore for the ITU World Championship
Series event there in May.
Youth Olympic Games -
Triathlon Competition Fast Facts
Events: men's individual
sprint distance, women's individual sprint distance, mixed team relay (continental teams) Maximum quota: 32 men, 32 women
Age eligibility: 17-18 years old at time of competition (born between January 1, 1992 and December 31, 1993)
About USA TriathlonUSA
Triathlon is proud to serve as the national governing body for triathlon - the fastest growing sport in the U.S. - as well
as duathlon, aquathlon and winter triathlon in the United States. USAT sanctions 2,500 races and connects with more than 115,000
members each year, making it the largest multisport organization in the world.
In addition to its work with athletes,
coaches, and race directors on the grassroots level, USAT provides leadership and support to elite athletes competing at international
events, including World Championships, Pan American Games, and the Olympic Games.
Link to article:
http://usatriathlon.org/news/article/9573
Friday, February 13, 2009
The Sport of Sailing: Why does the IOC inform only parents of elite athletic youth about the chance to train for next summer's
Youth Olympic Games?
 The International Olympic Committee has already announced the selection process of the Youth Olympic Games to kids. But wait
- how many kids in your neighborhood know about it? Whenever I ask around, no one even knows about the upcoming Youth
Olympic Games - neither kids, who would be training - or everyday parents. But be sure that the International
Olympic Committee has already made sure that athletic youth are already training to compete in next summer's
Youth Olympic Games. Kids of parents who are involved in the Olympics already, or who are involved Olympic sports
are being told about it by their parents. Their parents have learned about the Youth Olympic Games selection process through
newsletters from sporting federations. So, if you are not involved in a sporting federation already, how much of a chance
is there that your kid will know about the chance to train to be in the Youth Olympic Games or how to get there? Not much.
Not fair play. And the IOC sells consumers the idea that the Olympic Games are about fair play. Here
is a recent example of a sporting newsletter informing people already involved in sailing about the selection process for
next summer's Youth Olympic Games: --- On Wed, 2/4/09, editor@scuttlebutteurope.com <editor@scuttlebutteurope.com>
wrote: From: editor@scuttlebutteurope.com
<editor@scuttlebutteurope.com>
Subject: Scuttlebutt Europe #1733 - 5 February
To: kbirkenfeld@yahoo.com
Date: Wednesday, February 4, 2009, 10:30 PM
2010 Youth Olympic Games The International Sailing Federation
(ISAF) has published the qualification system and qualifying events for the sailing competition at the 2010 Youth Olympic
Games.
The inaugural Youth Olympic Games (YOG) will be held in Singapore in August 2010 and feature
100 young sailors competing across four sailing events.
Boys Windsurfer - Techno 293
Boys 1 Person Dinghy
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Girls Windsurfer - Techno 293
Girls 1 Person Dinghy - Byte CII
The sailing events at
Singapore are open to 15-16 year old, so in order to be eligible to compete at the YOG, an athlete must have been born between
1 January 1994 and 31 December 1995.
For each of the four sailing events, there are seven Youth Olympic Qualification
Events (YOQE). Competitors qualify their National Olympic Committee (NOC) at a YOQE, and the NOC will then select its competitor
for that event. In order to make the YOG as accessible to as many nations as possible, there is a maximum of one male and
one female athlete per NOC for all events. In addition, the host nation automatically qualifies one male and one female and
14 of the 100 places are reserved as NOC Universality Places to be assigned by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
The seven YOQE for each event are made up of six Continental Qualification Events and a final World Championship
or world qualification event. At the Continental Qualification Events only nations within that continent will be eligible
for YOG Qualification. The final qualification events will be confirmed and posted on the ISAF website www.sailing.org in February 2009. Details on the quotas for the maximum number of competitors who can qualify at the
World Championship and Continental Qualification Events are available on the ISAF Youth Olympic Games microsite at www.sailing.org/yog. The qualification events for the sailing events at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games are also available to view at www.sailing.org/yog.
Friday, February 6, 2009
To be fair, wouldn't you announce the Youth Olympic Games opportunity to all youth, not just a select few?
In the summer of 2007, when I first learned about IOC President Rogge's idea to start
up a second set of Olympic Games for youth, it seemed like a good thing.
Until I thought about it.
Then,
I realized that the IOC has failed to announce the Youth Olympic Games in mass media. Only a select few elites are being notified
of the opportunity to train for the approaching 2010 Youth Olympic Games.
This fact flies in the face of the
IOC's stated purpose of establishing a second set of Olympic Games for youth - to reduce youth obesity and to teach youth
about fair play.
This contradiction leaves realization that IOC President Rogge's reason for establishing the
Youth Olympic Games is to get more youth watching the Games on TV. The youth demographic is valuable as it
brings in more advertising dollars.
The select announcement of the Youth Olympic Games shows the primary
purpose of the Youth Olympic Games is to increase Olympic revenues rather than stated purpose "to
reduce youth obesity."
Monday, February 2, 2009
IOC President Rogge states that the Youth Olympic Games will help educate youth about Olympic values
But what does the Olympic brand stand for these days, anyway? Certainly not what is used to stand for . . .
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