Internationally, governments are trying to encourage a more active lifestyle among their yet still fewer young people are joining elite sports, is Youth Olympics the solution to this dilemma? How can the Olympic Movement play a part in making young people move?

Have video games taken over, are green areas underprioritised in urban areas, how can sport reclaim the interst of the youth?

The IOC has re-invented the Youth Olympics as a means to conquering the hearts and minds of the youth, but will they respond? Is it just a move to ensure a youthful TV-audience and make sponsors happier? What is the probability that the Youth Olympics will convince young people to do sport?

At the IOC Congress in Copenhagen 2009 the delegates are asked “Is competitive sport still appealing?” – what will the young generation answer?

Gamesbids.com
Gamesbids.com has a section on their web page dedicated to news on the Youth Olympics bidding processes

IOC on the Youth Olympics

The official website for the Youth Olympics 2010 in Singapore

Singapore Youth Olympic Games 2014
A not-for-profit and non-governmental campaign to spearhead an online effort to show the support for Singapore’s bid for the 2010 Youth Olympic Games. Its aim is to unite Singaporean bloggers and site-owners to support the Singapore bid.

Panathlon declaration on ethics in youth sport

ENGSO youth
ENGSO youth is the youth organisation within the European Non-Governmental Sports Organisation. The institution aims to promote ENGSO guidelines of sport and health for children and young people in sport.

Institute for the study of Youth Sports
The Institute for the study of Youth Sports (ISYS) is an institute at Michigan State University whose aim is provide research on how young people and children can engage in sport with a maximum of physical, psycological and social benefit.

Youth Olympic Games expected to cost 25 times more than similar events (playthegame.org March 2009)

Theme on Children in sport at Play the Game 2007 (Play the Game Magazine 2007)

Samantha Dawson:Physical literacy in primary school children (presentation Play the Game 2009)

PhD Candidate Maja Piilgaard: Fewer and more active teenagers in Danish sport
(presentation Play the Game 2009)

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