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Young lifters bring world-record level performance on stage at the YOG

Singapore - 17 August 2010: Should world records be officially announced at the Youth Olympic Games, on Day 3 of the YOG, Deng Wei (CHN) would have to be publicly credited 6 Youth World Records and even 1 Junior World Record to, and Zulfiya Chinshanlo (KAZ) one new Youth World Record in the women's 58kg. In a competition that was adequately of top class, these young ladies brought excellent performances on the stage of the Toa Payoh Sports Hall in Singapore and rewrote the list of Youth World records. The total Youth World Record now equals Deng Wei's winning result of 242kg. Finishing in third place was Racheal Ekoshoria of Nigeria. The next competition of the day, in the men's 69kg, culminated in a very close finish between Azerbaijan's Nijat Rahimov (who eventually became the winner with 295kg), silver medallist Gong Xingbin (CHN) anc Cuban Ediel Marquez. The women's 63kg wound up the busy day in Singapore. At the end of the snatch, Kazakhstan's Zhazira Zhapparkul stood with 4 kilos to her disadvantage behind Russian Diana Akhmetova. However, Akhmetova missing 114kg two times, with her second clean and jerk at 115kg Zhapparkul was already the Youth Olympic Champion of the category, boasting a total of 205kg. Mexico celebrated Aremi Fuentes proudly, as their Olympic bronze-medal

YOG Photo Contest

The YOG launched a photo contest on it’s Youth Olympic Games fan page on Facebook! More details at http://www.facebook.com/youtholympicgames?v=app_281587088721  

Both girls and boys continue to excel on SYOG’s stage on Day 2

Singapore - 16 August 2010: Both the girls in the 53kg category and the boys in 62kg excelled on the beautifully set stage of the Toa Payoh Spots Hall in Singapore, on the second day of the weightlifting competitions.2009 Youth World Championship gold medallist Boyanka Kostova (BUL) scored an overwhelming victory with 192kg in total. At two attempts to go before the end of the clean and jerk she was already the winner, yet she made an effort to wind up her excellent performance with 107kg.Chinese Taipei Kuo Hsing-Chun came in second and Indonesian Safitri Dewi received the bronze medal. In the Men's 62kg Kim Song Chol of PRK won confidently with 257kg overall. In a highly exciting finish, Colombian Jose Mena, jerking a heroic 140kg, pushed Turkey's Emre Buyukunlu off the silver-medallist position the latter had been holding since the start of the

Live coverage of Youth Olympic Games

You can watch live broadcast of the Youth Olympic Games from the 14th until the 26th of August on the following partner platform www.youtholympicgames.org. This also has schedule and results. A video on demand service is also provided for the curious ones and a new YouTube Hub is available for the Games by the following link: www.youtube.com/olympicsingapore2010 We would also like to share with you short clips of the amazing opening ceremony http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/video/video.php?v=462151871468&ref=mf   Enjoy the

China and Vietnam celebrate Champions on Day 1 at YOG Weightlifting

Singapore - 15 August 2010:With the Women's 48kg competition the weightlifting events of the 1st Youth Olympic Games were kicked off in Singapore. Chinese Tian Yuan won the Youth Olympic Champion title with an overwhelming 190kg total over Thailand's Pramonghol (163kg) and bronze medallist Rodriguez Genesis from Venezuela (154kg). Tian Yuan set two new Youth world records on the way: 85kg in snatch and 190kg in total. In the men's opening competition for the 56kg, Vietnam's Thach Kim Tuan managed to overcome his Chinese rival Xie Jiawu by a 2kg difference (256kg against 254kg) in a breathtaking duel. More excitement was being catered for by Armenian Margaryan's solo at the end of the competition who, trying to change his bronze for gold, left two attempts at 149kg for the finish - eventually failing at this heroic effort. (Photos and reports from A.

The First Youth Olympic Games are underway in Singapore!

  The Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games officially got under way on 14 August with an Opening Ceremony at the Marina Bay Floating Stadium in downtown Singapore. With the city skyline providing an impressive backdrop, some 3,600 athletes aged 14 to 18 marched in the Parade of Nations, which was followed by speeches from International Olympic Committee President (IOC) Jacques Rogge and Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee Chairman (SYOGOC) Ser Miang Ng. "Tonight we open a new chapter in the history of the Olympic Movement," said President Rogge. "From this moment on, young people around the world have a chance to participate in a global event that combines sport, education and culture." The spectacular Opening Ceremony included a specifically weightlifting-related feature: one of the Olympic Flag's bearers was Howe Liang Tan, Singapore's first Olympic medallist (1960 Rome, lightweight, silver medal). The weightlifting competitions start today with the Women's 48kg at 14:30h local time, to be followed by the Men's 56kg at 18:00h. Follow the Results here.