Six In Running For 2018 Youth Olympics
Six cities have made bids to host the 2018 Youth Olympic Games, with International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge hailing the “high level” of interest in the 2018 Youth Olympic Games.
The IOC revealed that six National Olympic Committees (NOCs) had submitted applications for candidate cities to host the third edition of the Summer Youth Games, with Buenos Aires (Argentina), Medellin (Colombia), Glasgow (Great Britain), Guadalajara (Mexico), Rotterdam (Netherlands) and Poznan (Poland) set to compete for the right to stage the event.
Nine cities registered as candidate cities for the inaugural 2010 Games, which dropped to just three for 2014 – so the interest level a third time round will come as a boost to the IOC and Rogge, who has developed the Youth Olympic concept during his tenure.
For the city of Poznan, it will be the third attempt in 2018 after bidding for both the 2010 and 2014 events.
Rogge added: ‘We are delighted with the high level of interest shown in hosting the third Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2018. It is a shining endorsement of just how successful the inaugural summer (Singapore 2010) and winter (Innsbruck 2012) editions were and reflects how the popularity, excitement and awareness surrounding the YOG continue to build at an impressive pace.’
The next deadline for the bid process is 15th March, when the NOCs, bid committees and YOG candidate cities must submit the signed 2018 YOG Candidature Procedure.
The IOC will decide on a shortlist in February next year before a final decision is made in July 2013.
