BEIJING (AP) — The Olympic movement is about to get a new competition — the Youth Olympic Games.
IOC president Jacques Rogge said the games — for athletes 14-18 — could begin in the summer of 2010 followed by the winter version early in 2012. Each event will take place every four years, with the summer games lasting about 10 days. The winter version will last about a week.
The proposal must be approved by the general assembly of the International Olympic Committee in July in Guatemala City.
“There will be a total Olympic environment,” Rogge said Wednesday after the IOC executive board approved the idea.
Source: Teens to get Youth Olympic Games
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