Press Release | IOC Launches 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games Bid Process
23 January 2008 - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today launched the bidding process to host the 1st Winter Youth Olympic Games in 2012. A letter was sent out to all National Olympic Committees (NOCs) informing them of the procedure and documentation available for cities interested in bidding for the Games.
The letter to the NOCs is accompanied by the Winter Youth Olympic Games Brochure and Candidature Procedure & Questionnaire.
The schedule for the election of the Host City of the 1st Winter Youth Olympic Games in 2012 is as follows:
* 6 March 2008: NOCs to inform the IOC of the names of their candidate cities
* 19 June 2008: Submission to the IOC of the cities’ Candidature Files
* August 2008: Panel of Experts to propose a shortlist of Candidate Cities
* October 2008: IOC Evaluation Commission to submit its report to the IOC Executive Board
* November 2008: IOC Executive Board to submit its recommendation to the IOC members for a postal vote
* December 2008: Announcement of the Host City of the 1st Winter Youth Olympic Games in 2012
The Winter Youth Olympic Games – age group 14 to 18 - will bring together approximately 1,000 athletes and 500 officials. The sports programme will include the seven Winter Olympic sports on the programme of the 2014 Games in Sochi, with a limited number of disciplines and events by sport which are of particular interest to the younger generation.
The Youth Olympic Games aim to:
* Bring together talented athletes from around the world to participate in high-level competitions
* Educate young athletes at the Youth Olympic Games on the importance of sport for their health and their social integration, and inform them through educational activities about the dangers linked to sport, such as doping, training to excess and/or inactivity
* Communicate the Olympic values and the spirit and message of the Youth Olympic Games worldwide, using modern communication channels.
###
For further information, please contact the IOC Communications Department, Tel: +41 21 621 60 00, email: pressoffice@olympic.org
Related Stories
POSTED IN: Light the Torch, Olympic News
0 opinions for Press Release | IOC Launches 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games Bid Process
No one has left a comment yet. You know what this means, right? You could be first!
Have an opinion? Leave a comment: