POSTED: Monday March 23rd 2009
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SINGAPORE 2010 YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES AT SPORTACCORD DENVER 09

YOG leadership will attend

Singapore, 23 March 2009 – A team from the Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee (SYOGOC), led by its chairman Mr Ser Miang NG, will be attending Sportaccord Denver 09 from 23 to 26 March 2009.

One year after winning the bid to host the inaugural Youth Olympic Games, SYOGOC will give an update on the progress of its preparations to the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) General Assembly.

The update will cover the different aspects of the Games such as accreditation policy, Culture and Education Programme, competition format and rules, sports venues, system testing strategies and transport services. SYOGOC will also join in a case study discussion on the Youth Olympic Games to share Singapore’s experience in engaging young athletes and youth of the world.

“In the past one year, the Organising Committee has been able to develop the Culture and Education Programme further, with ideas from the youth, feedback from young athletes and coaches, observations and experience gained from other similar events, and inputs from the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

We look forward to provide greater details on the programme and our preparations at the conference,” said Mr NG, Chairman of SYOGOC.

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