The city and island state of Singapore has recently won the right to host the first Summer Youth Olympic Games to be held in 2010.
In an announcement by the International Olympic Committee Chairman on 21st February 2008, Singapore was voted by the Committee as the most attractive location to host the inaugural games.
Singapore boasts a [...]
Population: Around 4 million
Currency: 1 Singapore dollar (SGD) = 100 cents
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Singapore is the city in which order and reason prevail. The chaos which is common in other busy Asian cities has been structured and refined.
Singapore is clean, safe and efficient and the inhabitants are as proud of this as they are of the city’s great financial heart beating around the clock. The harbour is the [...]
The potential of the Youth Olympic Games to unify the nation, and also reinforce Singapore’s presence on the world sporting map has captured the hearts and minds of many Singaporeans.
Many companies have also stepped forward to pledge their support for both the bid process as well as the successful organization of the Singapore Youth Olympic [...]
One area of higher risk for organizers and participants of community sporting events in tropical locations such as the Singapore Youth Olympic Games 2010 is that of a physical environment of high heat and humidity. These events are more likely to see participants from non-tropical environments push themselves beyond their normal boundaries of activity and [...]
