Singapore is hosting the first ever Youth Olympics Games [AFP]
Published On 16 Aug 201016 Aug 2010
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A crowd of 27,000 packed the stadium overlooking Marina Bay to cheer the athletes during the opening ceremony [AFP]
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The government is spending nearly $290m on the event [AFP]The games feature around 3,600 athletes from 204 countries aged between 14 to 18 [AFP]Singapore won the bid to host the games in a tight race with Moscow two years ago [EPA]Lyo and Merly are the official mascots for the event [EPA]
