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| 2018 Youth Olympics: Decision day for Glasgow bid | 2018 Youth Olympics: Decision day for Glasgow bid |
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| Glasgow will learn later if it has been successful in its is bid to host the 2018 Youth Olympic Games. | Glasgow will learn later if it has been successful in its is bid to host the 2018 Youth Olympic Games. |
| The announcement will be made in Lausanne, Switzerland, by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). | |
| It has also been considering Buenos Aires in Argentina and Medellin in Colombia as possible venues. | It has also been considering Buenos Aires in Argentina and Medellin in Colombia as possible venues. |
| Since the short list was announced, the final three bid cities have faced questioning and assessment from the IOC. | Since the short list was announced, the final three bid cities have faced questioning and assessment from the IOC. |
| A delegation including Britain's most successful Olympian, Sir Chris Hoy, British Olympic Association chairman Sebastian Coe, organisers, politicians and school pupils has travelled to IOC headquarters in Lausanne for the announcement. | |
| An Olympic-themed sports showcase attended by Britain's most successful female rower gold medallist Katherine Grainger will be staged in front of around 100 children as the announcement is made in Glasgow. | An Olympic-themed sports showcase attended by Britain's most successful female rower gold medallist Katherine Grainger will be staged in front of around 100 children as the announcement is made in Glasgow. |
| The event will feature training sessions in a number of Olympic sports giving young people the chance to try their hand at swimming, athletics, rowing, wrestling, basketball and gymnastics. | The event will feature training sessions in a number of Olympic sports giving young people the chance to try their hand at swimming, athletics, rowing, wrestling, basketball and gymnastics. |
| Bid praised | Bid praised |
| Glasgow launched its bid in June 2012 with a promise to put young people at the heart of the Games. | Glasgow launched its bid in June 2012 with a promise to put young people at the heart of the Games. |
| The bid document, which has been submitted to the International Olympic Committee (IOC), proposes holding athletics events at Scotstoun Stadium. | The bid document, which has been submitted to the International Olympic Committee (IOC), proposes holding athletics events at Scotstoun Stadium. |
| Diving and swimming would be staged at Tollcross International Aquatics Centre with a purpose-built Athletes' Village at Sighthill, in the north of the city. | Diving and swimming would be staged at Tollcross International Aquatics Centre with a purpose-built Athletes' Village at Sighthill, in the north of the city. |
| The Youth Olympic Games (YOG) is an international sporting event for the best young athletes in the world that aims to inspire young people to participate in sport and adopt and live by the Olympic values. | The Youth Olympic Games (YOG) is an international sporting event for the best young athletes in the world that aims to inspire young people to participate in sport and adopt and live by the Olympic values. |
| Young athletes (15-18 years of age) compete in all 28 Olympic sports over 12 days of world-class competition. | Young athletes (15-18 years of age) compete in all 28 Olympic sports over 12 days of world-class competition. |
| The Youth Olympics are held once every four years. Singapore staged the first competition in 2010 and the next is in Nanjing, China, in 2014. | The Youth Olympics are held once every four years. Singapore staged the first competition in 2010 and the next is in Nanjing, China, in 2014. |
| Glasgow's bid has been praised for its use of existing venues and for drawing on the experience of both the Commonwealth Games and the Olympic Games in London. | Glasgow's bid has been praised for its use of existing venues and for drawing on the experience of both the Commonwealth Games and the Olympic Games in London. |
| The city is already preparing to host the 2014 Commonwealth Games. | The city is already preparing to host the 2014 Commonwealth Games. |