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Three Months Until Climbing at Youth Olympics

In just 100 days, the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, will be alive with the first ever street-party style opening ceremony that will mark the start of the Youth Olympic Games – the first edition with gender equality – that takes place from 6-18 October this year.

To help count down the days to the YOG and spread the word nationwide, throughout August and September a Torch Tour will travel through five geographical regions in Argentina before arriving in the capital to light up the city on 6 October.

Four thousand athletes will be competing in 32 sports at the Games, which for the first time in Olympic history will have an equal number of men and women. Four new sports will make their debut at Buenos Aires 2018: Breaking, Karate, Roller Speed Skating and Sport Climbing.

Supporting the young athletes in their final journey to YOG are hundreds of inspiring Young Change Makers and Athlete Role Models. Hailing from various backgrounds in sport, including Olympic and World Champions, this group will encourage the young athletes throughout the next 100 days and act as mentors during Games-time.

With the Youth Olympic Village now complete and final preparations deemed well on track by the final IOC Coordination Commission visit earlier this month, the local organisers continue to focus on preparing the 8300 volunteers and on their youth engagement efforts. Close to one million young people have participated in sport activities themed around the Youth Olympic Games to ensure that Buenos Aires has a long-term impact on its youth population.

The full press release can be found here.

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