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‘The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part,” ~ Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympic Games
A World’s First – Singapore 2010
Singapore was shortlisted along with Athens, Bangkok, Moscow and Turin in November 2007, and eventually won the right to host the inaugural Youth Olympic Games on 21st February 2008. This was made possible by the strong enthusiasm and support of the people of Singapore.
The Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee (Pronounced ‘Shiok’, a colloquial term for awesome) was formed to organize and co-create the first Youth Olympic Games with the International Olympic Committee.
Youth Olympic Games
Singapore hosted close to 3600 athletes and 1900 officials from 205 National Olympic Committees participating in Singapore 14th to 26th August 2010. The inaugural Games mark a significant milestone in Olympic history and for Singapore.
Singapore 2010 provided an excellent opportunity for Singaporeans to work together and contribute to hosting our international guests to a memorable experience, and in delivering a successful event. Our young athletes also had the opportunity to compete amongst the best in an international sporting arena.
The Spirit of Youth
The Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games emblem celebrates Singapore 2010 in an adventurous, open and fun way. It evokes the Singaporean sense of confidence and progress. The three distinct elements of the emblem are:
Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games
1. The Star of Champions
The rich purple star symbolizes excellence and the pride of representing one’s nation.
2. Lyo
Lyo’s mane resembles the Flame of Passion of the Spirit of Youth, the emblem of the Singapore 2010 LYouth Olympic Games. It also calls to mind the Singapore 2010 tagline ‘Blazing the Trail’. His paws are shaped like the island of Singapore.
3. Singapore 2010 Olympic Torch
The visual imagery on the torch takes its design inspiration from nature’s two elements — fire and water. Fire represents the youth’s passion and burning desire to learn and excel; water represents the origin of Singapore and its fluid transformation from a humble seaport to a vibrant and modern city.
Youth Olympic Torch
The torch’s color is purple at its lower section and silver above. The torch is 60cm in height, 5-8cm in width and weighs about 1 kg. It is made of aluminum, with the lower section coated with non-slip material.
The Flame of Passion
The intense red flame represents the passion to learn and the power of positive thinking. Red is also the national color of Singapore.
The Crescent of Tomorrow
The crescent reflects dynamic youth, full of promise. It has the lush green and calm blue colors of a tropical island city.
Merly
Merly got her name from ‘mer’(Meaning the sea) and the letters ‘l-y’ for ‘liveliness’ and ‘Youthfulness’. The merlon is a mythical sea creature that is part lion and part fish, inspired by Singaporean folklore and Singapore’s fishing village origins. Merly’s paws are shaped like a heart.
Lyo and Merly
At Youth Olympic Park, you can see Sport Pictograms. There is a total of 26 Sport Pictograms and 7 CEP Pictograms below:
Youth Olympic Games Pictograms
Sport Pictograms
Each edition of the Olympic Games traditionally has its unique set of sport pictograms depicting the sports competed. The set of 26 sport pictograms for Singapore 2010 are the first for the Youth Olympic Games. They are designed based on the elements of the Singapore 2010 emblem, the “Spirit of Youth”. The emblem celebrates Singapore 2010 in an adventurous, open and fun way and evokes the Singaporean sense of confidence and progress.
Do you know what are the 26 sports played in Singapore 2010, the inaugural Youth Olympic games?
CEP Pictograms
The Youth Olympic Games inspires youth around the world to participate in sport, and adopt and live by the Olympic values. Distinct from the Olympic Games, Yog is a world-class multi-sport competition for youth between 14 and 18 with an integrated culture and education program me (CEp0, Singapore 2010 features the world’s first set of CEP pictograms, each depicting one of the 7 CEP formats in the culture and education program me.
Find out more about the culture and education program me at the Singapore Youth Olympic Museum!
Did You Know?
Olympic pictograms were first introduced at the London 1948 Summer Olympci games and were called “Olympic symbols”. The use of Olympic pictograms surfaced 16 years later, and the pictograms are featured at each Summer Olympic Games thereafter.
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