Rugby will make its return to the Olympic program after 92 years at the 2nd Youth Olympic Games scheduled to open on Saturday in Nanjing in the form of rugby sevens ahead of its reappearance at the Olympic Games in Rio in 2016.
Good results, active social life and free from scandals - the Youth Olympics-bound Chinese athletes have been given more tasks than their senior counterparts, just without that much pressure.
The Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Village will provide a comfortable and secure home away from home for the participants at the gala event.
Cambodia will send a six-member delegation, headed by Chef de Mission Nhan Sokvisal, to attend the 2nd Youth Olympic Games in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing.
China will send 123 athletes ranging in age from 15 to 18 to compete in 222 events in 28 sports.
The Summer Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing are only several days away. The city is set to welcome the Olympic torch as it makes its journey across the world through a series of events.
Moldova's President Nicolae Timofti on Wednesday handed the state flag to wrestler Tatiana Doncila, who is to be standard bearer at the opening ceremony of the Youth Olympic Games.
Chinese badminton star Lin Dan runs with the Olympic torch during the relay for the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Aug 8, 2014.
Ahead of the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games (YOG), former President of International Olympic Committee (IOC) Jacques Rogge told Xinhua in an exclusive interview his expectation of the games to be a great success.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) said Wednesday it is preparing for the 17th Asian Games and hopes its players and cheering squads would make the Asiad more enlivened and contribute to mending the stalled inter-Korean relations.
Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) is concerned with the tendencies by local athletics federations to enter over aged competitors in its meetings ahead of the Youth Olympics, which will be held in Nanjing, China in August.
More than 3700 athletes from 204 countries and regions will be taking part in the summer Youth Olympic Games to be held next month in Nanjing, organizers confirmed on Monday.
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