1998 World Youth Games

International multi-sport event World Youth Games its successor sport event Youth Olympic Games the annual Swedish meeting Världsungdomsspelen 1998 World Youth Games 1998 World Youth Games logo.png Official logo Moscow 140 (estimated) 7,500 (estimated) 11 July 19 July Boris YeltsinPresident of Russia Luzhniki Stadium The 1998 World Youth Games was an international multi-sport event. More than 7,500 young athletes representing 140 countrieshttp://www.cbr.ru/eng/bank-notes_coins/Base_of_memorable_coins/coins.asp?cat_num=5109-0033 World Youth Games 2009-04-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20110617052337/http://www.cbr.ru/eng/bank-notes_coins/Base_of_memorable_coins/coins.asp?cat_num=5109-0033 2011-06-17 dead of the world participated in this event. The Games took place in Moscow, Russia, from 11–19 July 1998. Ceremony The opening ceremony was held in Luzhniki Stadium (Стадион "Лужники"). It included 32 International Olympic Committee (IOC) members, 43 National Olympic Committee (NOC) presidents, Boris Yeltsin – then current president of the Russian Federation, Yuri Luzhkov – mayor of Moscow, with the presence of 80,000 spectators. Two Russian cosmonauts greeted all the spectators directly from Orbital Station Mir. The mayor of Moscow and the IOC president addressed the spectators, and Boris Yeltsin declared the World Youth Games opened. Participants and sports More than 7,500http://www.la84foundation.org/OlympicInformationCenter/OlympicReview/1998/oreXXVI22/oreXXVI22l.pdf The World Youth Games in Moscow 2009-04-01 2012-09-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20120904101238/http://www.la84foundation.org/OlympicInformationCenter/OlympicReview/1998/oreXXVI22/oreXXVI22l.pdf dead young athletes under 17 years of ageYouth Games representing 140 countries competed in a variety of sports that included basketball, football, volleyball, handball, tennis and table tennis, track and field athletics, swimming, synchronized swimming, gymnastics and modern rhythmic gymnastics, fencing, judo and Greco-Roman wrestling. Athletics Objective The main objectives of the first World Youth Games were to involve the young participants in the Olympic movement and promote the Olympic spirit of friendship and mutual understanding among peoples, preparing their psychological and aptitude conditions for international starts and also selecting young talents for the participation in future Olympic Games. Beginning from 2010, the Youth Olympic Games were to be held every four years in staggered summer and winter events complementing the Olympic Games,IOC Session: A “GO” for Youth Olympic GamesYouth Olympic Games – International Olympic Committee https://web.archive.org/web/20080226195109/http://video.olympic.org/http/yog_uk.pdf February 26, 2008 thus rendering the World Youth Games obsolete. Mascot The motto of the World Youth Games was "the open world for childhood" and its mascot was Mishka (Мишка)The talisman of the first World Youth Games in Moscow – the Russian Bear that was also the mascot of the XXII Summer Olympic Games in Moscow 1980.http://www.swifterhigher.com/2008/07/meet-the-mascots-misha-moscow.php Meet the Mascots: Misha (Moscow 1980) 2009-04-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20100308041708/http://www.swifterhigher.com/2008/07/meet-the-mascots-misha-moscow.php 2010-03-08 usurped Initiation On 27 November 1995, a small government delegation from Moscow visited the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee in Lausanne, Switzerland, in order to rally support for the organisation of a major international youth competition under IOC patronage in the Russian capital. Moscow's delegation argued that the city had a strong experience of staging sport events. The IOC granted its patronage to the “World Youth Games” and an agreement was signed in April 1997 between the IOC, the city of Moscow and the Russian Olympic Committee, setting out the event. Sports The festival of 32 demonstration (non-Olympic) sports SportsNOCBoysGirlsTotalBasketball25190191381Freestyle Wrestling51235—235Greek-Roman Wrestling46227—227Volleyball22191190381Handball1311298210Artistic Gymnastics59162147309Rhythmic Gymnastics48—184184Judo70281174455Athletics87382296678Swimming62255173428Synchronized Swimming23—137137Tennis569874172Table Tennis55162111273Fencing50200118318Football16288—288Total131*278318934676 Six of the NOC delegations had only observers. Athletics at the 1998 World Youth Games Medals Athletes from 68 countries won 523 medals.From the World Youth Games 1998 in Moscow to the Youth Olympic Games By Lev Kofman, Executive Director, Russia’s Executive WYG Directorate Nations 25em Albania Algeria Angola Argentina Armenia Australia Austria AZE 1991 Bangladesh Barbados BLR 1995 Belgium Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Bulgaria Burundi Cambodia Canada Central African Republic Cape Verde Colombia Chile People's Republic of China Chinese Taipei Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Egypt Estonia ETH 1996 Finland France Gabon Gambia GEO 1990 Germany Gibraltar Ghana Greece Great Britain Guam Guatemala Guinea-Bissau Guyana HON 1949 Hong Kong Hungary India Iran Iraq Ireland Italy Israel Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Korea Republic KGZ 1992 Laos Latvia Lebanon LSO 1987 LBY 1977 Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malaysia Malawi Maldives Mali Mauritius Mexico Moldova Monaco MNG 1992 Mozambique Namibia Nigeria Netherlands Nepal New Zealand North Korea Norway Oman Palestine Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Romania Russia RWA 1962 São Tomé and Príncipe Saudi Arabia Seychelles Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Suriname Sweden Switzerland Syria 1980 Tajikistan Tanzania Togo Trinidad and Tobago Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United States of America Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela Vietnam Yemen FR Yugoslavia Zambia Zimbabwe Infrastructure After the agreement was signed, Moscow started its infrastructure preparations. It undertook 2 major projects. The first was the renovation of the Luzhniki Sports Arena, which was completed in September 1997 at Moscow's 850th anniversary.With a New Face on the Old Russian Capital, Moscow Turns 850http://www.cjonline.com/stories/090897/russia.html Moscow completes three-day celebration of its 850th birthday 2009-04-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20110805225808/http://www.cjonline.com/stories/090897/russia.html 2011-08-05 dead The stadium was built in 1955, and in 1980 it became the heart of the XXII Summer Olympic Games. The other major project was the construction of the Olympic village. This contraction was placed under the control of the city administration and it was based on the plan of the 1980 Olympic Village. The Village constituted of five 19-to-25 story buildings, a complex-sport gymnasium, a cycling track and a massive cafeteria. In addition, its landscape included artificial hills and a lake. Later, this complex-building became one of the most prestigious residential areas in the city.September 2025 See also Youth Olympic Games References Category:Sports competitions in Moscow W Category:International sports competitions hosted by Russia Category:1998 in Moscow Category:Multi-sport events in Russia World Youth Games Category:1998 in Russian sport Category:July 1998 sports events in Europe World Youth Games Category:July 1998 in Russia