Media Accreditation for Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games Opens

The Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee (SYOGOC) invites all online, print, photographic and broadcast media to cover the world’s first Youth Olympic Games (YOG), to be held in Singapore from 14 to 26 August 2010.

Application for media accreditation will open from 1 February to 1 May 2010. Media can apply for accreditation directly with SYOGOC via the Singapore 2010 official website at www.singapore2010.sg. Accredited media will be able to use the media facilities and services at the Singapore 2010 Main Media Centre, competition and non-competition venues, including the Youth Olympic Village and Culture and Education Programme venues.

"The Youth Olympic Games is a new international sporting event introduced by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for young athletes and offers many exciting initiatives to connect young people around the world to the Olympic Movement,” said Mr Goh Kee Nguan, Chief Executive Officer, SYOGOC.

"We look forward to the media’s coverage and participation of this inaugural event. Through your news, pictures and footages of Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games, you will help bring the excitement of the Games and share the stories of this 12-day event with people around the world," he added.

Singapore 2010 – Blazing the Trail

Singapore will be hosting the inaugural Youth Olympic Games (YOG) from 14 to 26 August 2010. The Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games will receive some 5,000 athletes and team officials from the 205 National Olympic Committees (NOCs), along with an estimated 1,200 media representatives, 20,000 volunteers, and more than 500,000 spectators. Young athletes - aged between 14 and 18 years - will compete in 26 sports and take part in the Culture and Education Programme.

The Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games aims to inspire youth around the world to embrace, embody and express the Olympic values of Excellence, Friendship and Respect. It will create a lasting sports, culture and education legacy for Singapore and youths from around the world, as well as enhance and elevate the sporting culture locally and regionally.

For more information, please visit www.singapore2010.sg