Tuesday, September 2, 2014

2014 Summer Youth Olympics



The 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games (officially known as II Summer Youth Olympic Games) was the second Summer Youth Olympic Games, an international sports, education and cultural festival for teenagers, held  in Nanjing, People's Republic of China. (Nanjing defeated Poznan of Poland in bidding for hosting the 2014 Youth Olympics)
Logo / Mascot: Nanjinglele

2014 Youth Olympics – Medal Tally
Rank
Nation
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
1
China
38
13
14
65
2
Russia
27
19
11
57
3
USA
10
5
7
22
4
France
8
3
9
20
5
Japan
7
9
5
21
6
Ukraine
7
8
8
23
7
Italy
7
8
6
21
8
Hungary
6
6
11
23
9
Brazil
6
6
1
13
10
Azerbaijan
5
6
1
12
India at 63 rd position (1 silver +1 bronze)


India at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics:
  • Competitors: 32 in 15 sports
  • Final Ranking: 63rd position
  • Medals: 2 (1 silver + 1 bronze)
  • Silver Medal: Venkat Rahul Ragala in Boy’s Weight Lifting
  • Bronze Medal: Atul Verma in Boy’s Archery [with this, Atul Verma becomes the first Indian player to win Olympic medal in Archery for India]



Summer Youth Olympics
Year
Olympiad
Games
Location
2010
XXIX
I Summer Youth Olympics
Singapore
2014
XXX
II Summer Youth Olympics
Nanjing
2018
XXI
III Summer Youth Olympics
Buenos Aires
2022
XXXII
IV Summer Youth Olympics

Winter Olympic Games
2012
XXX
I Winter Youth Olympic Games
Innsbruk (Austria)
2016
XXXI
II Winter Youth Olympic Games
Lillehammer (Norway)
2020
XXXII
III Winter Youth Olympic Games
--------**

Note:-
___* à Hobart (Australia) / Monterrey (Mexico)
------** à Laussane (Switzerland) / Brasov (Romania) / Lake Placid (USA) / Sofia (Bulgaria)

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