Summer Youth athletic competition begins in the Buenos Aires, Argentina on October 6 with the opening ceremony and concludes on October 18. The event can witnesses athletes 15-18 years previous contend for glory.
The Google Doodle on Saturday, October 6, 2018, celebrates the beginning of the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games to be controlled in the Buenos Aires, Argentina. With over 200 countries participating, the event marks the beginning of young athletes’ career before they are going on to bigger and higher things. The event can see thousands of athletes, aged 15-18, contend in various categories.
It is the first time Summer Youth Olympic Games are controlling outside of Asia and also the first Youth Games for either summer or winter to control outside Eurasia. The previous 2 summer events are controlled in Singapore (2010) and Nanjing, China (2014).
The doodle sees an animated young bird contend in various gymnastics events like weightlifting, gymnastics, and swimming. This year kiteboarding and BMX freestyle park can create their debuts, as can a new version of handball that’s played on the beach. football is out, in favor of futsal — an indoor game played on a smaller hard court and involves lesser players.
India will be represented by 47 athletes at the Youth Olympic Games in Argentina across 13 sports (37 disciplines) with the event concluding on October 18 with the closing ceremony. The contingent includes ISSF senior and junior world cup champion Manu Bhaker, Commonwealth Games medallist shooter Mehuli Ghosh, world youth boxing champion Jyoti Gulia and world youth silver medalist Jeremy Lalrinunga in weightlifting.
This year also will feature mixed gender events likewise as mixed National Olympic Committee events, transfer athletes from totally different countries along on an equivalent team.
The being of the Youth Games is ‘Pandi’ the teen jaguar, who loves sports and is native to Argentina. The games occur every four years during a totally different city and country with summer and winter editions. Gold, silver, and bronze medals are awarded for a first, second, and third place — this year designed by 18-year-old Farid Husen from an Indonesia.
