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Transcript:  IOC President Jacques Rogge remarks at Winter Youth Olympic Games
Opening Ceremony in Innsbruck
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Robert Livingstone on Friday, January 13, 2012  1:55pm EST
 
The following is a transcript of remarks made by International Olympic Committee
(IOC) President Jacques Rogge in Innsbruck, Austria Friday as he opened the
inaugeral

Monterrey 2018 Bid Gets Support From Mayor
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GB Staff on Friday, November 18, 2011  7:47am EST
 
The mayor of Monterrey, Mexico, Fernando Larrazabal Breton, said he supports
Monterrey's bid for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games. An agreement has been signed
by

Russia And Azerbaijan May Bid Jointly For 2018 Youth Olympic Games
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GB Staff on Friday, October 21, 2011  8:51am EDT
 
The RIA news agency reports that Russia and Azerbaijan could make a joint bid
for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games. Akhmed Bilalov, Vice President of

Glasgow To Bid For 2018 Youth Olympics
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GB Staff on Monday, September 19, 2011  11:44am EDT
 
Glasgow is bidding to host the 2018 Youth Olympic Games. A letter from Glasgow
City Council to British Olympic Association (BOA) chief executive Andy Hunt

Hobart To Refocus on a Youth Olympic Games Bid
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GB Editor on Sunday, June 12, 2011  4:00pm EDT
 
A group in Hobart, the capital of the island state Tasmania in Australia, say
they plan to bid for the 2022 Youth Olympic Games.The Hobart

Lagos To Bid For 2018 Youth Olympic Games
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GB Staff on Friday, May 13, 2011  8:56am EDT
 
Lagos State Government announced Thursday that Lagos is bidding to host the 2018
Youth Olympic Games. The Commissioner for Sports, Prince Demola Adeniji Adele,
made

Lake Placid Leaning towards 2020 Youth Games Bid
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GB Staff on Saturday, September 18, 2010  8:05am EDT
 
The deadline to submit a bid package for the 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games is
November 15, but the Lake Placid News reports local officials

Singapore 2010 Youth Games Defends Price Tag
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GB Staff on Thursday, September 16, 2010  8:38am EDT
 
In the aftermath of the Singapore 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, the Singapore
government said it underestimated the cost of hosting the inaugural Games, which
saw

Singapore 2010 Youth Games Praised By Rogge
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GB Staff on Thursday, August 26, 2010  11:20am EDT
 
The inaugural 2010 Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Singapore closed Thursday to the
tune of drums, "an eclectic array of singers and an elaborate fireworks

Singapore Youth Olympic Flame Lit At Opening Ceremony
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GB Staff on Saturday, August 14, 2010  4:04pm EDT
 
A crowd of 27,000 packed a stadium overlooking Singapore's Marina Bay where a
towering flame was lit, signalling the start of the Inaugural Youth Olympic