Singapore showed up the most spectacular inaugural ever for the Youth Olympic Games 2010 to be ever expected by an island country. After A close call between the countries to decide either Singapore or Moscow would be hosting the youth Olympic Games and as through vote out with 53 to 43, Singapore got the favor in representing the world’s most athletic event from 14th to the 26th of August 2010. A lot many measures are taken by the Government in case of internal country transportation and for tourists visiting different parts of the country with cheapest domestic flight available.
Youth Olympic is an international sport event which is held after every 4 years where athletes between the age of 14 and 18 participate. But there are certain clauses for summer and winter, in summer a maximum of 3,500 athletes with the event to be covered with a period of 12 days and for winters a maximum 970 athletes with a period of 9 days.
Singapore opened the inaugural for Youth Olympics Games 2010 on the evening of Saturday with the blast of spectacular fireworks and blaze of colors with the president of International Olympic Committee (IOC) Jacques Rogge hailing up to the Olympics movement. A total of 7,000 singers and dancers performed on the occasion, a beautiful evening with amazing skyline background with a floating platform by the Marina Bay.
An approximate of 3600 athletes from 205 countries from around the world is participating in the Singapore Youth Olympic event with a total of 26 different sports to be contested. A number of stadiums have already been constituted across the country to hold up the events successfully. Venues such as Bishan Sports Hall, Kallang Tennis Centre, East Coast Park, Jalan Besar Stadium and Singapore Indoor Stadium.
India is focusing on Commonwealth Games 2010 to be held in New Delhi from 3rd October to 14th October, 2010. A lot of changes are occurring for the big event and the whole city is reconstructing itself. The government has taken measures by introducing new facilities to the city which were previously not available like Metro train connectivity, Marco polo AC & Non AC buses and the international airport Terminal T3 at the IGI Airport for international & domestic flights in India. Transportation was the main focus before organizing this big event and Delhi has accomplished it.
But the main question rises whether India could represent itself worldwide that they can do the same exact thing in a better way; to which the world is witnessing in Singapore’s youth Olympic 2010.
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