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Great Britain At The Youth Olympics
Great Britain has participated at the Youth Olympic Games in every edition since the inaugural 2010 Games and has earned medals from every edition. Bids Unsuccessful Bids Medal tables Medals by Summer Games Medals by Winter Games Medals by summer sport Source: Medals by winter sport Source: See also * Great Britain at the Olympics * Great Britain at the Paralympics References Nations at the Youth Olympic Games {{UK-sport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Olympic Committee
The British Olympic Association (BOA) is the National Olympic Committee for the United Kingdom. It is responsible for organising and overseeing the participation of athletes from the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic Team, at both the summer and winter Olympic Games, the Youth Olympic Games, the European Youth Olympic Festivals, and at the European Games. BOA members and sporting bodies The British Olympic Association – of the United Kingdom, its constituent countries, the Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories which do not have their own NOC – competes at all summer, winter and youth Olympics as Great Britain ("Team GB"). Members The association comprises members from the following – * ** ** ** ** Note – Northern Irish athletes can choose whether to compete for Great Britain or for the Republic of Ireland, as they are entitled to citizenship of either nation under the Good Friday Agreement. Crown Dependencies: * * * British Overseas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2026 Summer Youth Olympics
The 2026 Summer Youth Olympics (french: Jeux Olympiques de la jeunesse d'été de 2026), officially known as the IV Summer Youth Olympic Games and commonly known as Dakar 2026 ( wo, Ndakaaru 2026), will be the fourth edition of the Summer Youth Olympics, an international sports, education and cultural festival for teenagers, in a city designated by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It was originally scheduled to be held in Dakar, Senegal for 18 days from 22 October to 9 November 2022, becoming the first IOC event to be held in Africa and the first in a Muslim-majority country. However, on 15 July 2020, the IOC and Senegalese government agreed to postpone the games to 2026 due to the operational and economical consequences of the postponement of the 2020 Summer Olympics to July 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Originally scheduled to take place from 22 October to 9 November 2022, the event was postponed to 2026 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. On 9 December 2014 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Britain At The Paralympics
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has participated (under the name "Great Britain") in every summer and winter Paralympic Games. While the Olympic Games find their origin in Greece, Britain, and specifically the Stoke Mandeville Hospital is recognised as the spiritual home of the Paralympic Games. The first Paralympic Games, held in Rome in 1960, were simultaneously the 9th International Stoke Mandeville Wheelchair Games, a competition first devised by Dr Ludwig Guttmann in 1948 to coincide with the London Olympic Games of 1948, for soldiers with spinal cord injuries being cared for in Stoke Mandeville Hospital. While the Stoke Mandeville Games continue to exist as the IWAS World Games, a specific event for wheelchair and amputee athletes, the Paralympic Games evolved from its Stoke Mandeville Games roots to include a comprehensive range of disabilities. This legacy is commemorated before each Paralympic Games since 2012 with the lighting of a 'legacy flame' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Britain At The Olympics
Athletes from the United Kingdom, all but three of its Overseas Territories, and the three Crown Dependencies, can compete in the Olympic Games as part of Team GB. Athletes from Northern Ireland (part of the UK) can also choose to compete as part of Team Ireland instead (though most sports in NI are organised on an all-Ireland basis). It has sent athletes to every Summer and Winter Games, since the start of the Olympics' modern era in 1896, including the 1980 Summer Olympics, which were boycotted by a number of other Western nations. From 1896 to 2020 inclusive, Great Britain & NI has won 918 medals at the Summer Olympic Games, and another 32 at the Winter Olympic Games. It is the only national team to have won at least one gold medal at every Summer Games, lying third globally in the winning of total medals, surpassed only by the United States and the former Soviet Union. Team GB is organised by the British Olympic Association (BOA) as the National Olympic Committee for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Winter Youth Olympics Medal Table
The 2024 Winter Youth Olympics medal table is a list of National Olympic Committees (NOCs) ranked by the number of gold medals won by their athletes during the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics, held in Gangwon, South Korea, from 19 January to 1 February 2024. Accomplishments A total of five countries won their first ever Winter Youth Olympics medal: Brazil, Denmark, Thailand, Tunisia and Turkey. On January 20, snowboarder Zion Bethônico earned the bronze medal in the men's snowboard cross event, becoming the first athlete from Brazil to win a Winter Olympic medal. This was only the second Winter Youth Olympics medal by a tropical nation, after Colombia's silver in 2020. On January 21, short track speed skater Muhammed Bozdağ earned the silver medal in the men's 1000 metres, becoming the first Turkish athlete to win a Winter Olympic medal outside of mixed-NOC competition. On January 22, bobsledder Agnese Campeol earned the silver medal in the women's monobob, becoming the fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Winter Youth Olympics
) , nations = , athletes = 1,900 , events = 81 , opening = 19 January , closing = 2 February , opened_by = President Yoon Suk-yeol (expected) , cauldron = , stadium = Gangneung OvalYongpyong Dome , website = , summer_prev = Buenos Aires 2018 , summer_next = '' Dakar 2026'' , winter_prev = Lausanne 2020 , winter_next = '' 2028'' The 2024 Winter Youth Olympics ( ko, 2024년 동계 청소년 올림픽, 2024nyeon Donggye Cheongsonyeon Ollimpik), officially known as the IV Winter Youth Olympic Games and commonly known as Gangwon 2024 ( ko, 강원 2024), are an upcoming youth winter multi-sport event scheduled to be held between 19 January and 2 February 2024 in Gangwon Province, South Korea. The IOC's Future Host Commission named Gangwom as its preferred candidate for the Games, and entered into targeted dialogue with the region under the new Olympic bid process. Their hosting was ratified at the 135th IOC Session in Lausanne, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Winter Youth Olympics Medal Table
The 2020 Winter Youth Olympics medal table is a list of National Olympic Committees (NOCs) ranked by the number of gold medals won by their athletes during the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics, held in Lausanne, Switzerland, from 9 to 22 January 2020. Accomplishments Noa Szollos was the first Israeli athlete to win a Winter Olympics medal. On the 10th of January, Noa finished the girls' super-G event in alpine skiing in third place and the next day she finished in second place in combined event. This also happened with Georgia who won its first medal in a Winter Olympics event, a bronze was won in the figure skating pair event by the skaters Alina Butaeva and Luka Berulava. An unprecedented case happened in boys' mass start speed skating when the Colombian skater Diego Amaya won the silver medal. This was the first time in history that an athlete from a tropical nation and a Latin American won a medal at an Olympic winter event. Kelly Sildaru was the first Estonian athlete to w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Winter Youth Olympics Medal Table
The 2016 Winter Youth Olympics medal table is a list of National Olympic Committees (NOCs) ranked by the number of gold medals won by their athletes during the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics, held in Lillehammer, Norway, from 12 to 21 February 2016. Approximately 1,068 athletes from 71 NOCs participated in 70 events in 15 sports. Medal table The ranking in this table is based on information provided by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and is consistent with IOC convention in its published medal tables. By default, the table is ordered by the number of gold medals the athletes from a nation have won (in this context, a "nation" is an entity represented by a National Olympic Committee A National Olympic Committee (NOC) is a national constituent of the worldwide Olympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Olympic Committee, NOCs are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Olympic Games ...). The number of silver medals is taken into con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Winter Youth Olympics
The 2016 Winter Youth Olympics ( no, Olympiske vinterleker for ungdom 2016; nn, Olympiske vinterleikane for ungdom 2016), officially known as the II Winter Youth Olympic Games, took place in and around Lillehammer, Norway, between 12 February and 21 February 2016. They were the fourth Youth Olympic Games and the second winter edition. Lillehammer was awarded the games on 7 December 2011 as the only candidate. The games reused venues from the 1994 Winter Olympics; this made Lillehammer the first city to host both regular and Youth Olympics. In addition to Lillehammer, sports were contested in Hamar, Gjøvik and Øyer. Host selection Lillehammer was the only city to bid for the games. The Norwegian Olympic Committee talked with Norwegian and regional authorities to investigate a bid and ultimately submitted a bid to the IOC. Upon the deadline for bidding, they were the only city to bid. Lillehammer hosted the 1994 Winter Olympics. They bid for the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Winter Youth Olympics Medal Table
The 2012 Winter Youth Olympics medal table is a list of National Olympic Committees (NOCs) ranked by the number of gold medals won by their athletes during the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics, held in Innsbruck, Austria, from January 13 to January 22, 2012. Approximately 1,059 athletes from 70 NOCs participated in 63 events in 15 sports. Andorra and Monaco won their first ever Olympic medal, while Morocco won its first ever Winter Olympic event medal (also in the process winning Africa's first ever medal at a Winter sport competition). Medal table The ranking in this table is based on information provided by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and is consistent with IOC convention in its published medal tables. By default, the table is ordered by the number of gold medals the athletes from a nation have won (in this context, a "nation" is an entity represented by a National Olympic Committee A National Olympic Committee (NOC) is a national constituent of the worldwide Olympic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Winter Youth Olympics
The 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games (german: Olympische Jugend-Winterspiele 2012), officially known as the I Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG), were an international multi-sport event for youths that took place in Innsbruck, Austria, on 13–22 January 2012. They were the inaugural Winter Youth Olympics, a major sports and cultural festival celebrated in the tradition of the Olympic Games. Approximately 1100 athletes from 70 countries competed. The decision for Innsbruck to host the Games was announced on 12 December 2008 after mail voting by 105 International Olympic Committee (IOC) members. Innsbruck is the first city to host three winter Olympic events, having previously hosted the 1964 Winter Olympics and the 1976 Winter Olympics. Organization Host city election All four applicant cities were kept as candidate cities by the IOC in August 2008. Swedish skier Pernilla Wiberg was the Evaluation Chair for the commission to score the applicant cities. In November 2008, two citie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Summer Youth Olympics Medal Table
The 2018 Summer Youth Olympics medal table is a list of National Olympic Committees (NOCs) ranked by the number of gold medals won by their athletes during the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 6 to 18 October 2018. Of the nations that won medals at these Games, two had not won an Olympic medal nor Youth Olympic medal, Honduras and Saint Lucia. Burundi, Iceland, Malaysia, Mauritius, Qatar and Saudi Arabia won their first gold medal at an Olympic/Youth Olympic event, having previously only won silver and bronze medals. Afghanistan, Algeria, Kosovo, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Mauritius, Niger, Philippines, Sri Lanka and United Arab Emirates won their first ever Youth Olympics medals. Medal table The Organising Committee is not keeping an official medal tally. The ranking in this table is based on information provided by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and is consistent with IOC convention in its published medal tables. By default, the table i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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