) , nations = , athletes = 1,900 , events = 81 , opening = 19 January , closing = 2 February , opened_by =

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(expected) , cauldron = , stadium =

Gangneung Oval The Gangneung Oval (Korean: 강릉 스피드 스케이팅 경기장) is a speed skating oval in South Korea, which was used for the speed skating competitions at the 2018 Winter Olympics. The building of the oval was started in September 2013. Th ...

Yongpyong Dome Yongpyong Dome (용평돔) or Yongpyong Indoor Ice Rink (용평실내빙상경기장) is an indoor stadium in Daegwallyeong-myeon, Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon-do (South Korea), Gangwon-do, South Korea. It is part of the complex of Yongpyong Resort. Co ...

, 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

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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

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, Switzerland, on 10 January 2020. The events will be hosted at sites in

Gangneung Gangneung () is a municipal city in the province of Gangwon-do, on the east coast of South Korea. It has a population of 213,658 (as of 2017).Gangneung City (2003)Population & Households. Retrieved January 14, 2006. Gangneung is the economic ...

and

Pyeongchang County Pyeongchang (; in full, ''Pyeongchang-gun'' ; ) is a county in the province of Gangwon-do, South Korea, located in the Taebaek Mountains region. It is home to several Buddhist temples, including Woljeongsa. It is about east southeast of Seou ...

, which previously hosted the

2018 Winter Olympics , nations = 93 , athletes = 2,922 (1,680 men and 1,242 women) , events = 102 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = , closing = , opened_by = President Moon Jae-in , cauldron = Kim Yun-a , stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium , winte ...

in Pyeongchang. They will be the first Winter Youth Olympics held outside of Europe and the third overall Youth Olympics to be held in Asia after

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and

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, China as well as the first Youth Olympics to be celebrated in South Korea.

Bidding process

Gangwon Gangwon or Kangwŏn may refer to: * Gangwon Province (historical), the Goryeo, Joseon Dynasty and the Japanese Korean province * Gangwon Province (South Korea), a province of South Korea, with its capital at Chuncheon. Before the division of Kore ...

was the only preferred host while

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, and

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were interested parties. They took part in the continuous dialogue with the IOC and the Future Host Commission. Gangwon was officially awarded the Games at the 135th IOC Session in

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

, on 10 January 2020; all of the requirements were fulfilled to the satisfaction of the commission and the executive board. There were 82 members eligible to vote.

Development and preparation

Venues

Winter 2014 Candidate City- PyeongChang Dragon Valley ski resort

Much of the

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will be used for these Games; most of the outdoor snow events will be held in the county of

Pyeongchang Pyeongchang (; in full, ''Pyeongchang-gun'' ; ) is a county in the province of Gangwon-do, South Korea, located in the Taebaek Mountains region. It is home to several Buddhist temples, including Woljeongsa. It is about east southeast of Seou ...

, while the indoor ice events will be held in the nearby city of

. If the circumstances are allowed, the city of

Wonsan Wŏnsan (), previously known as Wŏnsanjin (), Port Lazarev, and Genzan (), is a port city and naval base located in Kangwŏn Province, North Korea, along the eastern side of the Korean Peninsula, on the Sea of Japan and the provincial capital. ...

North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu River, Y ...

will be involved, and could be the host of some alpine events.

Pyeongchang (mountain cluster)

The Alpensia Sports Park in

Daegwallyeong-myeon Daegwallyeong-myeon () is a myeon (township) in the county of Pyeongchang in the province of Gangwon-do, South Korea. It is located in the northeastern part of the county. The total area of Daegwallyeong-myeon is , and, as of 2008, the populatio ...

, Pyeongchang, will be the main focus of the games, like in 2018. *

- opening ceremony (co-hosted), closing ceremony (expected) *

Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre (알펜시아 스키점프 경기장) is a ski jumping hills located at Alpensia Resort in Pyeongchang, South Korea. They hosted the ski jumping and the nordic combined events during the 2018 Winter Olympics. They als ...

– ski jumping, Nordic combined, snowboarding * Alpensia Biathlon Centre – biathlon * Alpensia Cross-Country Skiing Centre – cross-country skiing, Nordic combined *

Alpensia Sliding Centre The Olympic Sliding Centre (올림픽 슬라이딩 센터) is a bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track that is located in Daegwallyeong, Pyeongchang, South Korea. The centre is located between the Alpensia and Yongpyong Resort. The venue is one ...

– luge, bobsleigh, skeleton * Yongpyong Alpine Centre – alpine skiing (slalom, giant slalom) Additionally, a stand-alone outdoor sports venue was located in

Bongpyeong-myeon Bongpyeong-myeon () is a myeon (township) in the county of Pyeongchang in the province of Gangwon-do, South Korea. The myeon is located in northwestern part of the county. The total area of Bongpyeong-myeon is 217.41 square kilometers, and, as o ...

, Pyeongchang: * Phoenix Snow Park – freestyle skiing, snowboarding Another stand-alone outdoor sports venue was located in neighboring Jeongseon county: * High1 Resort – alpine skiing (downhill, super-G, combined)

Gangneung (coastal cluster)

The

Gangneung Olympic Park The Gangneung Olympic Park is a sports complex area in Gyo-dong, Gangneung, South Korea, which contains four of the 2018 Olympic Games venues and served as the Olympic Park. It includes the following venues: * Gangneung Hockey Centre – Ice H ...

, in the neighborhood of Gyo-dong in Gangneung city, includes four indoor sports venues, all in close proximity to one another. *

Gangneung Hockey Centre Gangneung Hockey Centre ( ko, 강릉 아이스하키 경기장) is an indoor arena located in the coastal city of Gangneung, South Korea. The arena was one of the two venues for the ice hockey events at the 2018 Winter Olympics, serving as the mai ...

– ice hockey *

Gangneung Curling Centre Gangneung Gymnasium (강릉실내종합체육관) is a multi-purpose indoor arena, located in the coastal city of Gangneung, South Korea. It was opened in 1998 for Ice hockey at the 1999 Asian Winter Games, ice hockey at the 1999 Asian Winter Games ...

– curling *

– long track speed skating, opening ceremony (co-hosted) *

Gangneung Ice Arena Gangneung Ice Arena ( ko, 강릉 아이스 아레나) is an indoor Ice rink, ice arena, built for the 2018 Winter Olympics. It is located in the coastal city of Gangneung. It was the venue for two sports: Figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics ...

– short track speed skating, figure skating

The Games

Sports

The Youth Olympic Games will feature 7 sports and 15 disciplines. 81 events, there will be no mixed team events (NOCs) for the first time, 34 men's events, and 34 women's events. A mixed-gender relay event in cross-country skiing that will replace two cross-country cross freestyle events, a mixed-gender team event in Nordic combined and two 1,500m individual events in short track speed skating will also be contested for the first time.

References

External links

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