Buenos Aires 2018 was the successful bid by the city of

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and the Argentine Olympic Committee to host the

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History

Applicant City phase

It was announced on August 30, 2011, that Buenos Aires would bid for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. Buenos Aires 2018 announced in January 2012 that they had appointed Vero Communications to promote the bid. Argentine IOC Member and Argentine Olympic Committee head

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as well as Buenos Aires Mayor

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wrote letters to

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in support of the bid. Buenos Aires signed the Youth Olympic Games Candidature Procedure on March 15, 2012. In May 2012, it was suggested that if Buenos Aires is successful in being awarded the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games, that the city could bid for the

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or 2032 Summer Olympics. In June 2012 it was announced that La Punta was bidding to host the

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. Buenos Aires hosted the

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in September 2013 where Tokyo was elected to host the

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Candidate City phase

On February 13, 2013, the IOC selected Buenos Aires as one of the three Candidate Cities for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games. In June 2013, the IOC Evaluation Commission released their report of the candidate cities and found that Buenos Aires' bid carried minimal risk. The report did however express concerns over issues related to the dates of the proposed games as well as financial guarantees. Buenos Aires 2018 later addressed these issues in response to the report. On July 4, 2013 Buenos Aires was elected as the host city of the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.Buenos Aires elected as Host City for 2018 Youth Olympic Games
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Previous bids

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in the first round of voting. The city was tied with

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in the first round. The IOC members voted to keep Cape Town in the election as the IOC went to the next round of voting. Buenos Aires bid for the

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but lost to

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. Buenos Aires bid to host the 1956 Summer Olympics but lost to

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by only one vote. The city's first bid was for the 1936 Summer Olympics which it lost to

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References

External links

Buenos Aires 2018 Official websiteBuenos Aires 2018 Candidature File
{{Bids for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Sport in Buenos Aires 2018 Summer Youth Olympics bids 2013 in Argentine sport Argentina at the Youth Olympics