Medellín 2018 was a bid by the city of

Medellín Medellín ( ; or ), officially the Special District of Science, Technology and Innovation of Medellín (), is the List of cities in Colombia, second-largest city in Colombia after Bogotá, and the capital of the department of Antioquia Departme ...

and the Comité Olímpico Colombiano to host the

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History

Applicant City phase

Medellín bid for the games after successfully hosting the

2010 South American Games The IX South American Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Sudamericanos''; Portuguese: ''Jogos Sul-Americanos'') was a multi-sport event held between 19 and 30 March 2010 in Medellín, Colombia. The Games were organized by the South American Sports Organi ...

and having all the venues already built in the complex Atanasio Girardot. Colombia has never made an Olympic bid before. The country held the

1971 Pan American Games The 1971 Pan American Games, officially known as the VI Pan American Games () and commonly known as Cali 1971, were held in Cali, Colombia, from 30 July to 13 August 1971. (One source dates the Games from July 25 to August 8.) A total of 2,935 ...

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. In January 2012, Andres Botero Phiillipsbourne was promoted to Sports Minister of Colombia. He is an

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member and will be working to promote the bid. Medellín 2018 signed the Youth Olympic Games Candidature Procedure in March 2012. In July 2012 Juan Camilo Quintero Medina was appointed CEO of the bid.

Candidate City phase

On February 13, 2013, the IOC selected Medellín as one of the three candidate cities for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games. In June 2013, the IOC Evaluation Commission released their report on the candidate cities and found that Medellín's bid carried minimal risk. On July 4, 2013, after the voting process,

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was selected over Medellin to host the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. Medellin received 39 votes in the final round and Buenos Aires received 49.Buenos Aires elected as Host City for 2018 Youth Olympic Games
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References

External links

Medellin 2018 Official Website
Sport in Medellín 2018 Summer Youth Olympics bids Colombia at the Youth Olympics {{Youth-Olympic-stub

History

Applicant City phase

Candidate City phase

See also

References

External links