Singapore admits it got budget for Youth Olympics "wrong" after it trebles
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By Andrew Warshaw
September 9 - FIFA President Sepp Blatter has hailed the success of the football tournament at the inaugural Summer Youth Olympic Games in Singapore last month.
September 4 - A man in Singapore is facing charges of incitement of violence due to comments made on Facebook about the Government's preparations for last month's Summer Youth Olympic Games.
By Tom Degun in Singapore
August 27 - Team GB Chef de Mission Jan Paterson today expressed her delight with Britain’s performance at the inaugural Summer Youth Olympic Games here as the 39 athletes picked up an impressive haul of 13 medals, five of which are gold, including one for taekwondo player Jade Jones (pictured).
By Tom Degun in Singapore
August 27 - International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge has admitted that the inaugural Youth Summer Olympic Games, which closed here last night, exceeded his highest expectations of them.
By Tom Degun in Singapore
August 26 - The inaugural Summer Youth Olympic Games officially drew to a close here tonight with a stunning display of blazing fireworks, emotive music and dazzling dance performances at a memorable ceremony here on the world’s largest floating stage in Marina Bay.
By Tom Degun in Singapore
August 25 - Ryan Burnett (pictured) picked-up Ireland's first gold medal of the inaugural Summer Youth Olympic Games when he won the light-flyweight title, beating Azerbaijan's Salman Alizida, here tonight.
By Tom Degun in Singapore
August 25 - A brave Haitian team could not secure what would have been a fairytale finish at the Summer Youth Olympic Games as they were soundly beaten 5-0 by Bolivia in the boy’s football gold medal match at the Jalan Besar Stadium here tonight.
By Tom Degun in Singapore
August 25 - Britain’s Kieran Martin (pictured) had a superb final outing at the National Sailing Centre here in Singapore to secure a bronze medal on the penultimate day of the inaugural Summer Youth Olympic Games.
By Tom Degun in Singapore
August 23 - British athletes collected two more Youth Olympic medals on day eight of competition in Singapore as the team’s Flag Bearer at the Opening Ceremony David Bolarinwa (pictured) won a silver medal in the men’s continental medley relay while Annie Tagoe claimed bronze in the women’s race.
By Duncan Mackay in Singapore
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August 22 - Sam Oldham (pictured) produced a faultless display to win the gold medal in the men's horizontal bar final at the Summer Youth Olympic Games here tonight.
By Tom Degun in Singapore
August 22 - Britain's Tom Daley (pictured) missed out on a medal in the men’s 3 metre springboard final at the Summer Youth Olympic Games here tonight at the Toa Payoh Swimming Complex after a horrific third dive left him well down the field in ninth place with a lowly score of 514.35 points.
By Tom Degun in Singapore
August 22 - Up to 17 countries, including from the United States and Africa, have expressed an interest in bidding for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games, it was revealed here today by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
By Tom Degun in Singapore
August 22 - Britain's Charlie Grice (pictured) picked up a Youth Olympic Games bronze medal at the Bishan Stadium here today as he clinched third place in an exciting boy’s 1,000 metres race.