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January 16 - Medellín's bid to host the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games has received a significant boost following the appointment of Andres Botero Phiillipsbourne as Colombia's new Sports Minister.
January 14 - Buenos Aires today officially informed International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge here that it was launching a bid for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games.
December 29 - Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) President Alexander Zhukov has voiced his support for Dagestan's bid to host the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games.
December 19 - The British Olympic Association (BOA) has formally declared its interest in bidding for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games and have today opened a process inviting applications from cities in the UK to put themselves forward as candidates for the event.
December 8 - British Olympic Association (BOA) chief executive Andy Hunt (pictured) has revealed that they will make a final decision about whether to put forward a bid for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games at their Board meeting in February.
October 24 - A joint Russia-Azerbaijan bid to host the Youth Olympic Games in 2018 could be launched, the vice-president of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) has claimed.
October 15 - The Monterrey 2018 Youth Olympic Games Bid Committee has held a meeting with the Pan American Sports Organisation (PASO) President Mario Vazquez Rana here, as they look to step up their attempt to host the event.
September 22 - The British Olympic Association (BOA) are set to decide this November whether or not to put forward a bid for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games.
September 19 - Glasgow has emerged as a potential candidate for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games with the British Olympic Association (BOA) confirming that they are currently evaluating whether or not to put forward a bid for the event.
September 18 - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has launched the bidding process to host the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG) by sending a letter to all National Olympic Committees (NOCs) informing them of the procedure and documentation available for cities interested in hosting the competition.
July 18 - Dagestan could launch a bid for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, aiming to extend a remarkable run of Russian success in securing major international sports events, insidethegames understands.
By Tom Degun April 26 - Monterrey has stepped up its bid to host the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games by releasing a new trailer highlighting their ability to stage the prestigious sporting event.
When British skaters Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean won the Olympic gold medal in ice dance at Sarajevo 1984 with 12 perfect 6.0s from every judge, for their interpretation of Maurice Ravel's Boléro, an important member of their team was singer-actor Michael Crawford. Crawford, who had played Frank Spencer in British sitcom Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em and the title role in the musical The Phantom of the Opera, had become a mentor to the pair in 1981 and went on to help them create their Olympic routine. Crawford said he “taught them how to act". He was present with their trainer Betty Callaway at the ringside at Sarajevo as they created one of the most iconic moments in Olympic history.
Reporting to and working closely with the Events Director – Technical Operations, the Head of Technical Officials is responsible for day-to-day management of the Technical Officials programmes within the Events Department, including:
Management of day-to-day technical officials operations including tournament assignments and planning;
Management and development of the professional technical officials workforce including referees, umpires, and tournament doctors;
Technical officials policy development through consultation with key stakeholder groups including commissions, panels, Continental Confederations and working groups;
Innovation initiatives within the technical officials area to enhance officiating accuracy and sport presentation; and
Technical officials pathway development including working with Continental Confederations and Member Associations on recruitment, education, training, and development initiatives.
Pierre de Coubertin once said cricket has "practically no appeal for those who are not British". While he expressed doubts about the Olympic viability of cricket, lacrosse and baseball, Philip Barker wonders how the man who helped revive the modern Games would have reacted to new sports at Los Angeles 2028.