2012 Winter Youth Olympics
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2012 edition of the Winter Youth Olympics
Key facts
- Location
- Innsbruck , Austria
- Motto
- Be part of it , ( German : Teil sein ist alles )
- Athletes
- 1,059
- Events
- 63 in 7 sports
- Opening
- 13 January
- Closing
- 22 January
- Opened by
- President Heinz Fischer
- Closed by
- IOC president Jacques Rogge
- Cauldron
- Egon Zimmermann Franz Klammer
- Stadium
- Bergiselschanze (opening) / Maria-Theresa Street (closing)
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- Austria
- Followed by
- 2016 Winter Youth Olympics
- Location
- Innsbruck
- Sport
- speed skating
- Official website
- www.olympic.org/innsbruck-2012
- Image
- Youth Olympic Games.svg
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- Commons category
- 2012 Winter Youth Olympics
- topic's main category
- Category:2012 Winter Youth Olympics
- start time
- 2012-01-13
- end time
- 2012-01-22
- number of participants
- 1022
- officially opened by
- Heinz Fischer
- oath made by
- Angelika Neuner
- social media followers
- 6650
- sports season of league or competition
- Winter Youth Olympic Games
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Encyclopedic overview
The 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games (German: Olympische Jugend-Winterspiele 2012), officially known as the I Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG), were an international multi-sport event for youths that took place in Innsbruck, Austria, on 13–22 January 2012. They were the inaugural Winter Youth Olympics, a major sports and cultural festival celebrated in the tradition of the Olympic Games. Approximately 1100 athletes from 70 countries competed. The decision for Innsbruck to host the Games was announced on 12 December 2008 after mail voting by 105 International Olympic Committee (IOC) members. Innsbruck is the first city to host three winter Olympic events, having previously hosted the 1964 Winter Olympics and the 1976 Winter Olympics.
Organization
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