Buenos Aires 2018


 

1. General info


El Caminito

III Summer Youth Olympic Games
Buenos Aires, Argentina
October 6 to October 18, 2018
www.buenosaires2018.com

 

2. News / Blogposts


Read the latest news here

 

3. Masterplan


Video

Source: Buenos Aires 2018 on YouTube

 

Map

Image: Buenos Aires 2018

 

Venues in Google Maps

 

4. Venues


Buenos Aires is ready: Video of parks and venues

 

List of venues

ZoneVenueDiscipline
Green ParkBuenos Aires Lawn Tennis ClubTennis
Bosques de PalermoTriathlon
Cycling, Combined Team Event
Beach Volleyball ArenaBeach Volleyball
CeNARDFutsal
Club Hípico ArgentinoEquestrian
Urban ParkDiques Puerto MaderoRowing
Canoe
Parque Mujeres ArgentinasCycling, BMX Freestyle
Sport Climbing
Basketball 3x3
Breaking
Tecnópolis ParkArchery RangeArchery
Secondary Archery RangeArchery
Shooting RangeShooting
Beach Handball ArenaBeach Handball
Badminton ArenaBadminton
Futsal Main StadiumFutsal
Table Tennis ArenaTable Tennis
Youth Olympic Park
America PavilionGymnastics
Asia PavilionJudo
Wrestling
Europa PavilionWeightlifting
Karate
Hockey FieldHockey5s
Africa PavilionFencing
Modern Pentathlon (Fencing)
Athletics FieldAthletics
Pentathlon & Cross CountryAthletics (Cross Country)
Modern Pentathlon (Laser-Run)
NatatoriumAquatics, Swimming
Aquatics, Diving
Modern Pentathlon (Swimming)
Oceania PavilionTaekwondo
Boxing
Stand Alone Venues
Hurlingham ClubGolf
Club Náutico San IsidroSailing
Paseo de la Costa Cycling, BMX
Roller Speed Skating
Club Atlético San Isidro Sede La BoyaRugby Sevens
Other venuesYouth Olympic VillageLocation: Next to the Youth Olympic Park
Main Press CentreLocation: Next to the Estadio Mary Terán de Weiss
International Broadcast CentreLocation: La Rural Convention Centre
Opening CeremonyLocation: Obelisco de Buenos Aires, Plaza de la República
Closing CeremonyLocation: Youth Olympic Village

 

5. Youth Olympic Village


Buildings 31

Apartments 1.159

Residents 6.286

Beds 7.016

People on the job 2.400

Dining hall capacity (people) 2.300

Kilos of food to process 5.300

Pieces of clothing to wash 900.000

Tonnes of uniforms 200

Bedsheets 43.000

Towels 24.000

Washing machines 60

Kilos of waste every day 20.000

Suitcases during the arrival and departure period 30.000

 

Source: Buenos Aires 2018

 

6. Look of the Games


Emblem
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Pictograms

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Image: Buenos Aires 2018

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Medals

Photo: BuenosAires2018 on Twitter
Photo: BuenosAires2018 on Twitter
Photo: BuenosAires2018 on Twitter

 

Mascot

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7. Competition Schedule


Source: Website Buenos Aires 2018

 

8. Slogan


 

9. Torch Tour


Press release by Buenos Aires 2018;

Lighting up the world from Argentina with the Youth Olympic flame
The flame will cover more than 10,000 kilometres and 16 cities, in addition to iconic Argentine geography.

The Buenos Aires 2018 Torch Tour will highlight cultural and geographical diversity while it travels through the northwest, northeast, Cuyo, Pampa, and Patagonia regions.

The Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic flame will travel across Argentina from August to September, taking the Olympic spirit to every corner of the country.

The flame will be lit in a ceremony in Greece to mark the start of the torch relay for the third summer edition of the Youth Olympic Games. During its journey through the South American country the flame will travel through five Argentine regions while lighting up the whole planet.

The Buenos Aires 2018 Torch Tour will highlight cultural and geographical diversity while it travels through the northwest, northeast, Cuyo, Pampa, and Patagonia regions.

The flame will cover more than 10,000 kilometres and 16 cities, in addition to iconic Argentine geography.

In the same spirit, the concept of the Buenos Aires Torch Tour is based on the desire for the Games to be a space for diversity, multiculturalism and the common good.

Three fires emerge from the seed to create the Olympic flame, representing the three Olympic values of respect, friendship and excellence.

The overlap of the three shapes include five tones to reflect the five Argentine regions of the torch relay, the five continents and the five Olympic rings.

The precise dates and details of the Youth Olympic Torch Tour as well as the relay runner selection process will be announced soon.

The Olympic flame dates back to Ancient Greece, where the first Olympic Games were organized. The Ancient Greeks viewed fire as a divine element and flames were kept burning in their main temples. To ensure its purity, the Olympic flame was ignited using the heat from the sun and a special kind of mirror that concentrated the sun’s ray into a single point.

This tradition continues today. The Hellenic Olympic Committee organises a ritual where an actress portraying a high priestess uses the flame to ignite the torch for the first torch bearer.

From Athens to the host city, the Organising Committee oversees the flame, choosing the route and theme to reflect the culture and vision of the host country.

 

Emblem

Image: Buenos Aires 2018

 

Route

Part 1; Greece > Argentina

 

Part 2; Argentina

 

Highlight Video

 

10. Transportation


Source: Buenos Aires 2018