How to follow the Youth Olympic Games 201804/10/2018http://www.fig-gymnastics.com/site/news/displaynews.php?idNews=2216 Even if you can’t make it to Buenos Aires, Argentina, for the Youth Olympic Games 2018 taking place from 6 – 18 October, there are plenty of ways to stay up to date with the Gymnastics competitions at the America Pavilion.The Youth Olympic Games (YOG) are the biggest multi-sport world competition for young elite athletes between 15 and 18 years of age. Buenos Aires 2018 will be the first gender-balanced Olympic event and will feature an equal number of male and female athletes.
Over 12 days of competition, 4,000 athletes from 206 countries will compete in 32 sports in 241 medal events including Artistic, Rhythmic, Trampoline and Acrobatic Gymnastics.
Here are several ways to keep up with the action:
Live streamingEvent coverage across the YOG is available both live and on-demand on the Olympic Channel at
olympicchannel.com and its mobile apps for
Android and
iOS devices.
The action starts on 6 October at 8pm local time with a unique street-party style
Opening Ceremony at the Argentinian capital's famous Obelisco.
The finals of the Gymnastics disciplines on 11 – 16 October can also be watched on the
FIG event page.
Feature content on Olympic ChannelIn addition to the live action from Buenos Aires, why not check out some of the exclusive YOG feature content on the Olympic Channel?
The
Heroes of the Future series follows elite young athletes in their quest for glory at senior level.
Italian Women’s Artistic gymnast
Giorgia Villa is joined by German Men’s Artistic Gymnastics talent
Daniel Schwed in this series.
Live scoringFollow the scores in real time during the qualifications and finals
here.This feature is also available on FIGymnastics, the mobile application from the FIG that is available free for download from the
iTunes and
Google Playstores.
The FIG event page for Buenos Aires 2018The go-to web portal for competition recaps, live scoring, official results, medal standings and a complete competition programme. Have a look
here.
Social mediaCheck out the FIG, Buenos Aires 2018, and the Olympic Channel on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for plenty of stories and extra goodies from on and off the competition floor.
Use the hashtags #BuenosAires2018 #YouthOlympics and #Gymnastics!
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Photo courtesy of BA2018 / Pablo Elias