Olympic swimming legend Michael Phelps today became the first official Ambassador of the Youth Olympic Games (YOG).
The 16-time Olympic medallist, who is visiting Vancouver to catch some of the Olympic Winter Games action, will support the Youth Olympic Games by encouraging the involvement of young people around the world.
Michael Phelps said "The Youth Olympic Games is an excellent initiative, not only for the athletes competing, but also those who are inspired to get into sport and be more active. I am delighted that I have been given the opportunity to become the first official Ambassador of the Youth Olympic Games, and can't wait to get working with the YOG team to promote the first event this summer!"
IOC President Jacques Rogge said "We are delighted that Michael is supporting our efforts to launch the Youth Olympic Games. Preparations for the inaugural edition in Singapore are on track, and the IOC is looking forward to welcoming 3,600 athletes to Singapore this summer!"
The first-ever Youth Olympic Games will be held this summer in Singapore. The mission of the YOG is to inspire young people around the world to participate in sport and adopt and live by the Olympic values.
For more information on the Youth Olympic Games, visit: http://www.olympic.org/youtholympicgames
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The 16-time Olympic medallist, who is visiting Vancouver to catch some of the Olympic Winter Games action, will support the Youth Olympic Games by encouraging the involvement of young people around the world.
Michael Phelps said "The Youth Olympic Games is an excellent initiative, not only for the athletes competing, but also those who are inspired to get into sport and be more active. I am delighted that I have been given the opportunity to become the first official Ambassador of the Youth Olympic Games, and can't wait to get working with the YOG team to promote the first event this summer!"
IOC President Jacques Rogge said "We are delighted that Michael is supporting our efforts to launch the Youth Olympic Games. Preparations for the inaugural edition in Singapore are on track, and the IOC is looking forward to welcoming 3,600 athletes to Singapore this summer!"
The first-ever Youth Olympic Games will be held this summer in Singapore. The mission of the YOG is to inspire young people around the world to participate in sport and adopt and live by the Olympic values.
For more information on the Youth Olympic Games, visit: http://www.olympic.org/youtholympicgames
# # #
For more information, please contact the IOC Communications Department in Vancouver:
Emmanuelle Moreau - Head of Media Relations - +1 604 404-2552
Andrew Mitchell - Media Relations Manager - +1 604 404-2554
Nimtaz Noordin - Media Relations Coordinator - +1 604 404-2553
e-mail: pressoffice@olympic.org, or visit our web site at http://www.olympic.org
Videos
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Login: IOC
Password: MEDIA2009
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/iocmedia
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To request archive photos and footage, please contact our Images team at: images@olympic.org.
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