YOUTH OLYMPICS!!!!

A) History of olympic

According to legend, the ancient Olympic Games were founded by Heracles , a son of Zeus. There were still records of the first every held olympics which were held 776BCE.At this Olympic Games, Coroebus won the an event at the Olympics, the stade. He ran  approximately 192 meters This made Coroebus the very first Olympic champion in history.

In 393 CE, the Roman emperor Theodosius , abolished the Games because of their influences. But around 1500 years later someone called Pierre de Coubertin revived the games.

B) Origins of the Yog

The Youth Olympic Games (YOG) are planned to be an international multi-sport event held every four years.It is almost the same as the Olympic games. The Youth Olympic Games will feature athletes between the ages of 14 and 18. The idea for such an event was introduced by International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge in 2001.

C)  Area of spot/event


History of soccer

Soccer was molded during the 1960s. Increased media coverage and TV broadcasts made the game far more popular than it ever was. Commercial air flight replaced traveling by ship, which made it more efficient to conduct international matches.

I am proud to be covering the YOG soccer game

The YOG soccer is held at the Jalan Besar Stadium. Jalan Besar has a great history is known as the "brithplace of soccer in singapore"

Credits:
http://www.singapore2010.sg/public/sg2010/en/en_venues/en_compvenues/en_jalan_besar_stadium.html
http://www.singapore2010.sg/public/sg2010/en/en_venues/en_compvenues.html
http://expertfootball.com/history/soccer.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youth_Olympic_Games
http://history1900s.about.com/od/fadsfashion/a/olympicshistory.htm
http://www.google.com.sg/