YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES - Badminton included?

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  1. jump_smash

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    YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES - Badminton included?
    19.02.08 15:08

    On 21 February the announcement ceremony of 2010 Youth Olympic Games will take place in Lausanne home of the IOC offices.The Youth Olympic Games are a sporting event for young people, balancing sport, education and culture. These Games work as a catalyst in these fields throughout the Olympic Movement.

    From Badminton Australia website (excert from 19.02.08 15:08 The Age Newspaper: 4 days ago):
    http://www.badminton.org.au/index.php?id=22&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=242&tx_ttnews[backPid]=2&cHash=a119b04a07


    Latest news:
    Singapore will host the first Youth Olympic Games in 2010. The Southeast Asian city-state of 4.5 million people beat out Moscow in a vote of the International Olympic Committee


    see:
    http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/apphoto/photo?photoId=1827183&sportId=3000

    This is after successful 2007 AOY see: http://corporate.olympics.com.au/ayof07/sports.cfm?SportID=4
     
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    seems the name is olyimpics, surely the sport badminton will be included..
     

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