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