Record 30 Nations Now Represented In YOG Medal Standings
Through the penultimate night of competition of the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, a record number of nations penetrated the medal standings, totaling 30 in all.
Markov Drops 1Free To Be Fully Fueled For 50 Fly Showdown At YOG
Russia’s Daniil Markov will just be taking on the 50 fly final tonight and forgoing his spot in the 50m free semi-finals.
Ceccon Lifts Italy Up To Fourth Place In YOG Medal Standings
Night 4 of the 2018 Youth Olympic Games saw the nation of Italy get a big bump in the overall medal standings, courtesy of 17-year-old Thomas Ceccon.
Shkurdai Is Sole Scratch On Night 4 In Buenos Aires
Tonight is a sprint special in Buenos Aires, with the men’s 50 free, women’s 50 fly and men’s 50 back all on the agenda.
Olympian Kirsty Coventry Named Chairperson Of 2022 Youth Olympic Games
Olympian Kirsty Coventry can put another feather in her administrative experience cap, as the 35-year-old has been appointed Chairperson of the Senegal Youth Olympic Games Coordination Commission 2022.
Former World Champion Ning Zetao Coming Out Of Woodworks To Race
2015 World Champion Ning Zetao of China still holds the Asian record in the 100m free (47.65), but hasn’t competed at an elite meet since last year’s National Games of China.
Russia Remains On Top Of Medal Standings Heading Into YOG Day 4 Finals
Heading into day 4 finals, Russia remains atop the overall swimming medal table at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games taking place in Buenos Aires.
Burdisso Forgoes 50 Free Semi To Take On Milak In 100 Fly Final At YOG
Italian teen Federico Burdisso has scratched the 50m free semi-final in Buenos Aires to take on the likes of Kristof Milak and Andrei Minakov in the 100m fly final.
Kaylee McKeown Wins YOG Silver As Father Battles Cancer Back Home
While young Aussie Kaylee McKeown battles her way to the podium at the Youth Olympic Games currently in progress in Buenos Aires, her father is fighting a different kind of war at home.
Tokyo 2020 Open Water Bacteria Levels Improve With Help Of Screens
Tokyo 2020 organizers believe they are in the process of turning things around at Odaiba Marine Park.
Japan Building New High-Altitude Pool To Be Ready 2019
Something is brewing in the high-altitude training arena in Nagano, Japan.
Russia Powers To YOG Medal Table Lead Through Day 2
World record holder Kliment Kolesnikov took the men’s 100m back in Buenos Aires tonight, contributing to Russia’s lead in the overall YOG medal table through day 2.
Legendary Sprinter Popov Receives Olympic Order In Buenos Aires
Legendary Russian sprinter Alexander Popov received an Olympic Order during the International Olympic Committee (IOC) session taking place at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires.
Dropping 1Back, Norway’s Hvas Going All-In With 200 IM In Buenos Aires
All the fields remain in tact for tonight’s finals in Buenos Aires, save for the men’s 100m back, where Norwegian swimmer Tomoe Hvas has given up his spot in the final to instead go all-in on the 200m IM.
