The Youth Olympic Games, as the name indicates, are first of all Olympic Games. They are therefore an international sporting event on the highest level during which 1800 young people, ages 15 to 18 from 70 nations, will compete for medals in 8 different sports. But the concept of the YOG goes far beyond sporting […]
Lausanne will host the first edition of the Ladies Open tennis tournament from 13 to 21 July 2019. The WTA tournament has been given the rating of an ‘International’ tournament and will take place at the Stade-Lausanne Tennis Club, located next to Lake Geneva. Spectators will have the chance to see some of the world’s […]
Are you sensitive to the litter issue? Take part on the 20th of every month in the Lausanne 2020 Plogging! Plogging is a Swedish concept that combines jogging and garbage collection. Developed in Scandinavia, it quickly spread out to major international cities, thus forming today an important awareness network that tackles the issue of urban […]
In January 2020, the Vaud Alps (Villars, Les Diablerets and Leysin) will be hosting alpine skiing, ski mountaineering, freestyle snowboarding, and snowboard competitions. With fewer than 200 days remaining before the start of the Lausanne 2020 Youth Olympic Games, the host sites are already celebrating, and students are not being left out! Here’s just one […]
OrTra Santé-Social Vaud is an educational establishment that provides training for apprentices in the field of social healthcare. Trained professionals in the field of social healthcare provide daily support to children, elderly people, and people with disabilities, notably in terms of their leisure pursuits. The establishment has collaborated with the Youth Olympics since 2016, with […]
The schoolchildren from Poliez-Pittet (Vaud) lived a morning that they are not about to forget. The European rowing double-medalist champion and member of the Athletes ‘Council of Lausanne 2020, Frédérique Rol, shared with them her everyday activities of an elite sportswoman. “It was a busy morning! We first discussed about the importance of sports and […]
😁😁😁 . #repost @youtholympics . “Youth Olympian @marco_ladner summer training ☀️ looks fun 😅” . . . #☀️ #⛷ #❄️
“Les Jeux Olympiques de la Jeunesse à Lausanne comptent beaucoup pour moi” - Roger Biesiada (USA), skeleton . “The Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne means a lot to me” - Roger Biesiada (USA), skeleton
Notre ambassadrice la médaillée Olympique 🥈Timea Bacsinszky a inspiré des graines de champions lors du @timea.official 🎾 challenge . Our ambassador and Olympic medalist 🥈Timea Bacsinszky inspired the future tennis champions during the @timea.official 🎾challenge
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