1st Youth Olympic Games
Singapore (SIN), August 14 – 26, 2010
LAUSANNE (SUI), FIG Office, August 3, 2010: The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) has confirmed the list of gymnasts who will participate in the inaugural Youth Olympic Games (YOG) this month in Singapore (SIN). A total of 150 athletes born between 1993 and 1995, hailing from 55 countries and representing all continents, will compete in Artistic, Rhythmic and Trampoline Gymnastics at the YOG set for August 14 - 26.
In Artistic Gymnastics, 42 boys and 42 girls will get the chance to qualify for 18 spots in the respective All-around Finals while eight places are available for each Apparatus Final.
18 Individual gymnasts and six Groups of four compete in Rhythmic Gymnastics. The top eight ranked Individual gymnasts and the top four ranked Groups from Qualifications proceed to the respective All-around Finals.
Trampoline Gymnastics entered twelve boys and twelve girls to the first Youth Olympic Games. The top eight male and female athletes qualify for the Finals.
Shing Eng Chia from Singapore is one of the YOG participants. The 15 year old gymnast competes together with her compatriots Miki Erica Nomura, Yi Lin Phaan and Kwee Peng Ann Sim in the Rhythmic Gymnastics Group representing the host country. Shing Eng, who first started with Artistic Gymnastics at the age of eight, found her way to Rhythmic Gymnastics only two years ago. She likes the handling of the different apparatus in her sport and she is convinced that practicing gymnastics makes her feel more confident. The young Singaporean athlete looks forward to the YOG as a once-in-a-lifetime experience and she is thrilled to get to meet fellow athletes from many different countries.
Gymnasts’ eligibility
The YOG participants must fulfill some requirements in order to get their ticket to Singapore. Age limits restricts the participation to WAG and RG gymnasts born in 1995 and to MAG and TRA gymnasts born between 1993 and 1995 exclusively.
Most gymnasts qualified their country for the YOG at their respective Junior Continental Championships held from November 2009 until May 2010. Nominative entries were then decided by the NOCs.
A certain number of NOC universality places and host country places have been reserved in order to guarantee a balanced representation of the continents and participation of the host country. When these quota places were not used, the next eligible NOC from the same continent according to the results from the qualifying event was called upon.
YOG participants may not have previously participated at FIG senior competitions or multi-sport games. Besides, a maximum of one male (except RG) and one female gymnast is allowed per NOC per discipline. In the Rhythmic Gymnastics Group competition, only one Group of four gymnasts is allowed per continent, plus the host country.
Download the nominative entry lists here!
The start lists and competition schedules of the respective competitions may be looked at on the FIG micro website.
Read more about the gymnastics competition format at the YOG and the athletes eligibilty.
