YOUTH OLYMPICS OF NANJING, THE BLUE THE SHIPPING FOR CHINA

She left the shipping blue, who will attend August 16 to 28 in the second edition of the Summer Youth Olympic Games, the sporting event for young athletes aged between 15 and 18 years, scheduled in Nanjing (Nanking), China, ancient Capital of the South, built on the delta of the Yangtze River. In all, the delegation consists of 69 athletes (33 boys and 36 girls), eight more than those who represented Italy in Singapore 2010.
The blues, all “branded” Armani EA7 thanks to the uniforms with the new coat of arms (which is the title of a time) desired by the President of CONI Malagò, will compete in 21 disciplines (three more than in Singapore) in an attempt to best of 25 podiums (8 golds, 10 silvers and 7 bronzes) obtained by their predecessors. The cones will be represented by deputy chairman, George Poor, and member of the Board, Alessandra Sensini, while the Chief of Mission will be Anna Riccardi.
The Lombardy Region with 13 athletes is no longer present, followed by Lazio (10) and the duo Veneto / Emilia Romagna, about equal proportion There are only 7 Valle d’Aosta, Molise and Basilicata, absent in 2010, and Sardinia , instead, took part in the first Youth Olympic Games, one of Singapore 2010, an Cagliari.

The Committee of the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing has prediposto many activities during the Games: There are, in fact, 77 steps to make sure that young people from all over the world can share a wealth of cultural information.
To explore the creativity of young people around the world and better meet their demands in the field of cultural activities and education, the Committee has ordered 20 related events, including the Festival of the young, the Village of the world culture, the use of new media and the experience of the urban culture.
Also, to help young people around the world perceive the Chinese culture, will be held in Nanjing also a number of initiatives with the theme “Summer of Culture of Nanjing”, which include cultural activities typical of the Youth Olympic Games, a summer school, exhibitions, reading activities and a collection of articles and seminars, for a total of 57 initiatives.