BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Oct. 4, 2018– The III Summer Youth Olympic Games will take place in Buenos Aires, Argentina from October 6 – 18, 2018, where almost 4,000 athletes will compete in 36 disciplines. The Youth Olympic Games are an elite multi-sport program for athletes ages 15 to 18, and are held every 4 years. Buenos Aires 2018 will be the first gender balanced Olympic event, meaning equal numbers of male and female athletes.
Belize will be represented by a contingent of 2 athletes, 2 coaches and a Chief of Mission.
Athletics: Athlete – Breann Young (discus); Coach – Mr. Frederick Evans.
Table Tennis: Athlete – Rohit Pagarani; Coach – Ms. Aya Kubota.
Chief of Mission: Mr. Deon Sutherland.
Breann Young will be the flagbearer for Belize. Team Belize departs on Thursday, October 4, and returns on Saturday, October 20.
We wish Team Belize a safe journey and all the best at the Games.
– press release –
(Amandala Sports Ed. Note: A pity only 2 athletes/sports from Belize will be at these Games. Sports provide a unique avenue for Belizean youth to see the world, and for the world to see the full spectrum of our Belizean youth.)