| Host City: | Nanjing, China |
| Motto: | Share the Games, Share our dreams |
| Nations: | 203 |
| Athletes: | 3,579 |
| Events: | 222 in 28 sports |
| Opening: | 16 August |
| Closing: | 28 August |
| Opened By: | President Xi Jinping[1] |
| Cauldron: | Chen Ruolin |
| Stadium: | Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre |
| Summer Prev: | Singapore 2010 |
| Summer Next: | Buenos Aires 2018 |
| Winter Prev: | Innsbruck 2012 |
| Winter Next: | Lillehammer 2016 |
The 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, officially known as the II Summer Youth Olympic Games, and commonly known as Nanjing 2014 (Chinese: c=南京2014|p=Nánjīng Èr Líng yī sì), were the second Summer Youth Olympic Games, an international sports, education and cultural festival for teenagers, held from 16 to 28 August 2014 in Nanjing, China. These were the first Youth Olympic Games held in China, making it the first country to host both regular and Youth Olympics following the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
See main article: article and Bids for the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. The International Olympic Committee established the Youth Olympic Games in July 2007.[2] The 2014 host city was elected on 10 February 2010, during the 2010 IOC Session in Vancouver. This was the first election of a Youth Olympic Games host city held in an IOC Session. The elections for the host cities of the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics and 2012 Winter Youth Olympics were done through postal votes by IOC members.
| City | Nation | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | |||
| Poznań |  Poland | 42 |
Like other Olympic events, the 2014 Summer Youth Games has its own logo.[5] The logo consists of three parts. The colorful "NANJING" reflects the image of the gate of Nanjing and the features of some Jiangnan houses. The various colors symbolize youths' energetic spirit.
All of the venues are located in four zones within Nanjing.[6] All venues with the exception of the cycling road, sailing, and triathlon venues, were temporary.[7]
The Nanjing Olympic Sports Center hosted the opening and closing ceremonies.
| District | Venue | Image | Sports | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gulou | Longjiang Gymnasium | Judo, Wrestling | ||
| Wutaishan Sports Center | Basketball, Football, Table tennis | |||
| Jiangning | Fangshan Sports Training Base | Archery, Shooting | ||
| Jiangning Sports Center | Football, Handball | |||
| Jinniu Lake Sailing Venue | Sailing | |||
| Jianye | Nanjing International Expo Center | Boxing, Fencing, Modern Pentathlon, Taekwondo, Weightlifting | ||
| Nanjing Olympic Sports Center | Aquatics, Athletics, Gymnastics, Modern Pentathlon | 60,000 | ||
| Pukou | Laoshan National Forest Park | Cycling | ||
| Youth Olympic Sports Park | Beach Volleyball, Cycling, Field Hockey, Rugby Sevens | |||
| Xuanwu | Nanjing Sport Institute | Badminton, Tennis | ||
| Xinzhuang Equestrian Venue, generally known as the Nanjing International Exhibition Center | Equestrian | |||
| Xuanwu Lake Park | Triathlon | |||
| Xuanwu Lake Rowing-Canoeing Venue | Canoeing, Rowing | |||
| Zhongshan International Golf Club | Golf |
See main article: article and 2014 Summer Youth Olympics torch relay.
The Youth Olympic torch was designed by the Vatti Corporation Ltd. The torch is known as the "Gate of Happiness." A structure resembling a city gate is found on the top part of the torch and the blue color of the torch represents the peaceful tranquility of Nanjing. The Yangtze which flows next to Nanjing is presented as stripes found on the handle of the torch. It is said that the torch is capable of resisting wind speeds of 11 m/s, rainfall of 50mm/h, altitude of up to 4500m and a temperature range of -15˚C to 45˚C.[8]
Following Olympic tradition the torch lighting ceremony was held on 30 April 2014 in Athens, Greece at the Panathenaic Stadium where the first Olympic Games were held. Four young athletes from Greece and China competed in a mini-relay.
The torch relay was divided into two parts. The first part was a digital relay where people who downloaded an app were able to participate in the relay through an interactive option called "Give Me Fire." When using this feature users were able to pass the Youth Olympic flame to their friends by touching their devices together. The relay visited 258 different online locations from the 204 participating NOCs over a 98-day period.[9]
After the digital relay the relay began its physical portion in Nanjing where a 10-day relay was held.[10] 104 torch bearers carried the torch singularly or in pairs over 100 legs. Torch bearers were primarily focused on youth and included individuals from sport, culture, media, volunteers and the International Olympic Committee. Notable torch bearers included two time badminton Olympian gold medalist Lin Dan, 2008 Olympic fencing gold medalist Zhong Man, director Chen Weiya and composer Bian Liunian.[11]
222 events, there will be 13 mixed team events (Mixed-NOCs), 4 mixed team events (NOCs), 1 open event (Equestrian), 109 men's events, and 95 women's events. This is a tentative list of the sports program taken from the general presentation of the 2nd Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2014.[12] Golf and Rugby sevens will be contested for the first time. Beach volleyball will replace indoor volleyball and other format changes to sports like field hockey which introduced a five a side format. New events have also been introduced in some of the sports including a shooting mixed gender event among others.[13]
These were the demonstration sports in the games:[14]
See main article: article and 2014 Summer Youth Olympics medal table. The NYOGOC did not keep an official medal tally. The ranking in this table is based on information provided by the IOC and is consistent with IOC convention in its published medal tables. For the full medal table, refer to the main article.
Medals won by teams with athletes from more than one National Olympic Committee are included in the table as medals awarded to a mixed-NOCs team. There were eight events which composed entirely of mixed-NOCs teams, and as such all 25 medals in these events, including two bronzes in judo, were swept by mixed-NOCs teams. The remaining medals were won in events which combined mixed-NOCs teams and teams representing one NOC. The mixed-NOCs listing is not given a ranking.
Alongside the mixed-NOCs teams, the top ten ranked NOCs are listed below. China (highlighted), as host nation, is also included in the table.
All dates are BJT (UTC+8)222 events are expected to be held over the 2014 Youth Olympics. The schedule will be finalized as the event becomes closer.[15]