It's the first ever Youth Olympics and it's patterned after the usual
Olympics, but the difference is, it's participated only by teens aging 14 to 18.
Various countries around the world will participate in the Summer Youth Olympics 2010 in Singapore and that includes the Philippines, which will have 8 official delegates in the said event.
One of them is Jeron Alvin Teng (photo above), who will compete in the
basketball event. Jeron is the son of former PBA player Alvin Teng and
brother of
Other delegates under Team Philippines include Cris Michael Tolomia, Bobby Ray Parks Jr and Michael Anthony Pate also for Basketball, Jessie Khing Lacuña and Jasmin Alkhaldi for Swimming, Patricia Llena for Weightlifting and Leigh Anne Nuguid for Taekwondo.
Appointed ambassadors of the 2010 Youth Olympics are American swimmer Michael Phelps (14-time Olympic gold medalist), Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt (3-time Olympic gold medalist) and Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva (2-time gold medalist).
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