:Venues of the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics

File:Singapore Sports School 20, Jul 07.JPG, which hosted three sports, is a specialized independent school for athletes.]]

File:Toa Payoh Swimming Complex, Aug 06.JPG hosted the diving competition at the Games.]]

File:Singapore Indoor Stadium, Dec 05.JPG and table tennis were held at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.]]

All training venues listed here existed before the Youth Olympics. Sports which are not listed had their training at the respective competition venues.{{Cite web|title=Competition Venues for Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games |publisher=Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee |date=29 April 2009 |url=http://www.singapore2010.sg/public/sg2010/en/en_news/en_media_releases/en_20090429_competition_venues_for_singapore_2010.html |access-date=4 August 2010 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120915081923/http://www.singapore2010.sg/public/sg2010/en/en_news/en_media_releases/en_20090429_competition_venues_for_singapore_2010.html |archive-date=15 September 2012 |url-status=dead }}

The Youth Olympic Village (YOV) of the Games housed over 5,000 athletes and team officials from 10 to 28 August 2010. Located in Nanyang Technological University (NTU), it was divided into two zones: the Residential Zone and the Village Square. The Residential Zone consisted of NTU's ten Halls of Residence, namely Halls 3 and 8 to 16. While two of the halls (Halls 3 and 16) were recently completed, most were existing halls with students who were forced to move out temporarily to make way for the event.{{Cite web|title=NTU hall residents to make way for YOG visitor|publisher=AsiaOne| date = 7 March 2010|url=https://www.asiaone.com/News/Education/Story/A1Story20100305-202695.html|access-date=21 February 2022}} The Village Square covered the entirety of the existing National Institute of Education campus and included the Event Information Centre, the Culture and Education Programme Plaza (with World Culture Village booths, evening festivals, the Olympic gallery, art installations, the health zone, the career corridor, etc), the main dining hall and retail outlets.

The YOV served as accommodation and a preparation point for the Games, and it also hosted specially designed cultural and educational activities for the athletes.{{Cite web|title=Youth Olympic Village |publisher=Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee |url=http://www.singapore2010.sg/public/sg2010/en/en_venues/en_yov.html |access-date=4 August 2010 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130113213621/http://www.singapore2010.sg/public/sg2010/en/en_venues/en_yov.html |archive-date=13 January 2013 |url-status=dead }} On 7 June 2010, it was announced that Parliamentary Secretary and SYOGOC advisor Teo Ser Luck, former national sprinter Canagasabai Kunalan and former national swimmer Joscelin Yeo were appointed as the Village Mayor and Deputy Village Mayors respectively.{{Cite web | title = Preparations for Youth Olympic Village on Track | publisher = Around the Rings | date = 11 June 2010 | url = http://aroundtherings.com/articles/view.aspx?id=34950 | access-date = 4 August 2010 }}

File:NTU Administration Building.JPG, which is the site of the first Youth Olympic Village]]

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) specified that all members of a National Olympic Committee team delegation had to stay overnight within the Youth Olympic Village for the duration of the Games, regardless of their competition schedules, "and shall participate in both sports competitions and in the culture and education programmes." IOC president Jacques Rogge stressed the need for athletes to enjoy their time at the Games and that "there should not be a gravity that you have at the traditional Games {{sic}} that's for later." The senior Olympic Games in contrast allow athletes and teams to leave the Games once their competition schedule has ended.{{Cite news | author = V Narayan Swamy | title = Athletes 'held captive' at Youth Olympic Games | date = 29 July 2010 | url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/Athletes-held-captive-at-Youth-Olympic-Games/articleshow/6230314.cms | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110811094445/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-07-29/others/28311499_1_youth-olympic-games-athletes-competition-schedules | url-status = live | archive-date = 11 August 2011 | newspaper = The Times of India | access-date = 4 August 2010 }}

Initial plans were for the YOV to be sited at the National University of Singapore's University Town, which was under construction. However, rising construction costs worldwide as cited by the SYOGOC prompted a shift to NTU.{{Cite web | author = Wong Siew Ying | title = Youth Olympic Village to be located at NTU, not NUS | publisher = Channel NewsAsia | date = 2 August 2008 | url = http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/364499/1/.html | access-date = 4 August 2010 }} The new US$423 million (S$598 million) construction project at NTU commenced work in 2008 and was completed in 2010.{{Cite web | title = Work starts on Singapore's Youth Olympic Village for 2010 | publisher = Red Sports | date = 17 February 2008 | url = http://redsports.sg/2008/02/17/youth-olympic-village-singapore/ | access-date = 4 August 2010 }} The Straits Times announced in July 2010 that hydrogen-electric hybrid buses would be used to ferry participants around the YOV, being among the first green buses to be used in Singapore.{{Cite web | author = Maria Almenoar | title = Green buses to hit roads Aug | publisher = Singapore Press Holdings | date = 20 July 2010 | url = http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_555715.html | access-date = 4 August 2010 }} A sculpture, titled The Wind and Wings, was specially made to commemorate the world's first Youth Olympic Village. It was unveiled by President of Singapore S. R. Nathan on 1 August 2010. The sculpture is made up of three tonnes of stainless steel and was sculpted by artist Yeo Chee Kiong.{{Cite web | author = Dylan Loh | title = Sculpture unveiled to mark world's first Youth Olympic Village | publisher = Channel NewsAsia | date = 2 August 2010 | url = http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1072914/1/.html | access-date = 4 August 2010 }}

{{note|1}}1. Although the Singapore 2010 official website listed the number of National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participating at 205 (all NOCs that exist as of 2010),{{Cite web|title=Youth Olympic Games |publisher=Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee |url=http://www.singapore2010.sg/public/sg2010/en/en_about_us/en_youth_olympics_games.html |access-date=4 August 2010 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120525024041/http://www.singapore2010.sg/public/sg2010/en/en_about_us/en_youth_olympics_games.html |archive-date=25 May 2012 |url-status=dead }} the Kuwait Olympic Committee was in fact banned in January and was thus not allowed to participate.{{Cite web|title=IOC ban Kuwait national Olympic committee |publisher=morethanthegames.com |date=5 January 2010 |url=http://www.morethanthegames.co.uk/other-sports/058038-ioc-ban-kuwait-national-olympic-committee |access-date=4 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121115022519/http://www.morethanthegames.co.uk/other-sports/058038-ioc-ban-kuwait-national-olympic-committee |archive-date=November 15, 2012 }}

{{note|2}}2. *scape is a public space in the downtown of Singapore dedicated to youth and their activities.{{Cite web | title = About Us – Our Story | publisher = *scape | url = http://www.scape.com.sg/about_us.asp | access-date = 28 August 2010 }}

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20100809053049/http://www.singapore2010.sg/public/sg2010/en/en_venues/en_compvenues.html Competition Venues] – Singapore 2010 official site
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20100504144526/http://singapore2010.sg/public/sg2010/en/en_ceremonies.html Opening & Closing Ceremonies] at The Float@Marina Bay – Singapore 2010 official site
• {{Cite web |url=http://www.singapore2010.sg/public/sg2010/en/en_venues/en_yov.html |title=Youth Olympic Village |access-date=2010-08-03 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130113213621/http://www.singapore2010.sg/public/sg2010/en/en_venues/en_yov.html |archive-date=2013-01-13 |url-status=dead }} – Singapore 2010 official site

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