Great Britain at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
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Great Britain participated in the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, the inaugural Youth Olympic Games, held in Singapore.
Great Britain at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics | |
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IOC code | GBR |
NOC | British Olympic Association |
Website | www |
in Singapore | |
Competitors | 39 in 16 sports |
Flag bearer | David Bolarinwa[1] |
Medals Ranked 17th |
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Summer Youth Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The British squad consisted of 40 athletes competing in 16 sports: aquatics (diving and swimming), archery, athletics, badminton, boxing, canoeing, equestrian, fencing, gymnastics, modern pentathlon, rowing, sailing, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, and triathlon.[2]
On 13 July 2010, the British Olympic Association announced their YOG squad with many well known names, including Tom Daley who competed for Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China and also won a world championship gold in Rome. Another well known name was Oliver Golding who reached the semi-finals of The Championships, Wimbledon in the boys singles of 2010.