1998 World Youth Games
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"World Youth Games" redirects here. For its successor sport event, see Youth Olympic Games. For the annual Swedish meeting, see Världsungdomsspelen.
The 1998 World Youth Games was the first international multi-sport event of its kind. More than 7,500 young athletes representing 140 countries[1] of the world participated in this event. The Games took place in Moscow, Russia from July 11 to 19, 1998.
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Host city | Moscow |
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Nations | 140 (estimated) |
Athletes | 7,500 (estimated) |
Opening | July 11 |
Closing | July 19 |
Opened by | Boris Yeltsin President of Russia |
Main venue | Luzhniki Stadium |
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