Four Cities Apply to Host the 1st Winter Youth Olympic Games in 2012

7 March 2008 -- The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced that four cities have been put forward by their respective National Olympic Committees (NOCs) to apply to host the 1st Winter Youth Olympic Games in 2012. The Candidate Cities, in alphabetical order, are: Harbin (China), Innsbruck (Austria), Kuopio (Finland), and Lillehammer (Norway).

The NOCs had until 6 March 2008, midnight, to notify the IOC that a city within their jurisdiction was interested in applying.

The four Youth Olympic Games Candidate Cities now have until 19 June to prepare and submit their Candidature Files by replying to the IOC questionnaire. An analysis of their Files by a panel of Olympic Movement experts will allow a shortlist of Youth Olympic Games Candidate Cities to be drawn up for further assessment by an IOC Evaluation Commission.

19 June 2008:
- Submission of the YOG Candidature File

August 2008:
- Shortlist of YOG Candidate Cities

November 2008:
- Recommendation by the IOC Executive Board of YOG Candidate Cities to be submitted to the IOC members for election as Host City

December 2008:
- Election by postal vote of the Host City of the 1st Winter Youth Olympic Games
- Announcement of the Host City of the 1st Winter Youth Olympic Games

Source: IOC

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