2018 Summer Youth Olympics
The 2018 Summer Youth Olympics (Spanish: Juegos Olímpicos de la Juventud de 2018), officially known as the III Summer Youth Olympic Games, and commonly known as Buenos Aires 2018, were an international sports, cultural, and educational event held from 6 to 18 October 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. They were the first Youth Olympic Games held outside of Eurasia, and the first Summer Games held outside of Asia and the first to be held in the Western and Southern hemispheres. It was the second Olympic Games held in South America after the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
| Host city | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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| Motto | Feel the future (Spanish: Viví el futuro) |
| Nations | 206 |
| Athletes | 3,997 |
| Events | 239 in 32 sports |
| Opening | 6 October |
| Closing | 18 October |
| Opened by | President Mauricio Macri |
| Cauldron | Santiago Lange and Paula Pareto |
| Stadium | Parque Polideportivo Roca |
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