2024 Winter Youth Olympics
The 2024 Winter Youth Olympics (Korean: 2024년 동계 청소년 올림픽, romanized: 2024nyeon Donggye Cheongsonyeon Ollimpik), officially known as the IV Winter Youth Olympic Games and commonly known as Gangwon 2024 (Korean: 강원 2024), were a winter multi-sport event, cultural festival, and fourth edition of the Winter Youth Olympics held between 19 January and 1 February 2024 in Gangwon Province, South Korea.
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| Host city | Gangwon Province, South Korea |
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| Motto | Grow Together, Shine Forever (Korean: 함께할 때 빛나는 우리, Hamkkehal Ttae Bichnaneun Uli) |
| Nations | 78 |
| Athletes | 1,803 |
| Events | 81 events in 7 sports (15 disciplines) |
| Opening | 19 January 2024 |
| Closing | 1 February 2024 |
| Opened by | President Yoon Suk-yeol |
| Cauldron | Lee Jeong-min |
| Stadium | Gangneung Oval and Yongpyong Dome (opening ceremony) Gangwon Olympic Stage (closing ceremony) |
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That was the third time South Korea hosted the Olympic Games, after the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul and the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, and the second time the country hosted the Winter games, after the 2018 Olympics. It was also the first Winter Youth Olympics held in Asia, as well as the third overall Youth Olympic Games in the continent, after the 2010 Olympics in Singapore and the 2014 Olympics in Nanjing, China (all Summer Games).