Youth Olympic Games

The Organizing commitee of the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore in August have changed their rules on the number of coaches a country can send with its young athletes. (International Gymnastics) In gymnastics they had only previously allowed one coach for both mens and womens gymnastics - difficult if your male and female entry train on different sides of the country! This rule had led to the USA refusing to send a female gymnast.

I haven't found a lot of info on entries yet but Russia's Viktoria Komova is due to attend, having won the junior all around and a heap of other medals at the junior European championships. With the organizing commitee now allowing one coach per gymnast it will be interesting to see if USA Gymnastics go back on their word and send someone like Jordyn Wieber (junior Pacific Rim champion) to compete with Komova. She may be one of the few that can.....

Also - the Singapore organizing commitee have planned a special 'olympic lane' on the roads connecting the athlete's village and competition venues. Motorists will be required to give way to specially marked official vehicles.