The Lausanne 2020 Youth Olympic Winter Games will take place from 9 to 22 January 2020. The Youth Olympic Games are an international Olympic sporting event of the highest level for athletes aged 15 to 18.
They combine sports performance, culture and education in an authentic celebration of sport with a festive atmosphere. The aim is to encourage young people to adopt and represent the positive values of sport – respect for others, for themselves and for our environment; friendship between people and cultures; and, excellence in self-giving – and to become sports ambassadors throughout the world.
Lausanne 2020 is seeking to create a new sports platform for young people by actively involving them in the preparation and organisation of the event.