First YOG Costed 400 Million Dollars
Wednesday, 15th September 2010
The Singapore government confirm that the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) had cost Singapore close to S$400 million to host it. The initial estimates for the inaugural YOG was S$104 million when Singapore put in the bid for the game. The government spokeperson said "Singapore delivered an inaugural YOG that received high praise from the International Olympic Committee, the international federations, athletes and guests, and most importantly, Singapore citizens who were proud of the collective achievement."