99 Days to the Youth Olympic Games - 07.05.2010 Less than a week after the AIBA Youth boxers qualified for the Youth Olympic  Games in Singapore, the organisers today celebrated the 99-day countdown  to the first-ever Youth Olympic Games, which will start on 14th August 2010.

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There will be a total of 66 boxers among the 3,600 athletes between 14 and 18 years of age who will represent all 205 National Olympic Committees to compete in the 26 sports on the London 2012 Olympic Games Program.

A culture and education program will raise participants' awareness of the Olympic values and topics such as healthy lifestyle and the fight against doping.

The International Olympic Committee marked the milestone date by releasing a photograph competition on Flickr to capture the spirit of the Youth Olympic Games and by releasing '99 seconds', video interviews with Youth Olympic Games Ambassadors Michael Phelps and Yelena Isinbayeva. The group of 30 Young Ambassadors, nominated by a pilot group of National Olympic Committees, also celebrated '99 days to go' in their regions and communities.