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YOG Information:

The 1st YOG is held in Singapore, 2010. The mascots are Lyo and Merly

Lyo -- The Lion of the Youth Olympics Merly -- sea (mer) of liveliness and youthfulness

The Torch will first travel from Athens, Greece, to Berlin, Germany, to Senegal, Africa, to New Zealand, and then Dakar, India, then Seoul, Korea, then Singapore!

There are 18 venues for the Games, and the Games will be held on 14 August 2010 till 26 August 2010.

Lyo likes to eat Hainanese Chicken Rice with Chilli Crab while Merly likes to eat Ice Kachang.

The two mascots are like young lions, representing youthfulness and liveliness.

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