The 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games are set to take place from August 16-28 in Nanjing, China, will showcase some of the best junior talent in the world. This year’s Games are the second in the competition’s history, with the first held in Singapore in 2010.
Viktoria Komova, the all-around gold medalist in 2010, went on to win the silver all-around medal in the 2012 Olympic Games. As in 2010, the United States WAG program has opted not to send a gymnast, as the competition conflicts with the country’s national championships.
Official list of 2014 Youth Olympic Game competitors by country, as released by the FIG on July 21:
Algeria: Fatima Ahlem Mokhtari | Japan: Sae Miyakawa |
Argentina: Agustina Santamaria | Kazakhstan: Arailym Khanseiitova |
Austria: Ceyda Sirbu | Mexico: Stephanie Hernandez |
Belarus: Natallia Yakubava | Netherlands: Isa Maassen** |
Belgium: Jelle Beullens | New Zealand: Millie Williamson |
Brazil: Flavia Saraiva* | Norway: Martine Skregelid |
Canada: Sydney Townsend | Peru: Ana Karina Mendez |
Cayman Islands: Morgan Lloyd | Philippines: Ava Verdeflor |
China: Wang Yan | Poland: Wiktoria Lopuszanska |
Colombia: Valentina Pardo | Portugal: Sara Raposeiro |
Czech Republic: Veronika Cenkova | Puerto Rico: Paola Moreira |
Egypt: Nada Ayman Ibrahim | Qatar: Rahma Al Dulaimi |
Finland: Monica Sileoni | Romania: Laura Jurca |
France: Camille Bahl | Russia: Seda Tutkhalyan |
Germany: Antonia Alicke | Singapore: Nadine Joy Nathan |
Great Britain: Ellie Downie | South Africa: Mammule Rankoe |
Greece: Evangelia Monokrousou | South Korea: Hana Park |
Guatemala: Katherine Godinez | Switzerland: Gaia Nesurini |
Hungary: Boglarka Devai | Tunisia: Rahma Mastouri |
Iraq: Fatimah Saadi Al-Tameemi | Turkey: Tutya Yilmaz |
Italy: Iosra Abdelaziz | Uzbekistan: Veronika Orlova |
* Replaces Rebeca Andrade, who broke her toe
** Replaces Wendy de Jong, who injured her ankle
As per eligibility requirements for WAG participation, every athlete was born in 1999. The youngest competitors are Nathan and Mastouri, both of whom will turn 15 on December 29. The oldest is Verdeflor, who turned 15 on January 2 and who trains at WOGA in Dallas, Texas.
Article by Lauren Hopkins
Isa Maassen will be going to yog instead of Wendy de Jong for the Netherlands. Wendy injured her ankle. Dutch gym federation announced it today: http://www.kngu.nl/nieuws/turnster-isa-maassen-vervangt-wendy-de-jong-bij-jeugd-olympische-spelen
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Thank you! Also just heard Rebeca Andrade of Brazil is out. 😦
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