Belarusian team off to 3rd Summer Youth Olympic Games

The Belarusian team has left for Buenos Aires for the 3^rd Youth Olympic Games. The ceremonial farewell took place in the hall of fame of the NOC. 37 juniors will compete in 16 sports. Almost half of them are track-and-field athletes. Also, 18 coaches fly to Argentina. The Olympics will be held from 6 to 18 October. Four thousand athletes from two hundred countries will compete for medals. The age of participants ranges from 15 to 18. At the 2^nd Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing in China the Belarusian team took 9 medals. In the unofficial team competition Belarus took the 15th place.