Bids for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

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Bids for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

Winner: Buenos Aires. Runner-up: Medellín.

Overview
Six cities entered bids to host the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. The IOC shortlisted three candidate cities: Buenos Aires (Argentina), Glasgow (United Kingdom), and Medellín (Colombia). On July 4, 2013, Buenos Aires was elected as the host city at an IOC session in Lausanne, winning with 49 votes. Medellín was the runner-up with 39 votes.

Bidding process and timeline
- The IOC launched the bidding process on September 15, 2011, sending letters to all National Olympic Committees.
- Bids were due by March 1, 2012, and the list of applicant cities was announced on March 2, 2012.
- Poznań (Poland) withdrew in October 2012.
- On February 13, 2013, the IOC Executive Board selected three candidate cities: Buenos Aires, Glasgow, and Medellín.
- The host city election took place on July 4, 2013 in Lausanne, with Buenos Aires winning.

Candidate cities
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Glasgow, United Kingdom
- Medellín, Colombia

Other bids
- Guadalajara (Mexico), Rotterdam (Netherlands), and Poznań (Poland) were among other bids. Poznań withdrew; Rotterdam and Guadalajara did not advance to candidate status.

Notable context
- For the first time, no Asian NOCs bid for the Summer Youth Olympics.
- Glasgow’s bid represented Scotland’s first Olympic bid.
- Medellín planned to use venues from the 2010 South American Games at the Atanasio Girardot complex.

Winner
Buenos Aires won the right to host the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics; Medellín was the runner-up.