Argentine Olympic Committee (COA) president Gerardo Werthein has announced that Buenos Aires would bid to host the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. They will compete with Monterrey, Mexico; Medellin, Colombia; Abuja, Nigeria; and Kaspiysk, Russia when the International Olympic Committee (IOC) choose the host city in June 2013.
“We believe that Buenos Aires would be an excellent host city for this exciting new addition to the Olympic sports calendar,” said Werthein. “Our aim is help spread the positive values of Olympism amongst young people in Argentina, South America and across the world.”
