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title: "What is the age limit for the athletes participating in the Youth Olympic Games?"  
description: "What is the age limit for the athletes participating in the Youth Olympic Games?"  
author: "ramesh kumar"  
published: 2018-01-31  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/33809/what-is-the-age-limit-for-the-athletes-participating-in-the-youth-olympic-games  
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tags: ["games", "olympics"]  
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# What is the age limit for the athletes participating in the Youth Olympic Games?

What is the [age limit](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2177/a-tiktok-update-will-only-permit-adult-hosts-to-stream-live-content) for the [athletes](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/4552/10-best-athletes-of-india) participating in the [Youth](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/23342/building-a-resume-for-troubled-youth-looking-for-their-first-job) Olympic [Games](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/13085/the-most-famous-casino-games)?

## Answers

### Answer by Vishal Kesarwani

![What is the age limit for the athletes participating in the Youth Olympic Games?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/16082a8f-570e-430f-86b1-6eded3ec063b/images/ea7f57b4-b19d-4bd3-a8e8-e5cfe81b5e76.png)\

**Youth Olympics are an international sports event of multiple sports which is organized by the international Olympic committee.**

Just **like other Olympics events the Youth Olympic Games are also held in a 4-year interval.** The idea of Youth Olympics was first introduced by Johann Rosenzopf in the year 1988 and in the year 2007 on July 6 the International Olympic Committee in which there were around 119 members approved the creation of a youth segment of the Olympics Games. This event also features

**The age limit for the athletes participating in the Youth Olympic Games is 14 to 18 years.**


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