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BA2018 Revisited: Where are they now? 

Some of the biggest cheers of the YOG Buenos Aires 2018 were reserved for Argentine BMX star Agustina Roth in the city&rsquo;s pumping Urban Park venue, as she teamed with compatriot I&ntilde;aki Iriartes to win gold for the host nation in the brand\-new mixed BMX freestyle park event\.

BA2018 Revisited: “The YOG were a beautiful experience,” says BMX champion Roth

Italian gymnast Giorgia Villa won 3 gold medals - vault, floor, and all-around - at the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games. "I still have goosebumps just thinking about it!" The 17-year-old told Olympic Channel, as she relived the emotional experience two years on, as well as revealing how she keeps her 2019 World Championship team bronze medal clean, and sharing how she felt while trying to qualify for the Tokyo Games to follow in the footsteps of idol Vanessa Ferrari.

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Villa: How Youth Olympic golds set me up for precious world champs medal

"After that, my life changed" explains B-Boy Bumblebee, who looks back on his Youth Olympic Games gold medal performance and shares how he's taken his breaking to a new level in the two years since the 2018 event. Find out why the Russian and feels attached to his competition name, how focusing on developing his improvisation has helped him master other technical elements of the dance sport, and looks beyond the Paris 2024 games to a possible career in acting.

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Bumblebee: Buenos Aires YOG gold was big transformer in my career

BA2018 Revisited: Most memorable moments

How do you reflect on your experiences at the YOG?

“It counts in my favour”: 100m champion Davids believes YOG experience gives him advantage over rivals

Two years on from Buenos Aires 2018, how do you look back on your time there?

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How do you reflect on your experiences at the YOG Buenos Aires 2018?

BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA - OCTOBER 18:  Caroline Sara Dubois of Great Britain celebrates her victory in Women's Light (57-60kg) Gold Medal Bout during day 12 of Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games at Oceania Pavilion in the Youth Olympic Park on October 18, 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Photo by Amilcar Orfali/Getty Images)

Caroline Dubois

“Seeing women boxing at the Olympic Games ignited a fire in me”: YOG champion Dubois inspired by female trailblazers

It&rsquo;s been over two years since you competed in the YOG\. How do you reflect on your time at Buenos Aires 2018?

“It was one of the best moments of my life”: US gymnast Briones reflects on YOG gold

Two years on from the YOG Buenos Aires 2018, how do you reflect on your experiences there?

BA2018 Revisited: ‘The YOG is my happy place,’ reveals archery champion Cowles

Australian swimmer Kaylee McKeown made a big splash at the YOG Buenos Aires 2018, winning four medals in the pool &ndash; including gold in the 50m backstroke &ndash; and has since continued her success at the senior level\.

Kaylee McKeown: “There are so many YOG experiences that I'll take with me forever”

At the 2020 Roland Garros tournament, moved to October because of COVID\-19, Swiatek was like a hurricane in the way she burst into the spotlight\. Nothing bothered her: neither the rain and cold, nor her opponents\. She outplayed them all, one after another, starting with Marketa Vondrousova, a 2019 finalist,

Iga Swiatek: “I always dreamed of the Olympics!”

Sitting on his chair on the Suzanne Lenglen court on a rainy autumn day, Hugo Gaston, ranked 239th in the world, was beaming from ear to ear\. Like a child caught with his hand in the cookie jar\. But this was for real\.

Hugo Gaston, from the YOG to the French Open: the birth of a champion

Cycling’s most memorable YOG moments

YOG serves up ace tennis moments

Masters of Ceremonies

The Youth Olympic Games are not just about sport &ndash; they are also about bringing young athletes from all over the world together, and enabling them to create friendships and memories that will last a lifetime\.

Friends Forever at the YOG

#YOGsocial: The latest posts from YOG stars

On your bike: Cycling’s YOG stars

India&rsquo;s Manu Bhaker has quickly established herself as one of the rising stars in the shooting world\.

Quickfire questions with shooting star Manu Bhaker

New chance to shine: Stars of Buenos Aires 2018 who could light up Tokyo next year

Buenos Aires may be synonymous with the tango, but it was another form of dancing that entranced the city during the YOG in 2018\.

Breaking the mould

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Keely Small’s big Tokyo ambition

ROME, ITALY - MAY 31: Mariya Lasitskene of Russia competes in the women's high jump during the IAAF Golden Gala Pietro Mennea at Olimpico Stadium on May 31, 2018 in Rome, Italy.  (Photo by Paolo Bruno/Getty Images)

#YOGWatch: YOG stars shine in September

Buenos Aires 2018: Where are they now?

Just a year ago, one of the most exciting conclusions to a medal event at the Youth Olympic Games \(YOG\) Buenos Aires 2018 came in equestrian, in the continental team event, where North America pipped Europe to the gold medal following a dramatic jump\-off\. Part of the victorious quintet &ndash;

Celebrating one year on from Buenos Aires 2018 in the words of Youth Olympic champion Marissa Thompson

A day in the life of… YOG gold medallist Grace Kim

Brave new world in Buenos Aires

What was it like to be involved in the first\-ever YOG?

Rania Rahardja: Pioneering wheelchair fencing in Singapore through YCM+

In love with Buenos Aires

Throughout the YOG Buenos Aires 2018, athletes from different National Olympic Committees \(NOCs\) were seen putting their patriotic loyalties aside to compete together in a wide range of mixed\-NOC team events\.

Unity in diversity: YOG athletes cross barriers to compete in solidarity

No edition of the Olympic Games would be possible without the tireless efforts of thousands of volunteers &ndash; and the YOG Buenos Aires 2018 were no exception\. More than 8,000 local and international volunteers were recruited to help the YOG run smoothly, working in a wide range of essential roles

People power: YOG volunteers 'a part of history'

The individual men&rsquo;s dunk and women&rsquo;s shoot\-out competitions provided some of the most memorable moments of a thrilling few days of non\-stop basketball action\. Sporting a cape for the occasion, Argentinian &ldquo;superhero&rdquo; Fausto Ruesga thrilled the home crowd as he slam\-dunked his way to gold\. In the women&rsquo;s event, meanwhile,

Basketball’s new breed serve up thrilling spectacle 

Chosen by the International Federations of the 32 sports on the YOG programme, the ARMs were all experienced elite athletes, with many Olympians in the group, who were on hand to inspire and mentor the athletes during the Games, taking part in various engagement activities and workshops, as well as

Sharing their experience: ARMs at the YOG

The modern pentathlon world has been warned: Egypt are a force to be reckoned with\. Elgendy and Abdelmaksoud were in a class of their own in the individual events and also excelled in the team competition, respectively occupying the top two spots on the podium\.

Egypt’s modern pentathletes ride high in Buenos Aires

As top seeds started falling in the early rounds of tennis action at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games, less fancied players got the opportunity to make a name for themselves\.

France to the fore after top seeds stumble

&ldquo;It felt like the Colosseum, with everybody watching you from above\.&rdquo;

Buenos Aires 2018 flashback: Quotes of the YOG

Russia&rsquo;s Polina Shcherbakova landed the first taekwondo gold of Buenos Aires 2018 in the women&rsquo;s \-44 kg category, defeating Korea&rsquo;s Mireu Kang 12\-6 in the final, with all 12 of her points coming from attacking strikes\.

Formidable fighters provide vision of taekwondo’s future 

The YOG slalom and sprint events represent a departure from the traditional Olympic formats\. In the head\-to\-head sprints, athletes compete in pairs &ndash; against the clock rather than each other &ndash; starting on opposite sides of a circular course and completing one full circuit of it\. In the slalom events,

Canoe/kayak events prove a big hit at Buenos Aires 2018

Touraine\-Helias and Solera beat Argentina&rsquo;s Agustina Giannasio and Thailand&rsquo;s Aitthiwat Soithong by five set points to one to claim their title in style, having won all their matches by a comfortable margin\.

Young archers right on target at Buenos Aires 2018

Late surge sees Schlebusch secure triathlon gold

Dramatic moments that lit up Buenos Aires 2018 

The Russian, British but also Thai schools of boxing made a name for themselves in the ring of the Asia Pavilion, where a large crowd watched the hunt for medals in the 13 weight categories, nine male and four female\.

Russia, Great Britain and Thailand shine in the ring at Buenos Aires 2018

Replacing the traditional 11\-a\-side game at the YOG, futsal enjoyed an explosive debut on the Olympic stage, dazzling the crowds with its scintillating skills and high\-octane intensity\.

Brazil and Portugal take the top prizes as futsal makes its Olympic debut

Russia&rsquo;s Daria Trubnikova was in a class of her own as she claimed the rhythmic gymnastics all\-around title with a 4\.300\-point advantage over Khrystyna Pohranychna \(UKR\) at the America Pavilion on Tuesday\.

Trubnikova maintains Russian rule in all-around

The clean sweep was China&rsquo;s second in a row at the Youth Olympic Games, with their players also completing a golden table tennis hat\-trick at Nanjing 2014\. Seventeen\-year\-old Sun Yingsha claimed gold in the women&rsquo;s competition and Wang Chuqin, one year her senior, did likewise in the men&rsquo;s\. The two

Clean sweep for China’s new wave of table tennis talent 

In the women&rsquo;s competition, Maria Voronina and Mariia Bocharova of Russia lived up to their billing as pre\-YOG favourites by winning their three group matches without losing a single set\. They subsequently conceded only one: in the round of 16 against Dutch pair Emi Van Driel and Raisa Schoon \(2\-1\)\.

Sun, sand, selfies and… Scandinavia? 

Lin impressed judges and spectators alike with her superb performances, executing her dives to perfection to earn gold in the women&rsquo;s 3m springboard and 10m platform, in addition to that mixed team title\. It came as a surprise to everyone, then, when she revealed that she does not feel very

Lin dives to triple gold at Buenos Aires 2018

When the Dutch women&rsquo;s beach handball team members arrived at the Parque Sarmiento on the final day to contest the bronze medal match, they suddenly started to sing loudly in front of the colourful crowd going to the park\. &ldquo;We sing when we are going to a match,&rdquo; Dutch team

A great success on the sand 

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