Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports, will be in Greece on 23 July to witness the Youth Olympic Flame Lighting and Handover Ceremony which will be held in Ancient Olympia in accordance with the Olympic tradition. He will then travel to Berlin, the first destination city of the Journey of the Youth Olympic Flame (JYOF) to attend a City Celebrations on 24 July.
2 Two Team Singapore athletes, Amanda Lim (swimming) and Silas Abdul Razak (hockey), will be taking part in the Flame Lighting Ceremony as Singapore's torchbearers.
3 The Flame will then journey across five continents to City Celebrations venues in Berlin (24 July), Dakar (25 July), Mexico City (27-28 July), Auckland (1-2 August), and Seoul (4 August). Singapore will mark the Flame’s arrival on 6 August with a celebration involving President SR Nathan at the National University of Singapore.
4 The JYOF aims to inspire people around the world to live by the Olympic values of Friendship, Excellence and Respect.
5 Dr Balakrishnan will be accompanied by officials from the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports.
DATE OF ISSUE: 21/07/2010
