The Youth Olympic Games are the youth version of the Olympic Games. Young athletes     1     (age) between 15 and 18 compete in a wide range of sports. The     2    (major) of these sports are identical to those at the Olympics but other sports, such as wushu,     3    (add) too. The Youth Olympic Games give talented teenagers a chance     4    (connect) with fellow athletes from diverse backgrounds. The focus is     5     building bridges between different cultures, so there are competitions     6    (feature) mixed teams, such as mixed swimming relays. In these competitions, both male and female athletes, sometimes of different nationalities, play side by side.

The first Youth Olympic Games     7    (hold) in Singapore in 2010, and China ranked first in the medal table with 30 gold medals. In 2014, Nanjing had     8     honour of hosting the second Summer Youth Olympic Games. This was another great success and China     9    (top) the medal table again.

People across the world applaud athletes     10     try hard to achieve sporting excellence.