Up and coming designers, don’t miss the chance to be part of Olympic history!

Entries open until 4 December to design the first Youth Olympic Games medal. Take part in Olympic history! The International Olympic Committee (IOC) invites members of the public to design the medals of the upcoming Youth Olympic Games (YOG).

The winning medal design will be awarded at the first edition of YOG, to be held in Singapore from 14 to 26 August 2010.

We want all designers across the world to tap into their creativity to design the first Youth Olympic Games medal.

The winning designer will win a trip to the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games and will see the medals he/she has designed be awarded to the athletes. The winner will also receive a Gold medal replica.

Entries will be put up on the website www.medaldesigncompetition.com and the 10 best designs, as voted for by the public, will be put before an IOC jury to decide the overall winner.

For more information on the Youth Olympic Games visit www.olympic.org/yog
Key dates

- Design submissions accepted until 4th December 2009
- Public voting from 7th December 2009 to 22nd January 2010
- The winner will be announced by the 31st January 2010