December 11, 2025 5:03 PM
IOC announces preferred hosts for 2030 Youth Olympic Games; Asuncion, Bangkok and Santiago invited for dialogue
The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday announced that Asuncion (Paraguay), Bangkok (Thailand) and Santiago (Chile) have been invited into a Targeted Dialogue phase for the selection of the host city of the 2030 Youth Olympic Games (YOG). All three cities have been identified as preferred hosts, and the IOC will now begin discussions with them on preliminary proposals aimed at reforming and reshaping the Youth Olympic Games. “We need to have very cle...