Over the last 12 days, 3500 young athletes had competed against one another, lived together, laughed and made friends with each other in the first ever Youth Olympic Games here in Singapore. All too soon, the show has come to an end, the Olympic flame will burn no more, but the warmth hospitality of Singapore will be remembered and the Olympic values will continue to live in the hearts of the young Olympians.

China top the medal tally with 30 Golds, 16 Silvers and 5 Bronzes with Russia coming in second with 19 Golds, 15 Silvers and 11 Bronzes. The host nation, Singapore finished the Games with 2 Silvers and 4 Bronzes.

The closing ceremony promised to be as spectacular, if not better than the opening ceremony. The 3500 athletes were invited onto the floating platform to party away and enjoy themselves.

The Olympic Flag was lowered and then passed on to the next host city, Nanjing in 2014. Singapore’s Mayor passed the flag to IOC President Jacques Rogge, who then passed it to the Mayor of Nanjing.

With the passing of the Olympic flag to the next host city, it was time to extinguish the Youth Olympic flame.

See you in Nanjing 2014!!!