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Congratulations to Nurul Shafinas Rahman for winning the bronze in the girls’ 55kg Taekwondo, this is the second medal for Singapore.

Here’s a look at day 3 of YOG competitions in pictures.

Singapore clinched its first medal at the Youth Olympic Games from Darryl Tan’s bronze medal win in Taekwondo.

Here’s a look at day 2 of YOG competitions in pictures.

After the opening ceremony of the inaugural Youth Olympic Games, where the athletes were treated to a visual feast of cultural performances, modern song and dance routines and spectacular fireworks, the competition get underway in earnest and it is time for the athletes to be part of the show.

Japanese teenage girl Yuka Sato made history by winning the first gold medal of the first Youth Olympic Games in the women’s triathlon event.

Here’s a look at other events on YOG day-1 in pictures:

Two years ago, IOC President Jacques Rogge announced that Singapore was picked over Moscow to host the first ever Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2010. And last night, the President of Singapore, S R Nathan, declared the inaugural Youth Olympic Games opened in a dazzling opening ceremony held at the floating platform in Marina Bay.

You will learn the meaning between winning and being a champion. To win, you merely have to cross the finish line first. To be a champion, you have to inspire admiration for your character, as well as for your physical talents. You have to compete in the spirit of fair play, respecting your opponents and the rules, without doping or any other unfair advantage. If you can reach that pinnacle, if you are ready to serve as role models for your generation, then you will all be champions irrespective of your rankings – IOC President Jacques Rogge’s speech to mark the openings of the Youth Olympic Games.

Unlike the usual parades of the different participating contingents at major Games’ opening ceremony, the competitors joined the 27,000 audiences in the stands to celebrate a historic moment and was treated to a stunning performance showcasing Singapore’s multiracial cultures and the Olympic values as well as display of spectacular fireworks!

Representatives from the athletes, the umpires and the coaches taking the Olympic Pledge.

The moment everyone was eagerly anticipating the whole night finally arrived as tension filled the air when torch bearers passed on the Olympic Flame in its final stretch towards lighting the Olympic cauldron.

Two-time world champion sailor Darren Choy running across a reflecting pool and lowered the torch towards the base of the lighthouse.  This will surely be a moment Darren will remember for the rest of his life.

The flame quickly shot up the 32m high cylindrical structure and light up the Youth Olympic Cauldron. For the first time, the Olympic flame burn on this tiny red dot of an island and it will burn brightly until 26 August.

To all the athletes who came here to achieve your dreams of Citius, Altius, Fortius, do it in style and do it with Friendship, Excellence and Respect. Let the Games Begin!

After travelling through five cities in five different continents, the Youth Olympic Flame finally arrived the host city Singapore on 6 August for a 6-day traditional torch relay run. Due to work commitments, I was unable to make time to catch the torch relay in person as the flame winds through the streets of Singapore, through all the five community districts, until Day-6 when I chanced upon the relay in the heart of Orchard Road.

Here’s a short video of the torch relay which I managed to filmed amidst the chaos in front of 313@Somerset.

The Flame’s journey will culminate in the torch being brought to the Float @Marina Bay in Singapore on 14 August 2010, where it will ignite the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games cauldron as part of the Opening Ceremony, signifying the start of the Games, and will continue to burn brightly throughout the 12 days of the Games until the Closing Ceremony on 26 August 2010.