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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!

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After all the trainings and runnings, it’s time for me to take a well-deserved break and indulge in a little guilty pleasure and go gaming with the girl at the video game store.

One of the highlights of the recently concluded Games Convention Asia 2008 was the Cosplay competition. The local version may not be as colourful as the Tokyo Game Show 2008 Cosplay, it nevertheless showcased local creativity in this subculture which we don’t get to see very often.

Here we take a look at some of the Cosplayers in their full glory and can you guess who the winner is?

Watch the video and find out who the winners are.

As F1 fever is pushing the mercury up to boiling point for racing and motor sport enthusiasts, gamers can take heart that we have not been forgotten in this F1 Grand Prix season as the Games Convention Asia 2008 rolls into town over the weekend.

In this second edition of the GCA, the organizer wants you to Inspire Yourself in this “Digital Media Gateway of Asia”. As promised, I was there to cover the event and bring you the sights and sounds of the the virtual world at GCA 2008.

If you had missed last years Games Convention Asia 2007, or the World Cyber Games 2008 held just last month, you are in for a special gaming treat. Get a feel of the local gaming scene as I hit the show floor and lost myself in yet-to-be-released games demo and newly launched games demo like Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Guitar hero World Tour, FIFA Online 2, to name a few.

GCA 2008 is definitely bigger and better than GCA 2007, and the show floor layout and especially the lightings inside the exhibition hall was so much improved over the poor lighting that was encountered in the same hall at WCG 2008. Join me as I walked through the show floor in the videos below.