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Lyo and Merly were the official mascots of the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics held in Singapore.Lyo is an anthropomorphic red male lion whose name stands for "Lion of the Youth Olympics", while Merly is an anthropomorphic blue female Merlion whose name combines "mer" (meaning "sea") with "liveliness" and "youthfulness".
The 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, [a] officially known as the I Summer Youth Olympic Games, and commonly known as Singapore 2010, was the inaugural edition of the Youth Olympic Games (YOG), an Olympic Games -based event for young athletes. Held in Singapore from 14 to 26 August 2010, it was the first International Olympic Committee –sanctioned ...
Taekwondo. On 16 August 2010, Daryl Tan secured Singapore's first medal at the YOG, winning bronze in the Boys' Under-55 kg taekwondo event at the Suntec International Convention Centre. Kaveh Rezaei of Iran, the World Junior champion, won 12 – 0.
For the inaugural Singapore 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, a pair of mascots, Lyo and Merly, were introduced. Merly is a "Merlion-ess cub" based on the Merlion. Her hair is inspired by the lion top half, while her fish half is represented in light-blue scales on her body. Unlike the actual merlion, she has hands and legs instead of a tailfin.
2010 Summer Youth Olympics: Singapore: Lyo and Merly: Red male lion (Lyo), Blue female merlion (Merly) Cubix International: The two characters are an allusion to the "Lion City" label of Singapore, and the Merlion, a national symbol of Singapore, respectively. 2012 Winter Youth Olympics: Innsbruck: Yoggl: Alpine Chamois
The Youth Olympic Games (YOG) is an international multi-sport event for athletes between 15 and 18 years old, organized by the International Olympic Committee.The games are held every four years in staggered summer and winter events consistent with the current Olympic Games format, though in reverse order with the Olympic Winter Games held in leap years instead of the Summer Olympic Games.
The 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, the inaugural event of its kind, were celebrated in Singapore from 14 to 26 August 2010. A total of 3,531 athletes between 14 and 18 years of age from 204 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated at the Games in 201 events in 26 sports.
23 July 2010. The first ever Youth Olympic Flame was lit in Ancient Olympia, Greece, beginning the round-the-world journey spanning the five continents up till 5 August. 5 August 2010. The Youth Olympic Flame (JYOF) arrived in Singapore ahead of the Games to be held nine days later. The torch will travel for six days around the island country.