Curtain falls on Youth Olympics

The inaugural Youth Olympics officially closed on Thursday amid glowing praise, bringing the curtain down on 12 days of sporting competition and cultural and educational activities for athletes.
International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge, who nurtured the event, hailed the Games for exceeding all expectations with medals won by 93 of the 205 nations and territories taking part.
The Singapore organising committee chose not to keep an official medal table in line with the Games being about education as much as competition, but independent counts put China on top, ahead of Russia.
"Congratulations Singapore for a job superbly done. You rose brilliantly to the challenge of combining elite sport, education and culture," Rogge said in ending the Games during a colourful ceremony at Marina Bay.
The event featured athletes aged 14 to 18 competing in all 26 Olympic sports.
The next summer Youth Games are in Nanjing in 2014 with Innsbruck hosting the first Youth Winter Olympics
in 2012.