— Published January 7, 2025

Paraguay reveals itself

YOG

One more! Paraguay has made its official intention to host the Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2030. The president of the national Olympic committee (COP), Camilo Peréz, has publicly displayed his country's ambitions. “The Youth Olympic Games arethe pinnacle of what a country like ours can aspire to organize », he confided at the end of December following a meeting with the President of the Republic Santiago Peña. The two men will meet IOC President Thomas Bach on January 31 in Switzerland to discuss the issue. The country is also aiming at organizing the 2031 Pan American Games. The YOG have already stopped in South America in 2018, in Buenos Aires (Argentina). The Paraguayan capital, Asunción, recently hosted the South American Games (2022) and will host the Junior Pan American Games this year (from 9 to 23 August). Colombia, Denmark, India and Thailand have also expressed interest in hosting these YOG after the 2026 edition in Dakar.