Singapore Youth Olympic Games

The Youth Olympic Games in Singapore drew teams from 204 countries for the 12-day event. The games, about a third the size of a regular Olympics, featured 14 - 18 year olds competing in 26 Olympic sports, including new twists on old favorites like three-on-three basketball. After a successful production, could a bid for the larger international quadrennial be in the future for the tiny island nation? ( 25 photos total)

Performers dance at the opening ceremony of the Youth Olympic Games at The Float at Marina Bay August 14 in Singapore. (Adam Pretty/Getty Images)

Darren Choy carries the Youth Olympic Games torch at the opening ceremony August 14. (Adam Pretty/Getty Images) #

Triathletes emerge from the water heading to the bike leg for the men's triathlon August 16. (JOHN HENG/AFP/Getty Images) #

The chasing group of cyclists contests the first lap in the triathlon at East Coast Park August 16. (Mark Dadswell/Getty Images) #

Laurens Sweeck of Belgium competes in cross country cycling at Tampines Bike Park August. (Mark Dadswell/Getty Images) #

Magnus Nielsen of Denmark competes in cross country cycling at Tampines Bike Park August 17. (Adam Pretty/Getty Images) #

Viktoria Komova of Russia competes in the uneven bars qualifying during the artistic gymnastics competition August 17. (REUTERS/Issei Kato) #

Aldar Balzhinmaev of Russia (left) wrestles with Mehran Sheikhi of Iran during a 46kg freestyle wrestling match August 17. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E) #

Brazil's Ioran Etchechury falls into the water during the 2000m steeplechase qualification August 18. (REUTERS/Vivek Prakash) #

Tsilavina Ramanantsoa of Madagascar competes during the heats in the 200m breaststroke August 18. (MUGILAN RAJASEGERAN/AFP/Getty Images) #

A competitor powders the rings during the individual all-around gymnastics finals August 18. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E) #

Competitors leap their bikes during the BMX competition August 19. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E) #

China's Wang Chang comes up for air while swimming the third leg in the 100m 4x100m freestyle relay August 19. (REUTERS/Vivek Prakash) #

Odane Skeen of Jamaica celebrates after winning the 100m final August 21. (REUTERS/Vivek Prakash) #

Greece's Alkaterini Berdousi (right) lies on the track in exhaustion as Bulgaria's Nina Savina stoops over next to her after the 3000m final August 22. (REUTERS/Vivek Prakash) #

Angel Miguel Reyes of Colombia competes in the final of the 3m springboard diving competition at Toa Patoh Swimming Complex August 22. (Adam Pretty/Getty Images) #

Tze Liang Ooi of Malaysia competes in the preliminary 3m springboard diving competition at Toa Patoh Swimming Complex August 22. (Adam Pretty/Getty Images) #

Oleksandr Bondar of Ukraine competes during the 3m springboard diving finals August 22. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E) #

Hung Tzu-Hsiang of Taiwan returns a shot during the table tennis final August 23. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E) #

Competitors cross the start line during a girls Techno 293 Windsurfer at The National Sailing Centre August 23. (Adam Pretty/Getty Images) #

Arina Charopa of Belarus performs with the ball during the rhythmic gymnastics event August 24. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E) #

Chile's Grau Monserrat (right) fights for the ball with Equatorial Guinea's Nchama Biyogo Leticia during their soccer gold medal match August 24. (REUTERS/Vivek Prakash) #

Robert Paez of Venezuela competes in the 10m platform diving preliminary at Toa Payoh Swimming Complex August 24. (Adam Pretty/Getty Images) #

Athletes from Cuba joke around onstage during the closing ceremony at the Marina Bay Floating Platform August 26. (REUTERS/Pablo Sanchez) #

Fireworks explode over Mariana Bay during the closing ceremony August 26. (Adam Pretty/Getty Images) #

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Singapore Youth Olympic Games