2014 Summer Youth Olympics host city held in an IOC Session. The elections for the host cities of the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics and 2012 Winter Youth Olympics were done through postal votes by IOC members. Like other Olympic events, the 2014 Summer Youth Games has its own logo. The logo consists of three parts. The colorful "NANJING" reflects the image of the gate of Nanjing and the features of some Jiangnan houses. The various colors symbolize youths' energetic spirit. All of the venues are located in four zones within Nanjing. All venues with the exception of the cycling road, sailing, and triathlon venues,
Modern pentathlon at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics firstly four continental qualification tournaments held in 2013, second the 2014 World Youth A Championships and finally the Olympic Youth A Pentathlon World Rankings. Each athlete will compete in both the individual and mixed events. To be eligible to participate at the Youth Olympics athletes must have been born between 1 January 1996 and 31 December 1999. The schedule was released by the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Organizing Committee. Modern pentathlon at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics Modern pentathlon at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 22 to 26 August at the Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre in Nanjing,