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,
Canoeing at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics Canoeing at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics Canoeing at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics is scheduled to be held between August 23 to August 27. The events will take place at the Nanjing Rowing-Canoeing School in Nanjing, China. There are four events in sprint and slalom each (K1 and C1 for both genders). All athletes qualifying for an event must compete in the same event in the other discipline (slalom or sprint) or risk disqualification. There were two events: the 2013 Junior Sprint World Championships in Welland, Ontario and the 2013 Junior slalom championship in Liptovsky Mikulas, Slovakia were quotas