Bids for the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics 2014 host city was elected during the 2010 IOC session in Vancouver, prior to the 2010 Winter Olympics. This was the first election of a Youth Olympic Games 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. China bid for the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics with the city of Nanjing. Nanjing is located in East Central China along the Yangtze River. The IOC noted Nanjing had "the least risk" of the applicant cities. Poznań bid for the
Canoeing at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics were awarded. Every continent must be represented in each event. A total of 64 athletes will compete, including 10 spots reserved for universality (5 per gender) and 2 for the hosts (which they will need to decide which event to use the quotas in). The schedule was released by the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Organizing Committee. 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