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
Archery at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Archery at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Archery at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 12 to 17 October in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The total of 64 athletes participated in the tournament. The archery competition took place at Parque Sarmiento (previously planned at Parque Polideportivo Roca in Villa Soldati). Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) can enter a maximum of 2 competitors, 1 per each gender. As hosts, Argentina was given the maximum quota. The spots were reallocated to the next best nations at the 2017 World Youth Championships. The remaining 54 places was decided by qualification events, namely