The International Olympic Committee has elected Nanjing as the host city of the Second Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2014. The city received 47 votes, ahead of the only other contender Poznan in Poland, which received 42 votes.

Some 3,600 athletes ranging in age from 15 to 18 are expected to compete at the Nanjing Games in 2014, which will feature competitions in 26 sports. The award will give the city tremendous momentum to speed up its investment in infrastructure and raise its profile on the international stage, said Mr Zhu Shanlu, the city’s Communist Party Secretary.

The inaugural Youth Olympic Games will be held in Singapore between 14 and 26 August 2010.