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| Games of the III Youth Olympiad | |
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| City | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| NOC | Dutch Olympic Committee |
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Rotterdam 2018 was a bid by the city of Rotterdam and the Dutch Olympic Committee to host the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
On February 29, 2012 it was announced that Rotterdam would bid for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics [1]
Rotterdam failed to become a Candidate City for the games when the IOC selected the Candidate cities on February 13, 2013. [2]
Buenos Aires was ultimately selected as the host city of the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games on July 4, 2013. [3]
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