In February 2008, IOC President Jacques Rogge announced the winner of the bid to host the inaugural Youth Olympic Games (YOG) – Singapore. The Games are designed as a stepping stone for young athletes striving to compete at an Olympic Games and hope to encourage children around the world to get involved in sport and spend less time in front of computer and television screens.

The Senate is one of the two houses of the Australian Federal Parliament. It consists of 76 senators, twelve from each of the six states and two from each of the mainland territories. It shares the power to make laws with the other House of the Parliament, the House of Representatives. The Senate is elected by proportional representation, so that its composition closely reflects the voting pattern of the electors.

Dr David Hughes is a Sport&Exercise Medicine Physician practising in Canberra, Australia. He is the current President of the Australasian College of Sports Physicians. Dr Hughes completed his undergraduate medical degree in Newcastle, Australia before completing post-graduate studies in the field of Sport and Exercise Medicine (SEM) in Australia and the United Kingdom.