Two years after the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, South America witnessed a new Olympic event. The Argentine fans, known worldwide for their passion, did not stop cheering during the 13 days of competition. The joy and chanting filling the atmosphere could be heard from several blocks away.
The third edition of the Youth Olympic Games broke all records: 3,997 athletes from 206 nations participated in the 32 sports included in the program. Six new disciplines made their debut in Buenos Aires: Breaking, Futsal, Acrobatic Gymnastics, Karate, Roller Speed Skating and Sport Climbing.
The Equestrian competition format remained unchanged, with two Jumping events within the program - Individual and Team- and a total of 30 athletes from all corners of the globe. First time nations participating were Bolivia, Haiti, Hungary, Honduras, Iraq, Jordan, Mauritius, Mexico, Uzbekistan, Venezuela and Zambia.
After two consecutive victories in Singapore and Nanjing, the North American team managed to snatch the gold medal from the European team, which on this occasion had to settle for second place. The Italian athlete Giacomo Casadei was able to prevail in the Individual competition and score the first European victory in the Youth Olympic Games.
After dominating the medal table in the previous two editions, China could not maintain the lead, and Russia claimed the top position by earning 59 medals.
All human and equine samples taken during the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games were returned negative.
The competition format remained unaltered for the third edition of the Youth Olympic Games: 30 athletes competing on borrowed horses in both Individual and Team competitions. The horses are assigned by a random draw, and athletes have only a few days to forge a partnership, emphasising pure horsemanship and the athletes’ ability to adapt.
The Team competition at the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games had everyone on the edge of their seats, as Team North America and Team Europe battled for the gold medal in a nail-biting jump off, whilst Team Africa settled for the bronze.
The five nations making up the North American team – Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Panama and USA – were clearly over the moon. On the one hand, they had won gold, and on the other, this was the first time North America claimed the Team gold following consecutive wins from Team Europe in 2010 and 2014. For Haiti and Honduras, this was their very first gold medal ever won at Olympic and Youth Olympic level across all sports since the reinstatement of the modern Olympic Games in 1896!
In the Individual competition, Giacomo Casadei (ITA) sailed through the six fences in the jump off and did so at an impressive pace to claim gold. UAE’s Omar Almarzooqi and La Corina Lala followed, producing the only other clear round in the jump off to claim silver. The bronze went to Pedro Espinosa from Honduras riding Llavaneras Genquina, who was the quickest of them all but picked up four faults on his way around.
Both UAE’s Omar Almarzooqi with his Individual silver and Pedro Espinosa from Honduras with his Team gold and Individual bronze are currently the sole medallists for their nations, following their victories at the Buenos Aires Youth Olympic Games 2018.
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