1998 World Youth Games

"World Youth Games" redirects here. For its successor sport event, see Youth Olympic Games. For the annual Swedish meeting, see Världsungdomsspelen.
1998 World Youth Games
Official logo
Host cityMoscow
Nations140 (estimated)
Athletes7,500 (estimated)
Opening11 July
Closing19 July
Opened byBoris Yeltsin
President of Russia
Main venueLuzhniki Stadium

The 1998 World Youth Games was an international multi-sport event. More than 7,500 young athletes representing 140 countries of the world participated in this event. The Games took place in Moscow, Russia, from 11–19 July 1998.

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