Youth Olympic Games: A photo story

Qiu Bo of China executing a forward 2 and a 1/2 somersault with two twists in a pike position during the 3m springboard finals. This was the highest scoring dive of the event and the Chinese went on to win gold. Qiu Bo is one to watch out for at the 2012 London Olympic Games. (Photo 8 © Low Sze Sen/Red Sports)

Oleg Stepko floats in the air during his dismount from the horizontal bar. The Ukrainian gymnast was second in the all-around final and won gold in the parallel bars and pommel horse. (Photo 9 © Tan Jon Han/Red Sports)

Norwegian backstroker Lavrans Solli enjoys a momentary calm underwater as he pushes off from the wall just before the start of his event. (Photo 10 © Low Sze Sen/Red Sports)

China youth diving queen Liu Jiao practices her routine on land during the 3m springboard preliminaries. The Chinese diver swept gold in both the 10m platform and 3m springboard events, making her a key figure to look out for in years to come. (Photo 11 © Tan Jon Han/Red Sports)

Cuba’s Mora Jimenez Renier in action during the canoeing/kayaking competition at Marina Bay. The Cuban eventually made it to Round 3, but lost out to Portugal’s Barbosa da Silva. (Photo 12 © Vanessa Lim/Red Sports)

Muhaimin Suhaimi slots in the first goal of the match, his third in the tournament, against Montenegro. The Cubs went on to win 3-2 and captured the imagination of the Singapore public. (Photo 13 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)

American athlete Gregory Coleman snapped his hamstring midway in the 400m hurdles heats. He hobbled his way over the final seven hurdles as the crowd gave him an ovation. (Photo 14 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)