Olympic chief hails Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires a success
By Reuters
19 October 2018 |
8:44 am
The President of the International Olympic Committee hailed the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games a major success as the sporting event comes to an end on Thursday (October 18).
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