Lausanne (pps) Bids to host the 1st Youth Olympic Winter Games in 2012 must be submitted to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) by March 6. The host city will be elected in November 2008. Singapore was recently chosen as the venue of the 1st Youth Olympic Summer Games.

The International Luge Federation (FIL) has submitted its conception for the 1st Youth Olympic Winter Games within the time limit given. In artificial track luge, besides the regular race format with two runs, the FIL also proposes a relay competition as well as in all three disciplines a sprint competition, which was recently tested in Sigulda, Latvia.