Nanjing (CHN) won the bid with 47 votes, edging out Poznan, Poland, which received 42 votes.
“We had two outstanding candidatures from two fantastic cities. Both expressed the spirit of the Youth Olympic Games and both were capable of staging the event,” said IOC President Jacques Rogge. “We are looking forward to working with Nanjing, and are confident the Youth Olympic Games in 2014 will be a success.”
The second edition of the Youth Olympic Games (the first will be held next August in Singapore) will feature competition in 26 different sports, and some 3600 athletes between 14 and 18 years of age from all 205 National Olympic Committees are expected to participate.
Shooting competitions could take place at the Fangshan Sports Training Base of Jiangsu, as mentioned by Nanjing's Bid committee on their official webpage.
“The preparation period for the second summer edition of the Youth Olympic Games will take four-and-a-half years, which will allow Nanjing to match both the expectations of the IOC and the athletes in producing a programme of sport, culture and education that is of the very highest standard,” Rogge added.
Following the path inaugurated by the IOC with the first Youth Olympic Games in Singapore, this year, the 2014 YOG will feature a fully fledged education programme aiming to raise participants’ awareness of the Olympic values and topics like healthy lifestyles and the fight against doping.