Special moments in the games

Lyo & Merly in Auckland

The end of games. Here are some of the special moments:

Singapore Primary School boy Low Wei Jie's feat of running 15km in the rain along the YOG torch route got Singaporeans talking about the games.

A girl from South Korea and another from North Korea explored the Games village together, a reminder of sport's ability to transcend boundaries.

Haiti's gusty footballers negotitated their way to a silver after losing their first game 0-9, bringing cheer to a country recovering from January's devastating earthquake.

New Zealand's Sam Shaw, the cross-country cycling athlete was 11th and heading into the last lap when one of his pedals jammed. So he picked up his bike and ran most of the 3.1km of the last lap.

Wide-eyed, shorts-wearing Liberian swimmers who had only swum in rivers - dived into a pool for the first time.

Volunteers for Youth Olympic Games. Twenty-one members of the YOG organising committee workforce were hit by food poisoning over the weekend. But they continued with their duties despite the discomfort.

my mouse pad.. reminds me of the wonderful games. Other than sport, the Youth Olympic Games had a culture and education component, where athletes participate and learn more from one another.

The YOG has deepened our sports culture. I believe more youths will take up sports in the future.

Goodbye Singapore, and see you at Nanjing 2014.