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Michael Phelps is one of the most decorated Olympians in history, and has more gold medals. He has the opportunity to beat the record for the most medals ever when he participates in the 2012 London Olympics…

But if you’ve been following the Olympics, you might know that there are two events that stand between now and London. This summer will be the very first Youth Olympic Games in Singapore, and in early 2012, Innsbruck will host the very first Youth Winter Olympic Games.

I still don’t know too much about what to expect at the Youth Olympic Games this summer. I know that it emphasizes culture rather than international competition between countries, but I have no clue as to whether it will be televised or not. I do know that Michael Phelps is going to be a Youth Olympic Games Ambassador.

Michael Phelps is one of the most recognizable faces of the Olympics for the moment. Even though the Winter Olympics are currently going on, we still can see him swimming in Subway commercials. So if the Phelps ambassadorship is any clue, it looks like we will be seeing more this summer regarding the first Youth Olympic Games.

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