| Seychelles at the Youth Olympic Games | ||||||||||
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| At the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore |
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| Competitors | 4 in 4 sports | |||||||||
| Flag bearer | Kervin Ghislain | |||||||||
| Medals | Gold 0 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 0 |
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Seychelles competed at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, the inaugural Youth Olympic Games, held in Singapore from 14 August to 26 August 2010. The nation was represented by the Seychelles Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association, which sent a total of four athletes to compete in four sports. The flagbearer at the opening ceremony for the nation was badminton player Kervin Ghislain.[1] Seychelles' Olympic team was one of the 106 that did not win a single medal at the Games.
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Sole competitor for the nation in athletics Marie-Michell Athanase, competing in the girls' 200 metres, set a season best with a time of 27.10 seconds but failed to make it into the medal final. She progressed to the B Final (non-medal final), where she set a personal best in the event with a time of 26.44 seconds.[2]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | |||
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| Result | Rank | Type | Result | Rank | ||
| Marie-Michell Athanase | Girls' 200 m | 27.10 (SB) | 14 | B | 26.44 (PB) | 14 |
Kervin Ghislain, the sole competitor in badminton for Seychelles, played three matches in the group play of the boys' singles, and was defeated in all three. As such he did not advance to the quarterfinals and beyond.[2]
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Knock-Out Stage | ||||||
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| Match 1 | Match 2 | Match 3 | Rank | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank | ||
| Kervin Ghislain | Boys' singles | Loh (MAS) L 0-2 (8–21, 5-21) |
Nguyen (VIE) L 0-2 (13-21, 11-21) |
Lare (TUR) L 0-2 (12-21, 16-21) |
4 | Did not advance | |||
Boxer Stan Nicette competed in the men's bantam 54kg. In the preliminaries, he fought against Robeisy Eloy Ramirez of Cuba and lost with a score of 17–3, thus did not progress to the semifinals.[2]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
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| Stan Nicette | Bantamweight (54kg) | Robeisy Eloy Ramirez (CUB) L 3-17 |
Did not advance | 5th Place Bout Alexandru Marin (ROU) L RSC R3 2:30 |
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Shannon Austin was the only Seychellois athlete at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics to compete in more than one event; namely, the girls' 200 metres freestyle and the girls' 400 metres freestyle. Despite clinching a second place in heat 2 of the girls' 200 metres freestyle, her timing was not enough to secure her a place in the final. She did not progess to the final either in the girls' 400 metres freestyle.[2]
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Final | ||
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| Time | Position | Time | Position | ||
| Shannon Austin | Girls' 200 m freestyle | 2:10.54 | 33 | Did not advance | |
| Girls' 400 m freestyle | 4:34.81 | 23 | Did not advance | ||