The 2018 Youth Olympic Games will sadly not be heading to Glasgow, with Argentinian capital Buenos Aires the preferred choice of the International Olympic Committee. Having put together a technically excellent bid and delivering a strong final presentation yesterday, the Glasgow 2018 team were obviously disappointed to lose out, but were nonetheless full of warm wishes for the winning city.

The final Glasgow presentation to the IOC had included British Olympic Association chairman (and London 2012 supremo) Lord Coe and Glasgow 2018 Bid Director Paul Bush, but also involved 15-year-old Elizabeth Pollard, with young people having been a key part of the bid since the beginning.

The team were clearly saddened by the decision, but chose to focus on the positive aspects, Lord Coe stating: “”We are of course disappointed Glasgow didn’t prevail but the bid leaves a very tangible legacy, having engaged with 1.5 million young people in the UK, which means we have 1.5 million potential new young ambassadors for the Olympic movement and sport. That is something we are very proud of.”

Olympic cycling hero Sir Chris Hoy had also been part of the delegation to Lausanne, later tweeting, “Sadly it wasn’t to be. Glasgow didn’t make it to the final voting round. The team did a brilliant job, very proud to have been involved.”

Of course there’s still plenty to look forward to and plenty to get excited about in an educational context, with the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games just around the corner – head to www.gameonscotland.org to find out more!

You can view films of the final presentations and the announcement on the International Olympic Committee’s website.