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Buenos Aires, ArgentinaLausanne, SwitzerlandPort Moresby, Papua New Guinea Lillehammer, Norway Liverpool,Great BritainRichmond, CanadaLjubljana, SloveniaKarşıyaka, Turkey“Many of the Young Leaders are now board members of their local clubs or regional sports administrations. They feel their major task is to ensure that youth sport remains open for everyone, not just for people who want to compete,” said Kathrine Godager, Youth Sport Advisor at the Norwegian National Olympic Committee. The YOG have inspired clubs and volunteers to continue their efforts to encourage sporting activity, especially among young people. Alexander Eriksson, for example, who volunteered at Lillehammer 2016 as a digital content manager, has joined the board of the Lillehammer Ski Club and become a trainer and head of a new freestyle section. He created this department after the YOG. “At the start, we had no members; we now have 36 and more are joining every week! The creation of freestyle in the club was most likely a result of the YOG and serves as an inspiration for the kids,” he said. “I have had so many great opportunities through sports, so I am fortunate to have a lifetime to give everything I can back.”A Lillehammer 2016 Legacy Centre, supported by the IOC, is also in the pipeline to welcome young athletes, trainers or sports administrators from countries that are less-well equipped for winter sports. Lillehammer is a good example of a city that has been able to leverage Olympic and sporting events to engage young people and plan for a lasting legacy. The mayor of the city, Espen Granberg Johnsen, is its most enthusiastic supporter.“Being an Olympic city means a lot to Lillehammer. We work every day for the future to keep the Olympic spirit alive, to empower youth and to give Lillehammer has hosted several international sports events since the 2nd Winter Youth Olympic Games360 apartments, funded by the IOC to house athletes in the Youth Olympic Village, now inhabited by students in Lillehammerour population the best opportunities to be active,” he said. “We are proud to be a pilot city for the Global Active City Development project supported by the IOC and our current initiatives will be continued and reinforced within that framework.” ■RightThe Global Active City project has seven pilot cities and one partner city (Liverpool)OLYMPIC REVIEW 67ACTIVE CITIES