Have you ever heard or imagined opening ceremony of Olympic Games being held outside a stadium! Buenos Aires is all set to create history by holding the opening ceremony of the 3rd Youth Olympic Games on Saturday. The ceremonial start to the World Youth Games organised by the International Olympic Committee on the pattern of summer and winter Olympic games will be a celebration like no other. Downtown of Buenos Aires, the second Olympic city of South America – after Rio that hosted the 2016 summer Olympic Games – will have its streets bursting into life with a display to complement gender equality, inclusiveness and Argentina’s Latin spirit.
On Saturday, October 6, the ceremony will begin outside the confines of any Olympic Stadium Instead the organisers are throwing an enormous street party. The festivities will take place in downtown Buenos Aires at the famous Obelisk landmard, with all members of the public welcome.Believe me the event is free and all are welcome.The opening ceremony will involve 2000 people, including 350 performers, technicians and musicians from Argentine theatre company Fuerza Bruta. More than half a million spectators are expected to line the Avenida 9 de Julio, with millions more following on TV and online.
Incidentally, Buenos Aires will be the first Olympic event ever to feature equal number of male and female participants.This equality will be reflected in the opening ceremony, where a man and a woman will light the cauldron together. Nearly 4000 athletes have already arrived in Buenos Aires  who will compete in the city’s venues over the following 12 days.
The innovative event is designed to capture the audiences’ imagination with displays that awaken the senses.

Once all 241 events in 32 sports have been completed, the closing ceremony will then be held on October 18 in the Youth Olympic Village.

The 2018 Games in Buenos Aires will be so much more than a festival of first-class sport.The Argentine capital is also known as the Paris of South America due to its diverse culture, culinary delight and European history..
You must have heard a lot about Tango.In Buenos Aries it is seen as a lifestyle, not a hobby. African and gaucho styles Fast-forward to modern times and the seductive dance enjoys global popularity with every race and class.The original areas have stayed true to their routes and tango dancers can be seen entertaining and taking photos with tourists on the streets today.For something a little more authentic, you can visit a milonga and enjoy some live music while watching or partaking in the tango with a local dancer.
You cannot think of Buenos Aires or Argentina without football. The city has produced one of the game’s greatest ever players in Diego Mardona , who wore the famous blue and yellow of Boca Juniors  and led Argentina to FIFA World Cup glory in 1986. Boca’s iconic La Bombonera stadium is famous for its electric atmosphere, especially when arch rivals  Plate are in town for the Superclásico. Intense football rivalries are a mainstay of the Argentinian top division, where 8 of the top 20 teams hail from the capital.Despite not being as popular as football,polo is also a highly-revered sport in Buenos Aires with a rich history – demonstrating perfectly the cosmopolitan nature of the city. Fun fact: Argentina won polo Olympic gold at Paris 1924 and Berlin 1936.  Eva Peron’s story was given worldwide recognition when Madonna played her character in the Hollywood film Evita. The Argentinian First Lady was the nation’s spiritual leader,  working tirelessly for women’s rights and helping sick and poor Argentinians.Maybe this is part of the reason why the streets and monuments of Buenos Aires. Puerto Madira neighbourhood are almost exclusively named after women.She famously addressed the nation from the presidential headquarters in Buenos Aires, the Casa Rosada  which still retains its distinct pink colour today.Her grave can be seen in the opulent La Recoleta Cemetery, which features hundreds of hand-carved mansion tombs. Parillas or Barbeque grill restaurants are everywhere in Buenos Aires  where cooking steak is an art form.If you like your beef slow cooked in coals, served with minimal seasoning and washed down with affordable, first-class red wine… you’re in luck.If steak is too much for your pallet, why not try a tasty empanada or two. These are small, baked pastries with a variety of different fillings and are available on most street corners.And for pudding? Buenos Aires shows its strong Italian influence with his many gelatos serving delicious ice cream by the kiloBuenos Aires has more book stores per capita than any other city in the world.There are at least 734 shops, providing the ideal escape from the city’s bright lights.Elsewhere there are approximately 300 theatres catering to every taste: From popular musicals to independent underground shows.Buenos Aires has also become a global hub for some of the world’s best street art. A mix of international and local artists have turned the streets of Palremo, Colegiales, Barracas, Montserrat and La Boca into colourful open-air galleries.