A technological deployment that will go down in history

Buenos Aires – April 5. Buenos Aires 2018 is going to leave behind numbers never before

seen in the organisation of a sporting event in the country. For example, 900 people will work

in the technology area and 120 screens will be installed in the venues.

All eyes will be on the Obelisk on October 6: in the Avenida 9 de Julio a spectacular open-air

ceremony will take place, with the city’s iconic monument as the epicentre for the inauguration

of Buenos Aires 2018. The largest multisport event in Argentina’s history will kick off with a

technological deployment never before seen in the country.

Can you imagine looking up to see 1,470 obelisks stacked one on top of the other? That’s the

equivalent in height to the metres of cable that will be required to connect the 2,900 network

ports. What’s more, 1000 computers and 215 printers with 150 servers will be used during

the course of the event.

The technological tasks will require the work of 900 people, a number that will greatly

exceed the number of Argentine athletes who competed in the first two summer editions of the

Youth Olympic Games - 59 Argentines participated at Singapore 2010 and another 62 at

Nanjing 2014. It wouldn’t even reach 900 if you added the 213 Argentine athletes who

competed at Rio 2016.

Mariano Garcia, Director of Technology for Buenos Aires 2018, said he was pleased to be at

the helm of an integral part of the Games. "I’m really proud to lead this great work team for

such an important global event like the Youth Olympic Games. Our main role is to provide the

technological tools so that all the necessary operations run smoothly".

The 120 screens that will be used in distinct venues at Buenos Aires 2018 - both as

scoreboards as well as videoboards - will occupy a total surface area of 1,116 square

metres. How much is that? Almost the same as six tennis courts, such as those found at Buenos

Aires Lawn Tennis, part of the Green Park. And they’re installing 325 televisions.

In order to bring information at high speed to all the venues, 70 kilometres of fibre optic

cables will be used, 412 times that of the Women’s Bridge, a notable landmark in the Puerto

Madero neighbourhood of Buenos Aires and part of the Urban Park.

The organisation expects to have 2,300 communication devices supported by 30 radio bases:

1,600 walkie talkies and 700 mobile phones. The general public won’t be lacking in

communication as it is estimated that there will be 55,000 WI-FI users during the Games. So

they can be as connected as the five Olympic rings…

Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee

prensa@buenosaires2018.com

About the Youth Olympic Games

The Youth Olympic Games (YOG) is an international, multi-sport event for young athletes aged 15-18

with an educative and cultural nature that aims to foster the Olympic values in youth. The event, which

takes place every four years (in its two versions, winter and summer, that alternate every two years), is

promoted by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic

Games will be held from October 6 -18 with the participation of 3998 athletes from 206 countries.

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