• Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović (chair)
• Luis Mejía Oviedo
• Filomena Fortes
• Anita DeFrantz

• Sarah Walker (Athletes)
• Ingmar De Vos (ASOIF)
• Paul Tergat (NOCs)
• Andrew Parsons (IPC)

On 21 April 2025, the ChileanMinister of Sports,Jaime Pizarro announced that the government had sent an official letter to the president of theChilean Olympic Committee and the International Olympic Committee applying to host the 2030 Youth Olympic Games. The bid is part of several candidacies to host sporting events after the successful2023 Pan American Games inSantiago, including the2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup, the2027 Special Olympics World Summer Games and a potential bid for the2036 Summer Olympics.^[6][7][8]

On 31 January 2025, the president of Paraguay,Santiago Peña, the president of theParaguayan Olympic Committee,Camilo López, and Deputy Secretary General of the organizing committee for the2025 Junior Pan American Games,Larissa Schaerer, travelled to the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) inLausanne, Switzerland, to present a bid for Paraguay to host the 2030 Summer Youth Olympics. López said that "the Youth Olympic Games are the pinnacle of what we can aspire to organize, given the size of our country.” He also confirmed that the president, Santiago Peña, had signed a letter of guarantee toPanam Sports for Paraguay to bid for the2031 Pan American Games.^[9][10]

In September 2017, Khun YingPatama Leeswadtrakul suggested the country should bid for the Youth Olympic Games firstly, the potentially awarded global sport events, after International Olympic Committee (IOC) awardedParis andLos Angeles hosting2024 and2028 Summer Olympics respectively during131st IOC Session. She was also elected asIOC member at thisIOC session.^[11] Her idea was supported by the President of NOCT, Deputy Prime Minister Gen.Prawit Wongsuwan. Khun Ying Patama and Gen. Prawit made a strong interest to host the next Summer Youth Olympics to IOC PresidentThomas Bach during2018 Winter Olympics inPyeongchang,South Korea.^[12][13]

During the 2018 SportAccord Convention inBangkok, President Bach attended to this convention, and met the Prime Minister, Gen.Prayuth Chan-o-cha at Thai-Khu-Fah Building,Government House of Thailand.^[14] Gen. Prayuth offered to IOC for bidding for 2026 Summer Youth Olympics.^[15]

On 2 October, theCabinet of Thailand approved the plan of the bid 2026 Youth Olympics by the Ministry of Tourism and Sports, Ministry of Tourism and Sports offered estimated income and revolving money from the games about 1,000 millionThai baht.^[16][17] On 12 October, Minister Weerasak Kowsurat, IOC member Khun Ying Patama Leeswadtrakul, Sport Authority of Thailand governor Kongsak Yodmanee, and ANOC member and NOCT advisor Somsak Leeswadtrakul visited to observe2018 Summer Youth Olympics inBuenos Aires,Argentina. They also met IOC president Thomas Bach and chairman of the organizing committee, Leandro Larosa, discussing guidelines for their 2026 Youth Olympics bid.^[18]

During the2020 Winter Youth Olympics inLausanne,Switzerland on 17 January 2020, IOC member Khun Ying Patama Leeswadtrakul, Government representative — Minister of Tourism and Sports Pipat Ratchakitprakan, NOCT representative — Gen.Ronnachai Munchusoontornkul, and SAT Governor Kongsak Yodmanee met President of the IOC, Thomas Bach, to deliver the governmental guarantee for the 2026 Summer Youth Olympics and anti-doping engagements from the government, after the Thai Amateur Weightlifting Association was suspended for multiple doping offences and an anti-doping lab in Thailand was shut down.^[19]

On 15 May 2020, Thailand formally presented its bid to host the 2030 Youth Olympic Games in an online conference. The presentation highlighted key aspects, including the competition format, venue selection, event organization, timeline, and the unique appeal of Thailand’s hosting vision.^[20][21] On 5 June, a bid committee meeting took place for the second time. They received a letter from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for a confirmation that the Bangkok–Chonburi bid has already taken part in the permanent, ongoing dialogue of the new bidding process.^[22][23] In 2022, it was announced that a bid is set to be confirmed in the following year.^[24]

In April 2024, it was reported that the bid had entered a dialogue phase with the International Olympic Committee. It was also reported that the bid would only use existing venues, such as the newly renovatedQueen Sirikit National Convention Center.^[25] The presenting of Thailand's hosting proposal was given a deadline for 11 March 2025.^[26]

In April 2018, the IOC PresidentThomas Bach met the president of theIndian Olympic AssociationNarinder Batra on his India trip. The two leaders discussed the future of Olympic sport in the country - particularly looking ahead to the2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. They also spoke about a possible candidature of India to host the 2026 Summer Youth Olympics and a strong interest in the2032Summer Olympics andParalympics. Later, IOC memberNita Ambani expressed a commitment for a Mumbai candidature for the Youth Olympic Games 2026, as well as a strong interest in the 2032 Summer Olympics, before it was awarded toBrisbane,Australia.^[14] Narendra Batra revealed that the 2026 Summer Youth Olympics will either be held in eitherDelhi orBhubaneswar. Batra virtually ruled outMumbai – the third city in the running – since the infrastructure there will have to be constructed from scratch.^[27] India also hosted the 140thIOC Session inMumbai in 2023.^[28] On 2 May 2020, at a press conference, Batra said that the IOA is serious in bidding for the event and will start the preparation of bidding documents when theCOVID-19 pandemic eases.^[29] In October 2023, Prime MinisterNarendra Modi also intended for India to host the Youth Olympic Games, as well as the2036 Summer Olympics.^[30][31]

During the 141st IOC Session in Mumbai, India in 2023, theMongolian National Olympic Committee was one of 10 National Olympic Committees to have attended a roundtable meeting regarding future candidates for the Youth Olympic Games. Mongolia confirmed its candidacy to host the 2030 or 2034 Summer Youth Olympic Games^[32]

On September 27, 2023, theOlympic Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina president Izet Rađo announced that Bosnia and Herzegovina would prepare a bid to host the Youth Olympic Games in the future, though it was not specified whether they were pursuing either the Summer or Winter Youth Olympic Games.^[33] Sarajevo previously hosted the1984 Winter Olympics and the2019 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival.

In 2023, a year after a proposal for Copenhagen to bid to host a small-budget2036 Summer Olympics, severalpolitical parties in Denmark agreed on a declaration of intent to bring the Youth Olympics to the capital Copenhagen. The mayor of the Culture and Leisure Committee of theCopenhagen City Council, Mia Nyegaard, stated that "It must happen in either 2030 or 2034, and must be a step on the way to making Copenhagen relevant as an Olympic host."^[34]

In September 2024, Copenhagen City Council would budget 500,000 kroner to explore a 2036 Olympic bid, and the funds will also be used to submit a bid for the 2030 Youth Olympics.^[35]

On 16 January 2024, Mexico withdrew their bid for the2036 Summer Olympics, citing tough competition, instead focusing on bidding for other events such as thePan American Games and the Youth Olympic Games, which they believe they will have a better chance at hosting.^[36]

In September 2019, the IOC President Thomas Bach met the President of the Republic of Colombia,Iván Duque Márquez. Duque expressed a strong interest in a candidature of Cartagena for the Youth Olympic Games in 2026, and they also discussed the programme of theOlympic Refuge Foundation in Colombia.^[37] However, whenCOVID-19 pandemic hit the world and resulted in the postponement of Dakar's 2022 Games to 2026, it was revealed that the year it qualified for the bid was 2030. In January 2020, it was told Medellín would bid again for the Summer Youth Olympics, after losing the 2018 bid against Buenos Aires.^[38] Later in February, theColombian Olympic Committee agreed on Medellín as the country's bid for the Olympics.^[39]

In March 2024, Peru was elected as host of the2027 Pan American Games, replacingBarranquilla,Colombia. Lima also previously hosted the2019 Pan American Games. Shortly after winning the bid, the president of thePeruvian Olympic Committee, Renzo Manyari Velazco, said that one of his country's next sporting objectives is to host the Youth Olympic Games.^[40]

In March 2025, the Indonesian Olympic Committee entered the bidding process to host the 2030 Youth Olympic Games. This move highlighted the country's commitment to developing world-class sports infrastructure and leveraging its experience from previous major multi-sport events, such as the2011 SEA Games and the2018 Asian Games, both held inJakarta andPalembang.^[41][42]

On 22 October 2025, the IOC announced that they would end dialogue with the Indonesian Olympic Committee regarding bidding for the 2030 Summer Youth Olympics,2036 Summer Olympics (which Indonesia bid to host inNusantara) or any future Games after Indonesia denied the visas of Israeli athletes competing in the2025 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Jakarta. The IOC further stated that this would continue until the Indonesian government provided them with "adequate guarantees that it will allow access to the country for all participants, regardless of nationality, to attend".^[43] As such, the Indonesia bid has effectively been suspended for the time being.

In December 2019, Minister of Sports of theRepublic of Tatarstan, Vladimir Leonov confirmed that Kazan intended to apply for the 2026 Youth Olympics (which later went toDakar, Senegal after the postponement of the games to 2026). Kazan hosted the2013 Summer Universiade and several matches of the2018 FIFA World Cup, and was the planned host of the2022 Special Olympics World Winter Games.^[44] However, following thecountry's invasion of Ukraine since 2022, the IOC has barred any sporting events from being held in Russia orBelarus, causing the cancellation of the Special Olympics World Winter Games,^[45] and further in 2023, the IOC Executive Board suspended theRussian Olympic Committee's membership, hence revoking any right-of-bids for any Russian cities.^[46]

In August 2021, Ukrainian sports ministerVadym Huttsait announced that Ukraine could bid for the Youth Olympics of 2030 and the2036 Summer Olympics with either the capital Kyiv or the port city Odesa. The country has never hosted the Olympics nor Youth Olympics. If awarded, it would mark the first time that the country has hosted an IOC sanctioned event, Ukraine could also bid for the 2028 or 2032 Winter Youth Olympic Games.^[47] However, withRussia invading the country in February 2022, the plans for the bidding was significantly disrupted.