An kara gane cewa matasan matasa na wasannin Olympics zai taimaka wajen bunkasa halartar wasannin Olympics. Duk da wadannan dalilai na samun wasannin Olympics ga matasa, amsar IOC na gudanar da wani taron wasanni ne kawai ba ta da kyau. Wakilan IOC sun so taron ya kasance game da ilimin al'adu da musayar kamar yadda ya kasance game da wasanni, wanda shine dalilin da ya sa aka kirkiro Shirin Al'adu da Ilimi (CEP) a matsayin wani bangare na kowace bikin wasannin. Jacques Rogge, Shugaban IOC, ya sanar da shirye-shiryen wasannin Olympics na matasa a zaman taron IOC na 119 a Guatemala City a ranar 6 ga Yuli 2007. Akwai manufofi da dama na YOG, da kuma ilmantar da su, da kuma saukowar matasa 'yan wasa a duniya.
Shekara ta 1998