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On 11 through 19 July, 1998 the World Youth Games were held in Moscow, . They were attended by more than 7,000 young athletes of between 11 and 18 from over 140 countries of the world. The motto of the Games was “Moscow, the Wide World of Youth” and the emblem was of a boy and a girl holding hands and running together. The mascot of the games was a bear cub (медвежонок) Mishutka.

The programme of the Games consisted of sports events and cultural programme. The sports programme included fifteen most popular sports: soccer, volleyball, basketball, swimming, tennis, light athletics and others. The Games also provided cultural events: for example an international discussion “If I were the President of the International Olympic Committee”, a project “Marathon Into the 21st Century.

The cultural programme was interesting for both the sportsmen and the guests of the Games. They were shown the national culture and traditions of Russia: national sports, games, songs and dances, as well as displays of drawings and posters by young Russians. 

Girls and boys  of different countries, races and religions of the planet could meet and rest in the International Club. 
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