A guide has been developed to enable these bodies to implement an educational programme alongside staging sporting events.

The Education Programme focuses on "athlete protection, performance, and assisting athletes outside sport", and content provided for the use of event organisers includes videos, apps, quizzes, computer games and information about exercises to prevent injuries.

It has been tailored for elite young athletes aged 15 to 18.

The first section of the programme features work produced by the IOC in collaboration with the Anti-Doping Agency and the International Testing Agency, including videos and online activities that raise awareness of mental health and issues related to harassment and abuse.

A second section covers encouraging athletes to stay active, aiming to achieve fewer injuries and better performances, with the "Get Set – Train Smarter" offering exercises tailored to each sport at the YOG, while a third section offers advice to athletes through tests and online resources.

The IOC Olympic Games executive director, Christophe Dubi, said the programme is a vital asset for aspiring young athletes.

"With this programme, all sports event organisers can now offer their young athletes a fun, educational and engaging programme that covers the most important topics for this age group: athlete safeguarding, improving performance, and assistance outside sport and with career transition," Dubi commented.

"This is precisely what makes the Youth Olympic Games so successful.

"The content is now accessible digitally and is easy to use on-site."

The IOC-provided toolkit offers guidance to IFs, NOCs and event organisers on how to run educational activities for athletes.

The President of the International Equestrian Federation Ingmar De Vos expressed her delight that material from the YOG Education Programme at Youth Sporting Events has been made more widely accessible.

"I am delighted that young athletes from all over the world can now benefit from this educational programme, and I look forward to rolling it out in the equestrian world," De Vos said.

"We have a great responsibility to educate the next generation of athletes, to help them succeed on a sporting and human level, support them, and ensure their well-being."

The inaugural edition of the YOG was held in Singapore in 2010.

Nearly 10,000 young athletes have had access to educational programmes offered in conjunction with the Games.

The next Winter YOG are scheduled to be staged in Gangwon in South Korea in 2024, with the Senegalese capital Dakar hosting the fourth summer YOG two years later.

Dakar was originally due to hold the Games next year, but this was postponed by four years.