andid ature ▁stage ▁Vis its ▁to ▁the ▁candidate ▁cities ▁and ▁working ▁sessions ▁( J uly ▁– ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 8 ) ▁IO C ▁creates ▁Out line ▁Plan ▁working ▁with ▁each ▁C andid ate ▁party ▁( August ▁ 2 0 1 8 ) ▁Dead line ▁for ▁each ▁candidate ▁city ▁to ▁respond ▁to ▁information ▁collection ▁request ▁( August ▁ 2 0 1 8 ) ▁Follow - up ▁discuss ions ▁with ▁each ▁candidate ▁city ▁via ▁individual ▁tele con ference ▁( August ▁ 2 0 1 8 ) ▁E valu ation ▁Commission ▁meeting ▁( Se ptember ▁ 2 0 1 8 ) ▁E valu ation ▁Commission ▁report ▁( Se ptember ▁ 2 0 1 8 ) ▁E lection ▁of ▁the ▁Host ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 3 3 rd ▁Session ▁of ▁the ▁IO C ▁and ▁signature ▁of ▁the ▁Host ▁Cont ract ▁( 8 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 8 ) ▁ ▁Final ▁selection ▁process ▁ ▁The ▁IO C ▁voted ▁to ▁select ▁the ▁host ▁city ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 2 2 ▁Summer ▁Youth ▁Olympics ▁on ▁ 8 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 3 3 rd ▁IO C ▁Session ▁in ▁Buenos ▁Aires , ▁Argentina . ▁ ▁C andid ate ▁cities ▁ ▁C ities ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁stage ▁The ▁following ▁four ▁cities ▁have ▁been ▁particip ating ▁in ▁the ▁prepar ation ▁stage ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁brief ings ▁via ▁video con ference / con ference ▁call . ▁ ▁Dak ar , ▁Sen eg al ▁▁ ▁( was ▁not ▁invited ▁to ▁candid ature ▁stage ▁on ▁