Mumbai, Nov. 15 -- As the first Olympic event in Africa was drawing to a close, International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Kirsty Coventry threw an interesting number. "15% conversion (of athletes) from the Youth Olympic Games to the Olympic Games. We have to be very realistic about what we want the Youth Olympics to be," Coventry said. It is in this context that the relevance of the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) - the 2026 edition concluded in Dakar on Friday with the future of the concept itself in pause-and-reflect mode, as per Coventry - needs to be reviewed. As does India's outing in it. India finished with 10 medals and nine medallists from its 17-member contingent in a Games with fewer quotas and participants compared to the previou...