The host city election vote was held at an extraordinary IOC Session in Lausanne.

Three European NOCs (Great Britain, The Netherlands and Poland) entered Glasgow, Rotterdam and Poznań bids respectively.

American NOCs Argentina, Colombia and Mexico also submitted bids for Buenos Aires, Medellín and Guadalajara respectively.

[8] Buenos Aires bid to host the 1956 and 2004 Summer Olympics but lost to Melbourne and Athens respectively.

[9] On February 22, 2012, the BOA agreed to put Glasgow forward as the United Kingdom's bidding city for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.

London has made four successful bids for the Summer Olympic Games in the past.

The city bid for the 2010 and 2014 Summer Youth Olympics but lost to Singapore and Nanjing respectively.