Sato was crowned the first Summer Youth Olympic Games gold medallist in August in Singapore when she dominated the women's triathlon field and completed the sprint distance race in 1 hour 49 seconds.

"It is a great pleasure that my uniform becomes part of the distinguished collections in the Olympic Museum," said Sato.

"The Youth Olympics was such a precious experience as it gave me a lot of confidence in my career as an athlete.

"It was also great to know athletes from other countries and learn their backgrounds and cultures.

"I would love to compete with those Young Olympians again at the Olympic Games in the future."

Marisol Casado, International Triathlon Union (ITU) President and IOC member, said: "The Youth Games marked a milestone in the Olympic Movement, and the entire triathlon family is pleased to see that Yuka's collection will tell the history as a part of the Museum.

"As a member of the IOC, I would also like to thank her for her kind donation and congratulate again on her fantastic achievement."

A total of 64 athletes from 42 nations competed in triathlon at the Games.

In addition to the individual men and women's races, an inspirational new format of Team Triathlon - a 4x mixed, super sprint relay - made its historic debut in a major multi-sport games.

Sato is one of Japan's most promising athletes, having competed in five rounds of the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series this year.

She took up triathlon at nine years old with her mother's encouragement.

Established in 1993, the Olympic Museum is the most popular one in Switzerland and has welcomed more than 3.3 million visitors in the past 17 years.

Earlier this month, the IOC Executive Board agreed on a major renovation project to modernise the Museum.


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