2011 Commonwealth Youth Games

4th Commonwealth Youth Games
Host city Isle of Man
Nations participating 64[1]
Athletes participating 800 [1]
Events 110 in 7 sports
Opening ceremony September 7
Closing ceremony September 13
Officially opened by Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex[2]
Main Stadium National Sports Centre

The 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games, officially known as the IV Commonwealth Youth Games is a multi-sport event which took place in the British Crown Dependency of Isle of Man from 7 to 13 September 2011. As per the original quadrennial cycle, the Games were scheduled for 2012. However, the Commonwealth Games Federation at its general assembly in 2005 decided to move the Games within one year before the Summer Olympics.[3] The Bowl Stadium at the National Sports Centre, Douglas staged the opening ceremony on 7 September 2011. The closing ceremony was held on Douglas Promenade & the Villa Marina on 13 September.[4]

Contents

Host city selection

Isle of Man had unsuccessfully bid to host the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games, losing to the bid of India for Pune.[5]

Venues

In October 2008 the organising committee released a provisional events programme. All events were held between September 9 and 11, 2011[6]

Sports

The 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games program featured seven sports, two fewer from previous Games in Pune.[7]

Participating nations

64 commonwealth nations competed at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games. As Fiji was suspended from the Commonwealth, it was banned from participating in the Games. Norfolk Island and Vanuatu withdrew from the competition, as there were no competitors available for Norfolk Island, and the latter cited other sporting commitments.[8] Ghana, Lesotho, Montserrat, Nigeria and Tuvalu were scheduled to compete at the Games, however they did not appear on the start lists.[1]

The number of athletes per country is in brackets.

Schedule

OC Opening ceremony ● Event competitions 1 Event finals CC Closing ceremony
September 8th
Thu		 9th
Fri		 10th
Sat		 11th
Sun		 12th
Mon		 Events
Ceremonies OC CC
Athletics 7 13 16 36
Badminton ● ● 5 5
Boxing ● ● ● 8 8
Cycling 4 2 2 8
Gymnastics 2 2 10 14
Rugby sevens ● 1 1
Swimming 12 13 13 14
Total Events 25 30 55 0 108
Cumulative total 25 55 110 110 110
September 8th
Thu		 9th
Fri		 10th
Sat		 11th
Sun		 12th
Mon		 Events

Medal table

Main article: 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games medal table

Country codes.[73]

Key
List of medal-winning nations, showing the number of gold, silver, and bronze medals won
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 England (ENG) 37 24 16 77
2  Australia (AUS) 29 28 17 74
3  South Africa (RSA) 8 7 15 30
4  New Zealand (NZL) 6 6 8 20
5 Wales (WAL) 5 11 10 26
6 Scotland (SCO) 5 6 11 22
7  Kenya (KEN) 4 4 2 10
8  Malaysia (MAS) 4 2 1 7
9  India (IND) 3 3 3 9
10 Northern Ireland (NIR) 3 2 3 8
Total 110 110 110 330

References

  1. ^ a b c Competing athletes
  2. ^ Hawley, Tessa (11 August 2011). "Prince Edward to open Commonwealth Youth Games". isleofman.com. http://www.isleofman.com/News/article.aspx?article=38464. Retrieved 12 August 2011. 
  3. ^ "Commonwealth Youth Games – Background". thecgf.com. Commonwealth Games Federation. http://www.thecgf.com/cyg/. Retrieved 12 August 2011. 
  4. ^ 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games Schedule
  5. ^ "Government backing for Youth Games Bid". iomtoday.co.im. 7 May 2004. http://www.iomtoday.co.im/sport/isle-of-man-sport/government_backing_for_youth_games_bid_1_1751846. Retrieved 12 August 2011. 
  6. ^ "Isle of Man 2011 Events Programme". 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games. 19 October 2008. http://cyg2011.com/index.php/news/isle_of_man_2011_events_programme/. Retrieved 2008-10-21. 
  7. ^ "Commonwealth Youth Games – Facts & Figure". thecgf.com. Commonwealth Games Federation. http://www.thecgf.com/cyg/growth.asp. Retrieved 12 August 2011. 
  8. ^ Two nations drop out of Commonwealth Youth Games
  9. ^ Anguilla
  10. ^ Antigua and Barbuda
  11. ^ Australia
  12. ^ Bahamas
  13. ^ Bangladesh
  14. ^ Barbados
  15. ^ Belize
  16. ^ Bermuda
  17. ^ Botswana
  18. ^ British Virgin Islands
  19. ^ Brunei Darussalam
  20. ^ Cameroon
  21. ^ Canada
  22. ^ Cayman Islands
  23. ^ Cook Islands
  24. ^ Cyprus
  25. ^ Dominica
  26. ^ England
  27. ^ Falkland Islands
  28. ^ Gambia
  29. ^ Gibraltar
  30. ^ Grenada
  31. ^ Guernsey
  32. ^ Guyana
  33. ^ India
  34. ^ Isle of Man
  35. ^ Jamaica
  36. ^ Jersey
  37. ^ Kenya
  38. ^ Kiribati
  39. ^ Malawi
  40. ^ Malaysia
  41. ^ Maldives
  42. ^ Malta
  43. ^ Mauritius
  44. ^ Mozambique
  45. ^ Namibia
  46. ^ Nauru
  47. ^ New Zealand
  48. ^ Niue
  49. ^ Northern Ireland
  50. ^ Pakistan
  51. ^ Papua New Guinea
  52. ^ Rwanda
  53. ^ St Helena
  54. ^ Saint Kitts and Nevis
  55. ^ Saint Lucia
  56. ^ Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  57. ^ Samoa
  58. ^ Scotland's
  59. ^ Seychelles
  60. ^ Sierra Leone
  61. ^ Singapore
  62. ^ Solomon Islands
  63. ^ South Africa
  64. ^ Sri Lanka
  65. ^ Swaziland
  66. ^ Tanzania
  67. ^ Tonga
  68. ^ Trinidad and Tobago
  69. ^ Turks and Caicos
  70. ^ Uganda
  71. ^ Wales
  72. ^ Zambia
  73. ^ "Olympic Country Codes - Three-Letter Olympic Country Codes". Geography.about.com. 2008-08-04. http://geography.about.com/od/countryinformation/a/olympiccodes.htm. Retrieved 2011-09-16. 

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