2011 Commonwealth Youth Games
The 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games, officially known as the IV Commonwealth Youth Games, and commonly known as Isle Of Man 2011, is a multi-sport event which took place from 7 to 13 September 2011 in the British Crown Dependency of Isle of Man. 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]
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]
- National Sports Centre, Douglas - The athletics stadium staged all the athletics events. The swimming pool staged the swimming events and the main Sports Hall staged badminton.
- The Bowl Stadium, Douglas - Rugby sevens.
- The Villa Marina, Douglas - Boxing.
- Ellan Vannin Gymnastics Club - Gymnastics (boys).
- Manx Gymnastics Centre of Excellence - Gymnastics (girls).
- The start line for the 3 cycling races will be: TT Grandstand for the Road Race & Douglas Promenade for the Criterium & Time Trial.
Sports
The 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games program featured seven sports, two fewer from previous Games in Pune.[7]
Athletics (36) ()
Badminton (5) ()
Boxing (8) ()
Cycling (8) ()
Gymnastics (14) ()
Rugby sevens (1) ()
Swimming (38) ()
Participating nations
64 commonwealth nations competed at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games. Fiji was barred from the Games as it was suspended from the Commonwealth. Both Norfolk Island and Vanuatu withdrew from the competition, as both Norfolk Island competitors were injured, and the latter cited other sporting commitments,[8] followed by Lesotho and Montserrat for similar reasons.[9] Ghana, 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.
Anguilla (5)[10]
Antigua and Barbuda (6)[11]
Australia (87)[12]
Bahamas (8)[13]
Bangladesh (4)[14]
Barbados (13)[15]
Belize (4)[16]
Bermuda (8)[17]
Botswana (8)[18]
British Virgin Islands (5)[19]
Brunei (3)[20]
Cameroon (8)[21]
Canada (56)[22]
Cayman Islands (4)[23]
Cook Islands (3)[24]
Cyprus (11)[25]
Dominica (4)[26]
England (78)[27]
Falkland Islands (5)[28]
Gambia (4)[29]
Gibraltar (5)[30]
Grenada (4)[31]
Guernsey (8)[32]
Guyana (7)[33]
India (20)[34]
Isle of Man (33) [35]
Jamaica (11)[36]
Jersey (7)[37]
Kenya (20)[38]
Kiribati (6)[39]
Malawi (3)[40]
Malaysia (18)[41]
Maldives (4)[42]
Malta (5)[43]
Mauritius (5)[44]
Mozambique (3)[45]
Namibia (8)[46]
Nauru (3)[47]
New Zealand (29)[48]
Niue (1)[49]
Northern Ireland (19)[50]
Pakistan (4)[51]
Papua New Guinea (8)[52]
Rwanda (4)[53]
Saint Helena (4)[54]
Saint Kitts and Nevis (3)[55]
Saint Lucia (5)[56]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (4)[57]
Samoa (3)[58]
Scotland (50)[59]
Seychelles (7)[60]
Sierra Leone (4)[61]
Singapore (6)[62]
Solomon Islands (4)[63]
South Africa (54)[64]
Sri Lanka (25)[65]
Swaziland (4)[66]
Tanzania (1)[67]
Tonga (4)[68]
Trinidad and Tobago (22)[69]
Turks and Caicos Islands (3)[70]
Uganda (11)[71]
Wales (32)[72]
Zambia (6)[73]
Schedule
Template:2011 Commonwealth Youth Games Calendar
Medal table
Country codes.[74]
- Key
| 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
- ^ a b c Competing athletes
- ^ Hawley, Tessa (11 August 2011). "Prince Edward to open Commonwealth Youth Games". isleofman.com. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ "Commonwealth Youth Games – Background". thecgf.com. Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ "2011 Commonwealth Youth Games Schedule" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
- ^ "Government backing for Youth Games Bid". iomtoday.co.im. 7 May 2004. Archived from the original on 23 September 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ "Isle of Man 2011 Events Programme". 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games. 19 October 2008. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2008.
- ^ "Commonwealth Youth Games – Facts & Figure". thecgf.com. Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 14 October 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ Two nations drop out of Commonwealth Youth Games
- ^ Two more countries drop out of Commonwealth Youth Games
- ^ Anguilla
- ^ Antigua and Barbuda
- ^ Australia
- ^ Bahamas
- ^ Bangladesh
- ^ Barbados
- ^ Belize
- ^ Bermuda
- ^ Botswana
- ^ British Virgin Islands
- ^ Brunei Darussalam
- ^ Cameroon
- ^ Canada
- ^ Cayman Islands
- ^ Cook Islands
- ^ Cyprus
- ^ Dominica
- ^ England
- ^ Falkland Islands
- ^ Gambia
- ^ Gibraltar
- ^ Grenada
- ^ Guernsey
- ^ Guyana
- ^ India
- ^ Isle of Man
- ^ Jamaica
- ^ Jersey
- ^ Kenya
- ^ Kiribati
- ^ Malawi
- ^ Malaysia
- ^ Maldives
- ^ Malta
- ^ Mauritius
- ^ Mozambique
- ^ Namibia
- ^ Nauru
- ^ New Zealand
- ^ Niue
- ^ Northern Ireland
- ^ Pakistan
- ^ Papua New Guinea
- ^ Rwanda
- ^ St Helena
- ^ Saint Kitts and Nevis
- ^ Saint Lucia
- ^ Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- ^ Samoa
- ^ Scotland's
- ^ Seychelles
- ^ Sierra Leone
- ^ Singapore
- ^ Solomon Islands
- ^ South Africa
- ^ Sri Lanka
- ^ Swaziland
- ^ Tanzania
- ^ Tonga
- ^ Trinidad and Tobago
- ^ Turks and Caicos
- ^ Uganda
- ^ Wales
- ^ Zambia
- ^ "Olympic Country Codes - Three-Letter Olympic Country Codes". Geography.about.com. 2008-08-04. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
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