2011 Commonwealth Youth Games Explained

4th Commonwealth Youth Games
Host City:	Isle of Man
Nations:	64
Athletes:	800
Events:	110 in 7 sports
Opening:	September 7
Closing:	September 13
Opened By:	Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex^[1]
Stadium:	National Sports Centre
Previous:	2008

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.^[2] 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.^[3]

Host city selection

Isle of Man had unsuccessfully bid to host the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games, losing to the bid of India for Pune.^[4]

Venues

In October 2008 the organising committee released a provisional events programme. All events were held between September 9 and 11, 2011^[5]

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.^[6]

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,^[7] followed by Lesotho and Montserrat for similar reasons.^[8] Ghana, Nigeria and Tuvalu were scheduled to compete at the Games, however they did not appear on the start lists.^[9]

The number of athletes per country is in brackets.

(5)^[10]
^[11]
^[12]
(8)^[13]
(4)^[14]
(13)^[15]
(4)^[16]
(8)^[17]
(8)^[18]
(5)^[19]
(3)^[20]
(8)^[21]
^[22]
(4)^[23]
(3)^[24]
(11)^[25]
(4)^[26]
(78)^[27]
(5)^[28]
(4)^[29]

(5)^[30]
(4)^[31]
(8)^[32]
(7)^[33]
(20)^[34]
(33) host ^[35]
(11)^[36]
(7)^[37]
(20)^[38]
(6)^[39]

(3)^[40]
(18)^[41]
(4)^[42]
(5)^[43]
(5)^[44]

(3)^[45]
(8)^[46]
(3)^[47]
(29)^[48]

(1)^[49]
(19)^[50]
(4)^[51]
(8)^[52]
(4)^[53]
(4)^[54]
(3)^[55]
(5)^[56]
(4)^[57]
(3)^[58]
(50)^[59]
(7)^[60]
(4)^[61]
(6)^[62]
(4)^[63]
^[64]
(25)^[65]
Swaziland (4)^[66]
(1)^[67]
(4)^[68]
(22)^[69]
(3)^[70]

(11)^[71]
(32)^[72]
(6)^[73]

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 <	-- 8 -->		7<	-- 10 -->	13<	-- 11 -->	16<	-- 12 -->		36
Badminton <	-- 8 -->		●<	-- 10 -->	●<	-- 11 -->	5<	-- 12 -->		5
Boxing <	-- 8 -->	●<	-- 9 -->	●<	-- 10 -->	●<	-- 11 -->	8<	-- 12 -->		8
Cycling <	-- 8 -->		4<	-- 10 -->	2<	-- 11 -->	2<	-- 12 -->		8
Gymnastics <	-- 8 -->		2<	-- 10 -->	2<	-- 11 -->	10<	-- 12 -->		14
Rugby sevens <	-- 8 -->			●<	-- 11 -->	1<	-- 12 -->		1
Swimming <	-- 8 -->		12<	-- 10 -->	13<	-- 11 -->	13<	-- 12 -->		14
Total Events<		-- 8 -->		25	30	55	0	108
Cumulative total<		-- 8 -->		25	55	110	110	110
September		8th Thu	9th Fri	10th Sat	11th Sun	12th Mon	Events

Medal table

See main article: 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games medal table. Country codes.^[74]

Key:

External links

Notes and References

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Web site: Government backing for Youth Games Bid . iomtoday.co.im . 7 May 2004 . 12 August 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120923182225/http://www.iomtoday.co.im/sport/isle-of-man-sport/government_backing_for_youth_games_bid_1_1751846 . 23 September 2012 . dead . dmy-all .
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http://www.isleofman.com/News/sports/commonwealth/article.aspx?article=37063 Two nations drop out of Commonwealth Youth Games
http://www.isleofman.com/news/article.aspx?article=38572 Two more countries drop out of Commonwealth Youth Games
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=0&SportID=0 Competing athletes
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=26&SportID=0 Anguilla
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=27&SportID=0 Antigua and Barbuda
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=28&SportID=0 Australia
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=29&SportID=0 Bahamas
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=30&SportID=0 Bangladesh
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=31&SportID=0 Barbados
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=32&SportID=0 Belize
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=33&SportID=0 Bermuda
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=34&SportID=0 Botswana
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=35&SportID=0 British Virgin Islands
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=36&SportID=0 Brunei Darussalam
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=37&SportID=0 Cameroon
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=38&SportID=0 Canada
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=39&SportID=0 Cayman Islands
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=40&SportID=0 Cook Islands
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=41&SportID=0 Cyprus
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=42&SportID=0 Dominica
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=43&SportID=0 England
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=44&SportID=0 Falkland Islands
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=45&SportID=0 Gambia
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=47&SportID=0 Gibraltar
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=48&SportID=0 Grenada
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=49&SportID=0 Guernsey
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=50&SportID=0 Guyana
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=51&SportID=0 India
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=52&SportID=0 Isle of Man
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=53&SportID=0 Jamaica
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=54&SportID=0 Jersey
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=55&SportID=0 Kenya
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=56&SportID=0 Kiribati
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=58&SportID=0 Malawi
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=59&SportID=0 Malaysia
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=60&SportID=0 Maldives
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=61&SportID=0 Malta
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=62&SportID=0 Mauritius
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=64&SportID=0 Mozambique
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=65&SportID=0 Namibia
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=66&SportID=0 Nauru
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=67&SportID=0 New Zealand
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=69&SportID=0 Niue
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=71&SportID=0 Northern Ireland
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=72&SportID=0 Pakistan
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=73&SportID=0 Papua New Guinea
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=74&SportID=0 Rwanda
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=83&SportID=0 St Helena
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=84&SportID=0 Saint Kitts and Nevis
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=85&SportID=0 Saint Lucia
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=86&SportID=0 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=75&SportID=0 Samoa
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=76&SportID=0 Scotland's
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=77&SportID=0 Seychelles
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=78&SportID=0 Sierra Leone
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=79&SportID=0 Singapore
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=80&SportID=0 Solomon Islands
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=81&SportID=0 South Africa
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=82&SportID=0 Sri Lanka
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=87&SportID=0 Swaziland
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=88&SportID=0 Tanzania
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=89&SportID=0 Tonga
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=90&SportID=0 Trinidad and Tobago
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=91&SportID=0 Turks and Caicos
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=93&SportID=0 Uganda
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=95&SportID=0 Wales
http://www.cyg2011results.com/competitor.aspx?Type=COMP&Name=&CountryID=96&SportID=0 Zambia
Web site: Olympic Country Codes - Three-Letter Olympic Country Codes . Geography.about.com . 2008-08-04 . 2011-09-16 . 2014-03-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140330192413/http://geography.about.com/od/countryinformation/a/olympiccodes.htm . dead .