2017_Commonwealth_Youth_Games Knowpia

Sixth Commonwealth Youth Games
Host city	Nassau, The Bahamas
Nations	64
Athletes	1034
Events	96
Opening	18 July 2017
Closing	23 July 2017
Opened by	Hubert Minnis
Queen's Baton Final Runner	Tanya Robinson
Main venue	Thomas Robinson Stadium
Website	http://www.bahamas2017cyg.org/
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The 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games, officially known as the VI Commonwealth Youth Games, and commonly known as Bahamas 2017, or Nassau 2017, was the sixth edition of the Commonwealth Youth Games which started in 2000. The games were held from 19 to 23 July 2017 in Nassau, Bahamas.^[1] 64 nations participated at the games. The Bahamas 2017 was the largest international sporting event ever to be hosted in The Bahamas, and the largest-ever edition of the Youth Games, with up to 1300 athletes. During the opening ceremony the Prime Minister of the Bahamas Hubert Minnis declared the games officially open.^[2] It was the first the time that the tournament was opened by a prime minister instead of a monarch or a president.

Host selection edit

They were planned to be held in Castries, the capital of Saint Lucia, but Saint Lucia withdrew in 2015, citing financial difficulties. Canada and Scotland both offered to host the games if no other nation was willing to bid.^[3]^[4]

In 2016, Nassau, Bahamas, was selected to host the 2017 edition.

The Games edit

It was the second edition of the Youth Games to be held on a Small Island Developing State, following the hugely successful Samoa 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games in September 2015. It was also the first Commonwealth Games event to be held in the Caribbean for over 50 years, with Commonwealth athletes last participating in the 1966 Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.

The Games were coordinated by the Bahamas Commonwealth Games Association and the Bahamas' Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture. The sports contested at the Bahamas 2017 were athletics, swimming, beach soccer, boxing, cycling (road), judo, rugby sevens, tennis, and beach volleyball. It was the first time judo, beach soccer, and beach volleyball have been presented at a Commonwealth Youth Games.^[5]^[6]

Athletics – Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium
Beach soccer – Bahamas Football Association National Stadium
Beach volleyball - Queen Elizabeth Sports Center
Boxing and judo – Sir Kendal G. L. Isaacs Gymnasium
Cycling – Streets of New Providence
Rugby sevens – Old Thomas A. Robinson Stadium
Swimming – Betty Kelly-Kenning National Swim Complex
Tennis – National Tennis Center

Participating nations edit

There were 64 participating nations at the Games. The following countries did not send any athletes: Brunei Darussalam, Cameroon, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Seychelles and Swaziland. The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.^[7]

Anguilla (5)
Antigua and Barbuda (18)
Australia (75)
Bahamas (100) (host nation)
Bangladesh (4)
Barbados (9)
Belize (5)
Bermuda (20)
Botswana (14)
British Virgin Islands (8)
Canada (60)
Cayman Islands (9)
Cook Islands (3)
Cyprus (13)
Dominica (6)
England (73)
Fiji (33)
Ghana (11)
Gibraltar (6)
Grenada (6)
Guernsey (9)
Guyana (10)
India (31)
Isle of Man (8)
Jamaica (30)
Jersey (7)
Kenya (4)
Kiribati (5)
Lesotho (6)
Malta (5)
Malawi (4)
Malaysia (14)
Mauritius (4)
Mozambique (6)
Namibia (9)
Nauru (2)
New Zealand (33)
Nigeria (22)
Niue (4)
Norfolk Island (1)
Northern Ireland (18)
Pakistan (5)
Papua New Guinea (8)
Rwanda (4)
Saint Helena (4)
Saint Kitts and Nevis (9)
Saint Lucia (23)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (6)
Samoa (21)
Scotland (40)
Sierra Leone (4)
Singapore (40)
Solomon Islands (3)
South Africa (23)
Sri Lanka (28)
Tanzania (4)
Tonga (4)
Trinidad and Tobago (51)
Turks and Caicos Islands (23)
Tuvalu (2)
Uganda (4)
Vanuatu (2)
Wales (38)
Zambia (4)

Sports edit

The 2017 Games featured nine sports and introduced three new sports—beach soccer, judo and beach volleyball—whilst dropping archery, lawn bowls, weightlifting, and squash. cycling also made a return during these Games.

Boxing (11) (details)
Cycling (4) (details)
Judo (8) (details)

Schedule edit

OC	Opening ceremony	●	Event competitions	1	Event finals	CC	Closing ceremony

July	18 Tue	19 Wed	20 Thu	21 Fri	22 Sat	23 Sun	Events
Ceremonies	OC					CC
Athletics			7	5	8	9	29
Beach Soccer		●	●	●	2		2
Beach Volleyball	●	●	●	●	2		2
Boxing		●	●	●	●	11	11
Cycling		2				2	4
Judo	8						8
Rugby sevens		●	●	2			2
Swimming		9	9	9	8		35
Tennis		●	●	●	●	3	3
Total events	8	11	16	16	20	25	96
Cumulative total	8	19	35	51	71	96
July	18 Tue	19 Wed	20 Thu	21 Fri	22 Sat	23 Sun	Events

Medal table edit


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	England	23	16	12	51
2	Australia	14	14	11	39
3	New Zealand	8	14	9	31
4	Scotland	8	6	7	21
5	South Africa	8	3	7	18
6	Singapore	7	4	6	17
7	India	4	1	6	11
8	Kenya	3	1	0	4
9	Canada	2	7	9	18
10	Wales	2	6	5	13
11	Northern Ireland	2	5	5	12
12	Jamaica	2	3	4	9
13	Trinidad and Tobago	2	2	1	5
14	Saint Lucia	2	0	0	2
14	Zambia	2	0	0	2
16	Bahamas*	1	2	10	13
17	Bermuda	1	0	1	2
17	Samoa	1	0	1	2
19	Antigua and Barbuda	1	0	0	1
	Guernsey	1	0	0	1
	Uganda	1	0	0	1
22	Cyprus	0	4	2	6
23	Sri Lanka	0	2	0	2
24	British Virgin Islands	0	1	1	2
25	Dominica	0	1	0	1
	Guyana	0	1	0	1
	Isle of Man	0	1	0	1
	Mozambique	0	1	0	1
29	Botswana	0	0	3	3
30	Fiji	0	0	2	2
31	Grenada	0	0	1	1
	Namibia	0	0	1	1
	Rwanda	0	0	1	1
	Tanzania	0	0	1	1
	Turks and Caicos Islands	0	0	1	1
Totals (35 entries)		95	95	107	297

The host country is highlighted in lavender blue

References edit

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^ Mackay, Duncan (2 September 2015). "St. Lucia withdraws as host of 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games". St. Lucia News Online. Archived from the original on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
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