The Commonwealth Youth Games 2015 will be the 5th Commonwealth Youth Games that are to be held in Apia capital city of Samoa. The 5th Commonwealth Youth Games will begin from September 5th and the closing ceremony September 11th 2015. The opening and closing ceremony will be held in Apia park, which will also host Rugby, Tennis and Athletics. The Faleata Sports Complex will host the other events such as Swimming, Squash, Lawn bowls, Weightlifting and boxing. The Commonwealth Youth Games were started in the 20th century in 2000 in Edinburgh. Commonwealth Youth Games are a smaller version of the Commonwealth Games and are to be held every four years. The competition is held for three days that involve 8 sports, where 733 athletes from 14 countries as per the first edition of commonwealth youth games.
List of Countries that hosted Common Wealth Games from 2000.
| Edition |
Location |
Year |
| I |
Edinburgh |
2000 |
| II |
Bendigo |
2004 |
| III |
Pune |
2008 |
| IV |
Isle of Man |
2011 |
| V |
Apia |
2015 |
| VI |
Castries |
2017 |
2015 Commonwealth Youth Games
| Host City |
Apia |
| Nations Participating |
|
| Athletes Participating |
~1000 |
| Opening Ceremony |
September 5th, 2015 |
| Closing Ceremony |
September 11th 2015 |
| Officially Opened By |
|
| Main Stadium |
Apia Park |
Sports
Participating Nations
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Australia
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Botswana
- British Virgin Islands
- Brunei Darussalum
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- Cook Islands
- Cyprus
- Dominica
- England
- Fiji
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Grenada
- Guernsey
- Guyana
- India
- Isle of Man
- Jamaica
- Jersey
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Lesotho
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Malta
- Mauritius
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nauru
- New Zealand
- Nigeria
- Niue
- Norfolk Island
- Northern Ireland
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
- Rwanda
- Samoa
- Scotland
- Seychelles
- Singapore
- Solomon Islands
- South Africa
- Sri Lanka
- St Helena
- St Kitts and Nevis
- St Lucia
- St Vincent and The Grenadines
- Swaziland
- Tanzania
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Vanuatu
- Wales
- Zambi
Commonwealth Youth Games 2011
2011 Participating Countries
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Australia
- Bahamas
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Botswana
- British Virgin Islands
- Brunei
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- Cook Islands
- Cyprus
- Dominica
- England
|
- Falkland Islands
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Grenada
- Guernsey
- Guyana
- India
- Isle of Man
- Jamaica
- Jersey
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Lesotho
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Malta
|
- Mauritius
- Montserrat
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nauru
- New Zealand
- Nigeria
- Niue
- Northern Ireland
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
- Rwanda
- Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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- Samoa
- Scotland
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Solomon Islands
- South Africa
- Sri Lanka
- Swaziland
- Tanzania
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Wales
- Zambia
|
Commonwealth Youth Games 2011 Venues
- National Sports Centre, Douglas
- 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.
Commonwealth Youth Games 2011 Partners
- 188Foundation
- Barclays Wealth
- Boston Group
- Britannia International
- Colas
- Friends Provident International
- Gubay Foundation
- Manx Telecom
- Sefton Group
- Tower Insurance
