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2017 Commonwealth Youth Games

January 19, 2024

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.

Sixth Commonwealth Youth Games
Host cityNassau, The Bahamas
Nations64
Athletes1034
Events96
Opening18 July 2017
Closing23 July 2017
Opened byHubert Minnis
Queen's Baton Final RunnerTanya Robinson
Main venueThomas Robinson Stadium
Websitehttp://www.bahamas2017cyg.org/
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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.

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

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  England23161251
2  Australia14141139
3  New Zealand814931
4  Scotland86721
5  South Africa83718
6  Singapore74617
7  India41611
8  Kenya3104
9  Canada27918
10  Wales26513
11  Northern Ireland25512
12  Jamaica2349
13  Trinidad and Tobago2215
14  Saint Lucia2002
  Zambia2002
16  Bahamas*121013
17  Bermuda1012
  Samoa1012
19  Antigua and Barbuda1001
  Guernsey1001
  Uganda1001
22  Cyprus0426
23  Sri Lanka0202
24  British Virgin Islands0112
25  Dominica0101
  Guyana0101
  Isle of Man0101
  Mozambique0101
29  Botswana0033
30  Fiji0022
31  Grenada0011
  Namibia0011
  Rwanda0011
  Tanzania0011
  Turks and Caicos Islands0011
Totals (35 entries)9595107297

  The host country is highlighted in lavender blue

References edit

  1. ^ unknown. "Bahamas 2017". Commonwealth Games England website. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  2. ^ Morgan, Liam (18 July 2017). "Queen sends message of support as 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games open with fun-filled Ceremony". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  3. ^ "St Lucia to host 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  4. ^ Mackay, Duncan (2 September 2015). . St. Lucia News Online. Archived from the original on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  5. ^ . thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 2017-05-05. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  6. ^ "Venues".
  7. ^ Morgan, Liam (17 July 2017). "Key Bahamas 2017 sponsor provides cash injection on eve of Commonwealth Youth Games". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 18 July 2017.

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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 Sixth Commonwealth Youth GamesHost cityNassau The BahamasNations64Athletes1034Events96Opening18 July 2017Closing23 July 2017Opened byHubert MinnisQueen s Baton Final RunnerTanya RobinsonMain venueThomas Robinson StadiumWebsitehttp www bahamas2017cyg org 20152023 Contents 1 Host selection 2 The Games 3 Participating nations 4 Sports 5 Schedule 6 Medal table 7 References 8 External linksHost selection editThey 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 editIt 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 CenterParticipating nations editThere 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 nbsp Anguilla 5 nbsp Antigua and Barbuda 18 nbsp Australia 75 nbsp Bahamas 100 host nation nbsp Bangladesh 4 nbsp Barbados 9 nbsp Belize 5 nbsp Bermuda 20 nbsp Botswana 14 nbsp British Virgin Islands 8 nbsp Canada 60 nbsp Cayman Islands 9 nbsp Cook Islands 3 nbsp Cyprus 13 nbsp Dominica 6 nbsp England 73 nbsp Fiji 33 nbsp Ghana 11 nbsp Gibraltar 6 nbsp Grenada 6 nbsp Guernsey 9 nbsp Guyana 10 nbsp India 31 nbsp Isle of Man 8 nbsp Jamaica 30 nbsp Jersey 7 nbsp Kenya 4 nbsp Kiribati 5 nbsp Lesotho 6 nbsp Malta 5 nbsp Malawi 4 nbsp Malaysia 14 nbsp Mauritius 4 nbsp Mozambique 6 nbsp Namibia 9 nbsp Nauru 2 nbsp New Zealand 33 nbsp Nigeria 22 nbsp Niue 4 nbsp Norfolk Island 1 nbsp Northern Ireland 18 nbsp Pakistan 5 nbsp Papua New Guinea 8 nbsp Rwanda 4 nbsp Saint Helena 4 nbsp Saint Kitts and Nevis 9 nbsp Saint Lucia 23 nbsp Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6 nbsp Samoa 21 nbsp Scotland 40 nbsp Sierra Leone 4 nbsp Singapore 40 nbsp Solomon Islands 3 nbsp South Africa 23 nbsp Sri Lanka 28 nbsp Tanzania 4 nbsp Tonga 4 nbsp Trinidad and Tobago 51 nbsp Turks and Caicos Islands 23 nbsp Tuvalu 2 nbsp Uganda 4 nbsp Vanuatu 2 nbsp Wales 38 nbsp Zambia 4 Sports editThe 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 nbsp Athletics 29 details nbsp Beach soccer 2 details nbsp Beach volleyball 2 details nbsp Boxing 11 details nbsp Cycling 4 details nbsp Judo 8 details nbsp Rugby sevens 2 details nbsp Swimming 35 details nbsp Tennis 3 details Schedule editOC Opening ceremony Event competitions 1 Event finals CC Closing ceremonyJuly 18Tue 19Wed 20Thu 21Fri 22Sat 23Sun EventsCeremonies OC CC nbsp Athletics 7 5 8 9 29 nbsp Beach Soccer 2 2 nbsp Beach Volleyball 2 2 nbsp Boxing 11 11 nbsp Cycling 2 2 4 nbsp Judo 8 8 nbsp Rugby sevens 2 2 nbsp Swimming 9 9 9 8 35 nbsp Tennis 3 3Total events 8 11 16 16 20 25 96Cumulative total 8 19 35 51 71 96July 18Tue 19Wed 20Thu 21Fri 22Sat 23Sun EventsMedal table editRankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal1 nbsp England231612512 nbsp Australia141411393 nbsp New Zealand8149314 nbsp Scotland867215 nbsp South Africa837186 nbsp Singapore746177 nbsp India416118 nbsp Kenya31049 nbsp Canada2791810 nbsp Wales2651311 nbsp Northern Ireland2551212 nbsp Jamaica234913 nbsp Trinidad and Tobago221514 nbsp Saint Lucia2002 nbsp Zambia200216 nbsp Bahamas 12101317 nbsp Bermuda1012 nbsp Samoa101219 nbsp Antigua and Barbuda1001 nbsp Guernsey1001 nbsp Uganda100122 nbsp Cyprus042623 nbsp Sri Lanka020224 nbsp British Virgin Islands011225 nbsp Dominica0101 nbsp Guyana0101 nbsp Isle of Man0101 nbsp Mozambique010129 nbsp Botswana003330 nbsp Fiji002231 nbsp Grenada0011 nbsp Namibia0011 nbsp Rwanda0011 nbsp Tanzania0011 nbsp Turks and Caicos Islands0011Totals 35 entries 9595107297 The host country is highlighted in lavender blueReferences edit unknown Bahamas 2017 Commonwealth Games England website Retrieved 24 July 2016 Morgan Liam 18 July 2017 Queen sends message of support as 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games open with fun filled Ceremony Insidethegames biz Dunsar Media Retrieved 18 July 2017 St Lucia to host 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games insidethegames biz Retrieved 28 September 2015 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 Commonwealth Games Federation Bahamas 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games thecgf com Archived from the original on 2017 05 05 Retrieved 2017 08 29 Venues Morgan Liam 17 July 2017 Key Bahamas 2017 sponsor provides cash injection on eve of Commonwealth Youth Games Insidethegames biz Dunsar Media Retrieved 18 July 2017 External links editOfficial website Official website Archived 2022 05 16 at the Wayback Machine archived Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games amp oldid 1194334292, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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