2015 Commonwealth Youth Games
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| Host city | Apia, Samoa[1] |
|---|---|
| Nations participating | 65 |
| Athletes participating | 807 |
| Events | 170 in 9 sports |
| Opening ceremony | September 5th |
| Closing ceremony | September 11th |
| Officially opened by | Tufuga Efi[2] |
| Main venue | Apia Park |
The 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games was the fifth Commonwealth Youth Games which started in 2000. They were held in Apia, the capital of Samoa. Samoa were the only bidders for the Games.[3]
All events took place in the capital city, Apia. The opening and closing ceremonies were held in Apia Park, which also hosted the athletics, rugby and tennis competitions. All other events (boxing, swimming, squash, weightlifting and lawn bowls) were hosted in the Faleata Sports Complex.[1]
About a thousand athletes from 63 nations and territories participated in the nine sports: aquatics, archery, athletics, boxing, lawn bowls, rugby sevens, squash, tennis and weightlifting.[4] Sierra Leone's delegation of seven athletes were prevented from taking part, as the Samoan government refused to grant them visas, citing fears over the spread of ebola. The Commonwealth Games Federation appealed unsuccessfully to Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi to reverse that decision, but also rejected Ghana's request that Samoa be subjected to sanctions as a result.[5]
Sports[]
The 2015 programme featured nine sports, two more than the previous Games and matching that of the 2008 edition.[6][7] Of the sports on the 2011 programme, badminton, cycling and gymnastics were dropped.
Aquatics (38) ()
Boxing (8) ()
Lawn bowls (3) ()
Rugby sevens (2) ()
Squash (5) ()
Tennis (5) ()
Weightlifting (12) ()
Medal table[]
As of September 11, 2015 (information from official website)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  (AUS) | 24 | 19 | 19 | 62 |
| 2 |  (RSA) | 13 | 7 | 15 | 35 |
| 3 |  England (ENG) | 12 | 16 | 16 | 44 |
| 4 |  (MAS) | 11 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
| 5 |  (IND) | 9 | 4 | 6 | 19 |
| 6 |  New Zealand (NZL) | 7 | 9 | 5 | 21 |
| 7 |  (NGR) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 8 |  Northern Ireland (NIR) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 9 |  (KEN) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
 Scotland (SCO) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | |
| 11 |  (JAM) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 12 |  (SAM) | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 13 |  (FIJ) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 14 |  (BOT) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 |  Wales (WAL) | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 16 |  (CMR) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 (PNG) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 18 |  (BAN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 |  (BAR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 (GHA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Guernsey (GGY) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 22 |  (SRI) | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 23 |  (UGA) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 24 |  (PAK) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 |  Anguilla (AIA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 (CAY) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 (COK) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 (DMA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Isle of Man (IOM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 (NAM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 (TGA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 33 |  (MRI) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Norfolk Island (NFK) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 35 |  (CYP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 (GUY) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 (LCA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 (SEY) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 (SOL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 (ZAM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (40 nations) | 111 | 98 | 102 | 311 | |
References[]
- ^ a b "Samoa to host 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games", Fiji Daily Post, November 25, 2008
- ^ "Opening gets mass park". samoaobserver.ws. Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ^ "Samoa Association of Sport and National Olympic Committee". SportingPulse. 2008-06-30. Retrieved 2011-08-12.
- ^ "Entertaining Opening Ceremony brings curtain up on Samoa 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games", Inside the Games, 5 September 2015
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Federation refuse to punish Samoa after Sierra Leone banned from Apia 2015 over Ebola", Inside the Games, 2 September 2015
- ^ Sports. SamoaCYG2015. Retrieved on 2015-09-07.
- ^ Samoa Commonwealth Youth Games 2015 Overall Competition Schedule v2. SamoaCYG2015. Retrieved on 2015-09-07.
External links[]
- 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games
- Samoa and the Commonwealth of Nations
- Commonwealth Youth Games
- 2015 in Samoan sport
- 2015 in multi-sport events
- Youth sport in Samoa
- Multi-sport events in Samoa
- International sports competitions hosted by Samoa
- 2015 in youth sport
- 21st century in Apia