Commonwealth Youth Games

The first Commonwealth Youth Games were held in Edinburgh, Scotland in August 2000 where 733 Athletes from
14 countries competed in 8 sports over 3 days. The second edition of the Commonwealth Youth Games took place in Bendigo, Australia in December 2004 and saw over 1000 athletes and officials from 22 countries in a 10 sport programme. The next Youth Games will be held in the Indian city of Pune from 12 - 18 October 2008 where 71 nations and territories
will participate in 9 sports.

A decision was taken by the Commonwealth Games Federation at their General Assembly in 2005 to move the Youth Games outside of the Olympic Games year and in doing so awarded the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games to the
Isle of Man. All competitors in the Commonwealth Youth Games need to be 18 years or less (i.e, their 18th birthday
is during the calendar year in which the Games is held).