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| Host city | Edinburgh, Scotland |
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| Nations | 16 |
| Athletes | 733 |
| Events | 110 in 8 sports |
| Opening | 10 August |
| Closing | 14 August |
| Opened by | Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex[1] |
| Main venue | Meadowbank Stadium |
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The2000Commonwealth Youth Games, officially known as theI Commonwealth Youth Games, and commonly known asEdinburgh 2000, a regional sporting event that was held from 10 to 14 August 2000 in the Scottish capital ofEdinburgh.
The following sports were included in the 2000 games:
Athletics (details)
Fencing (details)
Gymnastics (details)
Field hockey (details)
Squash (details)
Swimming (details)
Tennis (details)
Weightlifting (details)This is the full table of the medal count of these Games. These rankings sort by the number of gold medals earned by a country. The number of silvers is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically. This follows the system used by theIOC,IAAF andBBC.
* Host nation (Scotland)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  England (ENG) | 36 | 41 | 18 | 95 |
| 2 |  Australia (AUS) | 36 | 27 | 23 | 86 |
| 3 |  Nauru (NRU) | 17 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| 4 |  South Africa (SAF) | 13 | 25 | 28 | 66 |
| 5 |  New Zealand (NZL) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 |  Scotland (SCO)* | 3 | 7 | 22 | 32 |
| 7 |  Malaysia (MAS) | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 8 |  Canada (CAN) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 |  Wales (WAL) | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 |  Northern Ireland (NIR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | 113 | 112 | 100 | 325 | |
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