Sixth Commonwealth Youth Games

Host city	Nassau, The Bahamas
Nations	64
Athletes	1034
Events	96
Opening	18 July 2017
Closing	23 July 2017
Opened by	Hubert Minnis
Queen's Baton Final Runner	Tanya Robinson
Main venue	Thomas Robinson Stadium
Website	http://www.bahamas2017cyg.org/
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The2017 Commonwealth Youth Games, officially known as theVI Commonwealth Youth Games, and commonly known asBahamas 2017, or Nassau 2017, was the sixth edition of theCommonwealth 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 thePrime Minister of the BahamasHubert 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.

They were planned to be held inCastries, the capital ofSaint 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.

It was the second edition of the Youth Games to be held on aSmall Island Developing State, following the hugely successfulSamoa 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games in September 2015. It was also the first Commonwealth Games event to be held in theCaribbean for over 50 years, with Commonwealth athletes last participating in the1966 Commonwealth Games inKingston,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 wereathletics,swimming,beach soccer,boxing,cycling (road),judo,rugby sevens,tennis, andbeach 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

There were 64 participating nations at the Games. The following countries did not send any athletes: Brunei, Cameroon, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Seychelles and Swaziland. The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.^[7]

The 2017 Games featured nine sports and introduced three new sports—beach soccer,judo andbeach volleyball—whilst droppingarchery,lawn bowls,weightlifting, andsquash.cycling also made a return during these Games.

OC

Opening ceremony

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Event competitions

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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

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	England	23	16	12	51
2	Australia	14	14	11	39
3	New Zealand	8	14	9	31
4	Scotland	8	6	7	21
5	South Africa	8	3	7	18
6	Singapore	7	4	6	17
7	India	4	1	6	11
8	Kenya	3	1	0	4
9	Canada	2	7	9	18
10	Wales	2	6	5	13
11	Northern Ireland	2	5	5	12
12	Jamaica	2	3	4	9
13	Trinidad and Tobago	2	2	1	5
14	Saint Lucia	2	0	0	2
	Zambia	2	0	0	2
16	Bahamas*	1	2	10	13
17	Bermuda	1	0	1	2
	Samoa	1	0	1	2
19	Antigua and Barbuda	1	0	0	1
	Guernsey	1	0	0	1
	Uganda	1	0	0	1
22	Cyprus	0	4	2	6
23	Sri Lanka	0	2	0	2
24	British Virgin Islands	0	1	1	2
25	Dominica	0	1	0	1
	Guyana	0	1	0	1
	Isle of Man	0	1	0	1
	Mozambique	0	1	0	1
29	Botswana	0	0	3	3
30	Fiji	0	0	2	2
31	Grenada	0	0	1	1
	Namibia	0	0	1	1
	Rwanda	0	0	1	1
	Tanzania	0	0	1	1
	Turks and Caicos Islands	0	0	1	1
Totals (35 entries)		95	95	107	297

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