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Athletics At The 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games
Athletics was one of the nine sports of the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games. Held between 7 and 9 September, the events were staged at the Apia Park Sports Complex in Apia, Samoa. Each Commonwealth Games Association was permitted to send up to two athletes per event and one team per each of the three relay events. The age of participating athletes was limited to 16- and 17-year-olds only. This meant that for 2015 athletes must have been born in 1998 or 1999 to be eligible to take part. Compared to the previous edition, the 2015 programme did not include the 2000 metres steeplechase, hammer throw, and triple jump disciplines. Two relay races were added to the programme, over distances of 4 × 200 m and 4 × 400 m. The highlight of the first day was a run of 10.20 seconds by the winner of the boys' 100 metres, Tlotliso Leotlela. This was one hundredth slower than the world youth best for the event and the joint-second fastest ever run by a youth athlete.Minshull, Phil (2015-09-07 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apia
Apia () is the Capital (political), capital and largest city of Samoa, as well as the nation's only city. It is located on the central north coast of Upolu, Samoa's second-largest island. Apia falls within the political district (''itūmālō'') of Tuamasaga. The Apia Urban Area (generally known as the City of Apia) has a population of 37,391 (2016 census). Its geographic boundaries extend roughly from Letogo village to the newer, industrialized region of Apia known as "Vaitele". History Apia was originally a small village (the 1800 population was 304), from which the country's capital took its name. Apia Village still exists within the larger modern capital of Apia, which has grown into a sprawling urban area that encompasses many villages. Like every other settlement in the country, Apia Village has its own ''matai'' (leaders) and ''fa'alupega'' (genealogy and customary greetings) according to fa'a Samoa. The modern city of Apia was founded in the 1850s, and it has been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toby Harries
Toby is a popular, usually male, name in many English speaking countries. The name is from the Middle English vernacular form of Tobias. Tobias itself is the Greek transliteration of the Hebrew טוביה ''Toviah'', which translates to ''Good is Yahweh''. Yahweh is the name of the Jewish God. Toby is also an alternate form of Tobias. It is also used as a contraction of Tobin, an Irish surname now also used as a forename. People named or nicknamed Toby * Toby Alderweireld (born 1989), Belgian professional football player * Toby Bailey (born 1975), American sports agent former professional basketball player * Toby Balding (1936–2014), British racehorse trainer * Toby Barker (born 1981), American politician * Toby Barrett (born 1945), Canadian politician * Toby Brighty (born 1995), English Graphic Designer * Toby Colbeck (1884-1918), English cricketer * Toby Cosgrove (born 1940), American surgeon * Toby Creswell (born 1955), Australian music journalist and writer * Toby ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
