The 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games, officially known as the V Commonwealth Youth Games, and commonly known as Samoa 2015, was the fifth

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which started in the year 2000. It was held from 5 to 11 September, 2015 in

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, the capital of

Samoa Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa; sm, Sāmoa, and until 1997 known as Western Samoa, is a Polynesian island country consisting of two main islands (Savai'i and Upolu); two smaller, inhabited islands (Manono Island, Manono an ...

. Samoa were the only bidders for the Games. All events took place in the capital city,

. The opening and closing ceremonies were held in

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, 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. 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.

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'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

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. The

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appealed unsuccessfully to Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi to reverse that decision, but also rejected

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's request that Samoa be subjected to sanctions as a result.

Sports

The 2015 programme featured nine sports, two more than the previous Games and matching that of the 2008 edition.Samoa Commonwealth Youth Games 2015 Overall Competition Schedule v2
SamoaCYG2015. Retrieved on 2015-09-07. Of the sports on the 2011 programme, badminton, cycling and gymnastics were dropped. * * * * * * * * *

Medal table

''As of September 11, 2015 (information from official website)''

References

External links

Official website
* http://samoa2015.thecgf.com {{Commonwealth Youth Games years Samoa and the Commonwealth of Nations

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