The 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games, officially known as the IV

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, and commonly known as Isle Of Man 2011, is a

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which took place from 7 to 13 September 2011 in the British Crown Dependency of

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. As per the original quadrennial cycle, the Games were scheduled for 2012. However, the

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at its general assembly in 2005 decided to move the Games within one year before the

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. The Bowl Stadium at the

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staged the opening ceremony on 7 September 2011. The closing ceremony was held on Douglas Promenade & the Villa Marina on 13 September.

Host city selection

Isle of Man had unsuccessfully bid to host the

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, losing to the bid of India for

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Venues

In October 2008 the organising committee released a provisional events programme. All events were held between September 9 and 11, 2011 *

, Douglas - The athletics stadium staged all the athletics events. The swimming pool staged the

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events and the main Sports Hall staged

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. * The Bowl Stadium, Douglas - Rugby sevens. *The Villa Marina, Douglas -

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. * Ellan Vannin Gymnastics Club -

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(boys). * Manx Gymnastics Centre of Excellence -

(girls). *The start line for the 3 cycling races will be: TT Grandstand for the Road Race & Douglas Promenade for the

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& Time Trial.

Sports

The 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games program featured seven sports, two fewer from previous Games in

. * * * * * * *

Participating nations

64 commonwealth nations competed at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games.

Fiji Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists ...

was barred from the Games as it was suspended from the

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. Both

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and

Vanuatu Vanuatu ( or ; ), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (french: link=no, République de Vanuatu; bi, Ripablik blong Vanuatu), is an island country located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is east of no ...

withdrew from the competition, as both Norfolk Island competitors were injured, and the latter cited other sporting commitments, followed by

Lesotho Lesotho ( ), officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a country landlocked country, landlocked as an Enclave and exclave, enclave in South Africa. It is situated in the Maloti Mountains and contains the Thabana Ntlenyana, highest mountains in Sou ...

and

Montserrat Montserrat ( ) is a British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is part of the Leeward Islands, the northern portion of the Lesser Antilles chain of the West Indies. Montserrat is about long and wide, with r ...

for similar reasons.

Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

and

Tuvalu Tuvalu ( or ; formerly known as the Ellice Islands) is an island country and microstate in the Polynesian subregion of Oceania in the Pacific Ocean. Its islands are situated about midway between Hawaii and Australia. They lie east-northeast ...

were scheduled to compete at the Games, however they did not appear on the start lists.Competing athletes
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Schedule

Medal table

Country codes. ;Key:

References

External links

Isle of Man Government Infocentre announcementIsle of Man Commonwealth Youth Games Website
{{Nations at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games

Youth sport in the Isle of Man

Commonwealth Youth Games Multi-sport events in the Isle of Man International sports competitions hosted by the Isle of Man 2011 in youth sport