Host city Apia Athletes participating 836 Closing ceremony September 11th 2015 | Nations participating 63 Opening ceremony September 5th, 2015 | |
Events 9 (Athletics, Boxing, Lawn bowls, Rugby 7's (men), Squash, Swimming, Tennis, Weightlifting) | ||
The 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games was the fifth Commonwealth Youth Games which started in 2000. They were held in Apia, the capital of Samoa. Samoa were the only bidders for the Games.
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All events took place in the capital city, Apia. The opening and closing ceremonies were held in Apia Park, 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. Sierra Leone'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 ebola. The Commonwealth Games Federation appealed unsuccessfully to Samoan Prime Minister Sailele Malielegaoi to reverse that decision, but also rejected Ghana'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. Of the sports on the 2011 programme, badminton, cycling and gymnastics were dropped.
Medal table
As of September 11, 2015 (information from official website)