Commonwealth Youth Games

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The Commonwealth Youth Games is an international multi-sport event for young athletes from Commonwealth nations, serving as a junior counterpart to the main Commonwealth Games.


Statements (45)
Predicate Object
instanceOf international sporting event
multi-sport event
youth sports competition
ageCategory youth
competitionFormat multi-sport festival
competitionLevel international youth
junior
continent international
eligibility athletes from Commonwealth nations
firstEditionCountry Scotland
United Kingdom
firstEditionLocation Edinburgh
firstEditionYear 2000
frequency quadrennial
governingBody Commonwealth Games Federation
hasEditionType host city based
rotating host nation
hasFeature closing ceremony
medal table
national teams
opening ceremony
youth athlete development programs
hasLanguage English
hasMedals bronze medals
gold medals
silver medals
hasParticipantType national youth teams
inception 2000
isPartOf Commonwealth Sport movement
isSimilarTo European Youth Olympic Festival
Youth Olympic Games
organizer Commonwealth Games Federation
parentEvent Commonwealth Games
participants Commonwealth of Nations member countries
purpose development of young athletes
promotion of Commonwealth values
talent identification
regionServed Commonwealth of Nations
relation junior counterpart of the Commonwealth Games
scope multi-nation
multi-sport
shortName CYG
sportsType summer sports
typicalAgeRange 14–18
typicalDuration several days


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