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COMMONWEALTH YOUTH GAMES
All competitors in the Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG)
will be 18 years of age (i.e. their 18th birthday is during the calendar
year in which the CYG is held) unless otherwise directed under the rules of
the relevant International Federation pertaining to youth competitions.
History of the Games:
2000 I Commonwealth Youth Games: Edinburgh, Scotland
2004 II Commonwealth Youth Games: Bendigo, Australia
2008 III Commonwealth Youth Games: Pune, India
2011 IV Commonwealth Youth Games: Isle of Man, Europe
III COMMONWEALTH YOUTH GAMES
PUNE, INDIA
October 12th to 18th, 2008
Pune is located 170 km south of Mumbai. The Airport
is situated approx 12 km from the city. Indian Airlines and Jet
Airways provide regular flights to Pune from Delhi and there are railway
services connecting to all major cities
The Commonwealth Games Federation has confirmed that
the programme in 2008 will be as follows:
Athletics (Men & Women)
100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, 300m, 100m Hurdles (w), 100m Hurdles (m)
4x100 Relay, 4x400m Relay, High Jump, Long Jump, Triple Jump, Pole Vault,
Shot Putt, Hammer, Discus, Javelin. Maximum of 2 athletes per country
entered per event.
Aquatics - Swimming (M&W)
50m, 100m & 200m (Freestyle, Breaststroke, Backstroke & Butterfly).
Consideration will be given to relay events once the indicative level of
entries is known. If included, participants within such events will be
drawn from the single entries. Maximum of 2 swimmers per country
entered per event.
Badminton (M&W)
Singles & Doubles. Maximum of 4 men and 4 women per country entered
per event. Consideration will be given to team events once indicative levels
of entries are known.
Boxing (M)
48kg, 51kg, 54kg, 57kg, 60kg, 64kg, 69kg & 75kg. Maximum of 1 boxer
per country entered per event.
Shooting (M&W)
Men - 10m Air Rifle, 50 Rifle Prone, 50m Rifle 3 Positions, 10m Air Pistol,
25m Sports Pistol, 50m Pistol, Trap, Double Trap and Skeet. Women-10m
Air Rifle, 50m Rifle Prone, 50m Rifle 3 Positions, 10m Air Pistol and 25m
Sports Pistol. Maximum of 1 shooter per country entered per event.
Table Tennis (M&W)
Singles & Doubles. In addition, subject to sufficient entries,
a Teams event and a Mixed Doubles event will be included. If included,
participants will be drawn from the singles/doubles entries. Maximum
of 4 men and 4 women per country entered per event.
Tennis (M&W)
Singles & Doubles. Maximum of 4 men and 4 women per country entered
per event.
Weightlifting (M&W)
Men: 56kg, 62kg, 69kg, 77kg & 85 kg. Women: 48kg, 53kg, 58kg, 63kg &
69kg. Maximum of 1 athlete per country entered per event.
Wrestling (M)
39-42kg, 46kg, 54kg, 58kg, 59kg, 63kg & 69kg. Maximum of 1 wrestler per
country entered per event.
Competitors should be no older than 18 during the year
of competition. (Different criteria apply to boxing and wrestling)
II
COMMONWEALTH YOUTH GAMES
Bendigo, Australia
November 29th to December 4th, 2004
(to access Commonwealth
Games Federation website
click on above logo)
Results of Bermuda Team
med.jpg)
Photograph courtesy of The Advertiser (Bendigo)
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