2011 Commonwealth Youth Games
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| Host city | Isle of Man |
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| Nations participating | 64 |
| Athletes participating | 800 |
| Events | 110 in 7 sports |
| Opening ceremony | September 7 |
| Closing ceremony | September 13 |
| Officially opened by | Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex |
| Main venue | National Sports Centre |
The 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games, officially known as the IV Commonwealth Youth Games is a multi-sport event which took place in the British Crown Dependency of Isle of Man from 7 to 13 September 2011. As per the original quadrennial cycle, the Games were scheduled for 2012. However, the Commonwealth Games Federation at its general assembly in 2005 decided to move the Games within one year before the Summer Olympics. The Bowl Stadium at the National Sports Centre, Douglas staged the opening ceremony on 7 September 2011. The closing ceremony was held on Douglas Promenade & the Villa Marina on 13 September.
Isle of Man had unsuccessfully bid to host the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games, losing to the bid of India for Pune.
In October 2008 the organising committee released a provisional events programme. All events were held between September 9 and 11, 2011
The 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games program featured seven sports, two fewer from previous Games in Pune.
64 commonwealth nations competed at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games. As Fiji was suspended from the Commonwealth, it was banned from participating in the Games. Norfolk Island and Vanuatu withdrew from the competition, as there were no competitors available for Norfolk Island, and the latter cited other sporting commitments, followed by Lesotho and Montserrat.Ghana, Nigeria and Tuvalu were scheduled to compete at the Games, however they did not appear on the start lists.
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