2015 Commonwealth Youth Games
{{Short description|Youth games at the Commonwealth}}
{{Infobox games
| name = 5th Commonwealth Youth Game
| logo = 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games logo.png
| size =
| host_city = Apia, Samoa[https://archive.today/20140202150411/http://fijidailypost.com/news.php?section=3&fijidailynews=20447 "Samoa to host 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games"], Fiji Daily Post, November 25, 2008
| caption =
| nations = 65
| athletes = 807
| events = 170 in 9 sports
| opening = September 5th
| closing = September 11th
| opened_by = Tufuga Efi{{cite web|title=Opening gets mass park|url=http://www.samoaobserver.ws/home/headlines/14220-opening-gets-pass-mark|website=samoaobserver.ws|accessdate=15 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913101155/http://www.samoaobserver.ws/home/headlines/14220-opening-gets-pass-mark|archive-date=13 September 2015|url-status=dead}}
| Queens_Baton =
| stadium = Apia Park
| previous = 2011
| next = 2017
}}
The 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games, officially known as the V Commonwealth Youth Games, and commonly known as Samoa 2015, was the fifth Commonwealth Youth Games which started in the year 2000. It was held from 5 to 11 September, 2015 in Apia, the capital of Samoa. Samoa were the only bidders for the Games.{{cite web |url=http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=1-3855-0-0-0&sID=40069&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=4675271§ionID=40069 |title=Samoa Association of Sport and National Olympic Committee |publisher=SportingPulse |date=2008-06-30 |accessdate=2011-08-12 |archive-date=2011-05-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520151826/http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=1-3855-0-0-0&sID=40069&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=4675271§ionID=40069 |url-status=dead }}
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.[http://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1029885/entertaining-opening-ceremony-brings-curtain-up-on-samoa-2015-commonwealth-youth-games "Entertaining Opening Ceremony brings curtain up on Samoa 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games"], Inside the Games, 5 September 2015 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 Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi to reverse that decision, but also rejected Ghana's request that Samoa be subjected to sanctions as a result.[http://www.insidethegames.biz/index.php/articles/1029815/commonwealth-games-federation-refuse-to-punish-samoa-after-sierra-leone-banned-from-apia-2015-over-ebola "Commonwealth Games Federation refuse to punish Samoa after Sierra Leone banned from Apia 2015 over Ebola"], Inside the Games, 2 September 2015
Sports
The 2015 programme featured nine sports, two more than the previous Games and matching that of the 2008 edition.[http://www.samoacyg2015.ws/?page_id=40 Sports] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101033845/http://www.samoacyg2015.ws/?page_id=40 |date=2021-11-01 }}. SamoaCYG2015. Retrieved on 2015-09-07.[http://www.samoacyg2015.ws/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/SCYG2015-Overall-Competition-Schedule-v2.pdf Samoa Commonwealth Youth Games 2015 Overall Competition Schedule v2] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101033847/http://www.samoacyg2015.ws/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/SCYG2015-Overall-Competition-Schedule-v2.pdf |date=2021-11-01 }}. SamoaCYG2015. Retrieved on 2015-09-07. Of the sports on the 2011 programme, badminton, cycling and gymnastics were dropped.
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- {{GamesSport|Aquatics|Events=38}}
- {{GamesSport|Archery|Events=3}}
- {{GamesSport|Athletics|Events=34}}
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- {{GamesSport|Boxing|Events=8}}
- {{GamesSport|Lawn bowls|Events=3}}
- {{GamesSport|Rugby sevens|Events=2}}
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- {{GamesSport|Squash|Events=5}}
- {{GamesSport|Tennis|Events=5}}
- {{GamesSport|Weightlifting|Events=12}}
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Medal table
As of September 11, 2015 (information from official website)
{{Medals table
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| team =
| gold_AUS = 24 | silver_AUS = 19 | bronze_AUS = 19 | name_AUS = {{flagIOC2team|AUS|2015 Commonwealth Youth Games}}
| gold_RSA = 13 | silver_RSA = 7 | bronze_RSA = 15 | name_RSA = {{flagIOC2team|RSA|2015 Commonwealth Youth Games}}
| gold_ENG = 12 | silver_ENG = 16 | bronze_ENG = 16
| gold_MAS = 11 | silver_MAS = 3 | bronze_MAS = 3 | name_MAS = {{flagIOC2team|MAS|2015 Commonwealth Youth Games}}
| gold_IND = 9 | silver_IND = 4 | bronze_IND = 6 | name_IND = {{flagIOC2team|IND|2015 Commonwealth Youth Games}}
| gold_NZL = 7 | silver_NZL = 9 | bronze_NZL = 5 | name_NZL = {{flagIOC2team|NZL|2015 Commonwealth Youth Games}}
| gold_NGR = 6 | silver_NGR = 2 | bronze_NGR = 3 | name_NGR = {{flagIOC2team|NGR|2015 Commonwealth Youth Games}}
| gold_NIR = 4 | silver_NIR = 4 | bronze_NIR = 4
| gold_KEN = 4 | silver_KEN = 3 | bronze_KEN = 0 | name_KEN = {{flagIOC2team|KEN|2015 Commonwealth Youth Games}}
| gold_JAM = 4 | silver_JAM = 1 | bronze_JAM = 1 | name_JAM = {{flagIOC2team|JAM|2015 Commonwealth Youth Games}}
| gold_SCO = 4 | silver_SCO = 3 | bronze_SCO = 0
| gold_SAM = 2 | silver_SAM = 4 | bronze_SAM = 6 | name_SAM = {{flagIOC2team|SAM|2015 Commonwealth Youth Games}}
| gold_FIJ = 2 | silver_FIJ = 2 | bronze_FIJ = 1 | name_FIJ = {{flagIOC2team|FIJ|2015 Commonwealth Youth Games}}
| gold_BOT = 2 | silver_BOT = 0 | bronze_BOT = 1 | name_BOT = {{flagIOC2team|BOT|2015 Commonwealth Youth Games}}
| gold_WAL = 1 | silver_WAL = 5 | bronze_WAL = 3
| gold_CMR = 1 | silver_CMR = 0 | bronze_CMR = 2 | name_CMR = {{flagIOC2team|CMR|2015 Commonwealth Youth Games}}
| gold_PNG = 1 | silver_PNG = 0 | bronze_PNG = 2 | name_PNG = {{flagIOC2team|PNG|2015 Commonwealth Youth Games}}
| gold_BAN = 1 | silver_BAN = 0 | bronze_BAN = 1 | name_BAN = {{flagIOC2team|BAN|2015 Commonwealth Youth Games}}
| gold_BAR = 1 | silver_BAR = 0 | bronze_BAR = 0 | name_BAR = {{flagIOC2team|BAR|2015 Commonwealth Youth Games}}
| gold_GGY = 1 | silver_GGY = 0 | bronze_GGY = 0
| gold_GHA = 1 | silver_GHA = 0 | bronze_GHA = 0 | name_GHA = {{flagIOC2team|GHA|2015 Commonwealth Youth Games}}
| gold_SRI = 0 | silver_SRI = 4 | bronze_SRI = 2 | name_SRI = {{flagIOC2team|SRI|2015 Commonwealth Youth Games}}
| gold_UGA = 0 | silver_UGA = 2 | bronze_UGA = 2 | name_UGA = {{flagIOC2team|UGA|2015 Commonwealth Youth Games}}
| gold_PAK = 0 | silver_PAK = 2 | bronze_PAK = 0 | name_PAK = {{flagIOC2team|PAK|2015 Commonwealth Youth Games}}
| gold_AIA = 0 | silver_AIA = 1 | bronze_AIA = 0
| gold_CAN = 0 | silver_CAN = 1 | bronze_CAN = 0 | name_CAN = {{flagIOC2team|CAN|2015 Commonwealth Youth Games}}
| gold_CAY = 0 | silver_CAY = 1 | bronze_CAY = 0 | name_CAY = {{flagIOC2team|CAY|2015 Commonwealth Youth Games}}
| gold_COK = 0 | silver_COK = 1 | bronze_COK = 0 | name_COK = {{flagIOC2team|COK|2015 Commonwealth Youth Games}}
| gold_DMA = 0 | silver_DMA = 1 | bronze_DMA = 0 | name_DMA = {{flagIOC2team|DMA|2015 Commonwealth Youth Games}}
| gold_IOM = 0 | silver_IOM = 1 | bronze_IOM = 0
| gold_NAM = 0 | silver_NAM = 1 | bronze_NAM = 0 | name_NAM = {{flagIOC2team|NAM|2015 Commonwealth Youth Games}}
| gold_TGA = 0 | silver_TGA = 1 | bronze_TGA = 0 | name_TGA = {{flagIOC2team|TGA|2015 Commonwealth Youth Games}}
| gold_MRI = 0 | silver_MRI = 0 | bronze_MRI = 2 | name_MRI = {{flagIOC2team|MRI|2015 Commonwealth Youth Games}}
| gold_NFK = 0 | silver_NFK = 0 | bronze_NFK = 2
| gold_CYP = 0 | silver_CYP = 0 | bronze_CYP = 1 | name_CYP = {{flagIOC2team|CYP|2015 Commonwealth Youth Games}}
| gold_GUY = 0 | silver_GUY = 0 | bronze_GUY = 1 | name_GUY = {{flagIOC2team|GUY|2015 Commonwealth Youth Games}}
| gold_LCA = 0 | silver_LCA = 0 | bronze_LCA = 1 | name_LCA = {{flagIOC2team|LCA|2015 Commonwealth Youth Games}}
| gold_SEY = 0 | silver_SEY = 0 | bronze_SEY = 1 | name_SEY = {{flagIOC2team|SEY|2015 Commonwealth Youth Games}}
| gold_SOL = 0 | silver_SOL = 0 | bronze_SOL = 1 | name_SOL = {{flagIOC2team|SOL|2015 Commonwealth Youth Games}}
| gold_ZAM = 0 | silver_ZAM = 0 | bronze_ZAM = 1 | name_ZAM = {{flagIOC2team|ZAM|2015 Commonwealth Youth Games}}
}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.samoacyg2015.ws/ Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101031921/http://www.samoacyg2015.ws/ |date=2021-11-01 }}
- http://samoa2015.thecgf.com {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829040948/http://samoa2015.thecgf.com/ |date=2017-08-29 }}
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Category:Samoa and the Commonwealth of Nations
Category:Multi-sport events in Samoa