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Isle of Man 2011

The fourth Commonwealth Youth Games were held in the Isle of Man 7-12 September 2011.

The Isle of Man has competed in Commonwealth Games since 1950 and has hosted a number of international events including the multi-sport Island Games and the annual TT motorcycle race.

There was a maximum of 1000 athlete places for the 2011 Youth Games, allocated to countries on a pro-rata basis of their athlete numbers in the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Scotland was allocated 50 places, including a Rugby 7s squad.

CYG2011-LogoSmall.jpgThe seven sports which participated in the 2011 Youth Games were:

  • Athletics
  • Badminton
  • Boxing
  • Cycling (Road)
  • Gymnastics (Artistic)
  • Rugby 7s
  • Swimming

The age of athletes ranged from 13 – 18 yrs depending on the sport.

For further information go to www.cyg2011.com

For results: http://www.cyg2011results.com

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