2011 Commonwealth Youth Games

4th Commonwealth Youth Games
Host cityIsle of Man
Nations64[1]
Athletes800 [1]
Events110 in 7 sports
OpeningSeptember 7
ClosingSeptember 13
Opened byPrince Edward, Earl of Wessex[2]
Main venueNational Sports Centre
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The 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games, officially known as the IV Commonwealth Youth Games, and commonly known as Isle Of Man 2011, is a multi-sport event which took place from 7 to 13 September 2011 in the British Crown Dependency of the Isle of Man. 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.[3] 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.[4]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference athletes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Hawley, Tessa (11 August 2011). "Prince Edward to open Commonwealth Youth Games". isleofman.com. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  3. ^ "Commonwealth Youth Games – Background". thecgf.com. Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  4. ^ "2011 Commonwealth Youth Games Schedule" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2011-08-08.