The
first edition of the Commonwealth Youth Games were held in
Edinburgh, Scotland from 10 to 14 August 2000. Fifteen countries contested 483 medals over three days of competition in eight sports. A total of 773 athletes, 280 Technical Officials and around 500 volunteers participated in the event. Eight sports were contested. These included: Athletics, Fencing, Gymnastics, Hockey, Lawn Tennis, Squash, Swimming and Weightlifting. The
second edition of the Commonwealth Youth Games was held in
Bendigo,
Australia from 30 November to 4 December 2004, 22 countries participated and contested in 10 sports events spread over a period of 3 days, which included Athletics, Badminton, Boxing, Lawn Bowls, Rugby 7's, Tenpin Bowling, Swimming, Cycling, Gymnastics and Weightlifting.980 athletes and team officials were involved in the Games in
Bendigo. The
third edition of the Commonwealth Youth Games was held in
Pune,
India from 12 to 18 October 2008. Over 1,220 athletes and 350 officials from 71 countries participated in these games, in 9 disciplines – Athletics, Badminton, Boxing, Shooting, Swimming, Table Tennis, Tennis, Weightlifting and Wrestling. The
fourth edition of the Commonwealth Youth Games was held in
Isle of Man from 7 to 13 September 2011. 811 athletes from 64 commonwealth nations competed at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games. The
fifth edition of the Commonwealth Youth Games was held in
Apia from 5 to 11 September 2015, the capital of
Samoa. Samoa were the only bidders for the Games. Around 807 athletes from 65 nations and territories participated in the nine sports: aquatics, archery, athletics, boxing, lawn bowls, rugby sevens, squash, tennis and weightlifting. The
sixth edition of the Commonwealth Youth Games was held in
Nassau, Bahamas. The games were held from 18 to 23 July 2017. The sports contested at the Bahamas 2017 were
Athletics,
Swimming, Beach Soccer,
Boxing,
Cycling (Road),
Judo,
Rugby Sevens,
Tennis and
Beach Volleyball. It was the first time Judo, Beach Soccer and Beach Volleyball have been presented at a Commonwealth Youth Games. The
seventh edition of the Commonwealth Youth Games was scheduled to be held in
Trinidad and Tobago between 1 and 7 August 2021. However, it was postponed due to the
COVID-19 pandemic. It was further postponed due to scheduling conflicts with the
2022 Commonwealth Games. It was then held from 4 to 11 August 2023. The
eighth edition of the Commonwealth Youth Games is scheduled to take place in 2027 in
Malta. ==List of Commonwealth Youth Games==