2000 Commonwealth Youth Games

March 2018 March 2018 I Commonwealth Youth Games Edinburgh2000.png 150 Edinburgh, Scotland 15 733 109 in 8 sports 10 August 2000 14 August 2000 Prince Edward, Earl of Wessexhttps://www.commonwealthsport.com/commonwealth-youth-games/edinburgh-2000 Edinburgh 2000 Commonwealth Youth Games Commonwealthsport.com 4 August 2025 Meadowbank Stadium 2004 The 2000 Commonwealth Youth Games, officially known as the I Commonwealth Youth Games and commonly known as Edinburgh 2000, were a regional sporting event that was held from 10 to 14 August 2000 in the Scottish capital of Edinburgh. Participating nations 733 Athletes from 15 nations took place in the games. All competitors are aged 18 or under (their 18th birthday during the calendar year the games are held).https://thecgf.com/cyg/CYG_Overview_and_2000_Games.pdf Commonwealth Youth Games : Edinburgh 2000 : Sports Programme Review 26 June 2026 18 July 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090718151216/https://thecgf.com/cyg/CYG_Overview_and_2000_Games.pdf dead AUS Australia BAR Barbados CAN Canada ENG England IND India IOM Isle of Man JER Jersey MAS Malaysia NRU Nauru NZL New Zealand NIR Northern Ireland RSA South Africa SCO Scotland (host) WAL Wales ZIM Zimbabwe (Only one appearance prior to Zimbabwe’s withdrawal from the Commonwealth of Nations in 2003) Sports The following sports were included in the 2000 games: Athletics Fencing Gymnastics Field hockey Squash Swimming Tennis Weightlifting Medal count This is the full table of the medal count of these Games. These rankings sort by the number of gold medals earned by a country. The number of silvers is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically. This follows the system used by the IOC, IAAF and BBC. All results obtained from official returned results.InterSportStats https://intersportstats.com/competitions/3000001336 2026-04-11 Intersportstats.com SCO 35 38 20 34 26 26 17 2 0 13 26 26 6 0 0 3 7 23 yes 1 2 4 1 2 1 0 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 England finished the games ahead of Australia with medals picked up across multiple sports and events. Australia dominated in the aquatics picking up 25 gold medals in the pool. Island nation Nauru finished an impressive third with all 19 of their medals (including 17 golds) arriving in the weightlifting. References External links Commonwealth Youth Games 2000 https://thecgf.com/cyg/CYG_Overview_and_2000_Games.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20090718151216/https://thecgf.com/cyg/CYG_Overview_and_2000_Games.pdf 18 July 2009 Commonwealth Games Federation 2000 Commonwealth Youth Games Commonwealth Youth Games Category:August 2000 sports events in the United Kingdom Category:Youth sport in Scotland Category:Multi-sport events in the United Kingdom Category:2000s in Edinburgh Category:International sports competitions in Edinburgh Category:2000 in youth sport