2000 Commonwealth Youth Games

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1st Commonwealth Youth Games
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Host city Edinburgh, Scotland
Nations16
Athletes733
Events110 in 8 sports
Opening10 August
Closing14 August
Opened by Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex [1]
Main venue Meadowbank Stadium
2004  

The 2000 Commonwealth Youth Games, officially known as the I Commonwealth Youth Games, and commonly known as Edinburgh 2000, a regional sporting event that was held from 10 to 14 August 2000 in the Scottish capital of Edinburgh.

Contents

Sports

The following sports were included in the 2000 games:

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.

  *   Host nation (Scotland)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of England.svg  England  (ENG)36411895
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia  (AUS)36272386
3Flag of Nauru.svg  Nauru  (NRU)171018
4Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (SAF)13252866
5Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)6006
6Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland  (SCO)*372232
7Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia  (MAS)1359
8Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)1214
9Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales  (WAL)0538
10Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland  (NIR)0101
Totals (10 entries)113112100325

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