Dominica at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games

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Dominica at the
2011 Commonwealth Youth Games
Flag of Dominica.svg
CGF codeDMA
CGA Dominica National Olympic Committee
in Isle of Man
Competitors4 in 2 sports
Medals
Ranked 22nd
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1

Dominica competed in the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games held in the British Crown Dependency of Isle of Man from September 7 to 13, 2011. Their participation marked their second Commonwealth Youth Games appearance. The Dominican delegation consisted of four competitors (two men and two women) who competed in two different sports. This was a decrease in the number of athletes from the nation's last appearance at the Games, when five athletes were sent to Pune. Shanica Yankey won a bronze medal in the javelin throw with a best throw of 38.08 m. Yankey was the only medal winner for Dominica, and the country finished last in the medal table, in 22nd position, sharing the position with nine other Commonwealth Games Associations. [1] Yankey's was the first medal for Dominica in the history of the Games.

Dominica Country in the Caribbean

Dominica, officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the West Indies. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of the island. It is part of the Windward Islands in the Lesser Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean Sea. The island is located near Guadeloupe to the northwest and Martinique to the south-southeast. Its area is 750 km2 (290 sq mi), and the highest point is Morne Diablotins, at 1,447 m (4,747 ft) in elevation. The population was 71,293 at the 2011 census.

2011 Commonwealth Youth Games multi-sport event held in 2011

The 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games, officially known as the IV Commonwealth Youth Games is a multi-sport event which took place in the British Crown Dependency of Isle of Man from 7 to 13 September 2011. 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. 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.

Isle of Man British Crown dependency

The Isle of Man, sometimes referred to simply as Mann, is a self-governing British Crown dependency in the Irish Sea between Great Britain and Ireland. The head of state, Queen Elizabeth II, holds the title of Lord of Mann and is represented by a lieutenant governor. Defence is the responsibility of the United Kingdom.

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Background

Independent Dominica became the member of the Commonwealth of Nations in 1978, but it had already made its debut in the Commonwealth Games in 1958, with further appearances coming in 1962 and 1970, then not appearing for twenty-four years. It has appeared at every Games since 1994. [2] Dominica did not participate in the first two—2000 Edinburgh and 2004 Bendigo—Commonwealth Youth Games. [3] [4] It entered five athletes—all participated in athletic events—in the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune, India, but failed to win any medal. [5] [6]

Commonwealth of Nations Intergovernmental organisation

The Commonwealth of Nations, normally known as the Commonwealth, is a political association of 53 member states, nearly all of them former territories of the British Empire. The chief institutions of the organisation are the Commonwealth Secretariat, which focuses on intergovernmental aspects, and the Commonwealth Foundation, which focuses on non-governmental relations between member states.

Commonwealth Games Multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations

The Commonwealth Games are an international multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and has taken place every four years since then. The Commonwealth Games were known as the British Empire Games from 1930 to 1950, the British Empire and Commonwealth Games from 1954 to 1966, and British Commonwealth Games from 1970 to 1974. It is the world's first multi-sport event which inducted equal number of women’s and men’s medal events and was implemented recently in the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

The 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Cardiff, Wales, from 18–26 July 1958.

Dominica National Olympic Committee selected a delegation consisted of four contingents for the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games. In the delegation there were two male pugilists (Megel Drigo and Jamesy Greenaway) and two female athletes (Chelsey Linton and Shanica Yankey), competed in track events. [7]

Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics

Two women athletes represented Dominica in athletics. None of the athletes participated in any running event; Chelsey Linton competed in long jump and high jump, while Shanica Yankey competed in javelin throw. Linton ranked fifth in the final standings of long jump, with a best jump of 5.72 m, and she failed to start her high jump event. Shanica Yankey's best throw of 38.08 m won her a bronze medal. [8]

Women
AthleteEventsFinal
ResultRank
Chelsey Linton [9] Long jump5.72 m5
High jumpDNS
Shanica Yankey [10] Javelin throw38.08 m Bronze medal icon.svg

Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing

The boxing squad of the Dominica for the Games included two boxers, Megel Drigo and Jamesy Greenaway, competing in the bantamweight and light welterweight classes, respectively. Drigo received a bye in the first round and lost his quarterfinals match to Cliff Wale of Solomon Islands, after retiring from the match due to injury. An injury also forced Greenaway to retire from his match against Aryk Whalley of New Zealand.

Solomon Islands at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games

Solomon Islands competed in the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games held in the British Crown Dependency of Isle of Man from 7 to 13 September 2011. Their participation marked their third Commonwealth Youth Games appearance. The Solomon Islands delegation consisted of three athletes who competed in four events in two different sports. This was a decrease in the number of participating athletes from the nation's last appearance at the Games when seven athletes were sent to Pune.

New Zealand at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games

New Zealand competed at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games in Isle of Man from 7 to 13 September 2011. The New Zealand Olympic Committee selected 29 competitors. New Zealand won six gold medals, six silver medals and eight bronze medals. They finished fourth overall.

AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Megel DrigoBantamweight [11] ByeFlag of the Solomon Islands.svg Cliff Wale (SOL)
L Retired injured		Did Not Advance
Jamesy GreenawayLight Welterweight [12] Flag of New Zealand.svg Aryk Whalley (NZL)
L Retired injured		Did Not Advance

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  2. ↑ "Dominica – Medals Tally by Games". thecgf.com. Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on May 16, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
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  7. ↑ "Dominica – Event Entries". cyg2011results.com. CYG 2011 Organising Committee. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Dominica captures Caribbean's third medal in Commonwealth Youth Games". Dominica News Online. September 14, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
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  10. ↑ "Competitors – Shanica Yankey". cyg2011results.com. CYG 2011 Organising Committee. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
  11. ↑ "Boxing – Bantamweight". cyg2011results.com. CYG 2011 Organising Committee. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
  12. ↑ "Boxing – Light Welterweight". cyg2011results.com. CYG 2011 Organising Committee. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
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