Well here’s what you need to know about the upcoming Commonwealth Youth Games. Our local young athletes will be sent for the games. Finalized Team Singapore squad is unknown as of now. I’ll find out more later on

Official Site: www.cygpune2008.com

Host city : Pune, Maharashtra, India

Dates :12-18 October 2008

Schedule: 3rd Commonwealth Youth Games 2008 (Schedule) Downloaded 74 times

Nations participating: 71

Athletes participating: 1300

Main Stadium: Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Stadium

Events : 9 disciplines

1. Athletics
2. Badminton
3. Boxing
4. Shooting
5. Swimming
6. Table Tennis
7. Tennis
8. Weightlifting
9. Wrestling

Held every four years

The Youth Games are a run up and a trial event to the Commonwealth Games 2010 to be held in Delhi

The main Athletics stadium has a seating capacity of 20,000 and will be the venue for the Opening and Closing ceremonies

More than half the foreign students who come to study in India study in Pune. It is home to students from 48 countries