Home About News Interviews Photos Videos Results Advertise Contact
Home
Navigation

« Prev
Next »
  • Posted by Uncle Sha on 22 Jul 2008
  • 138 views

commonwealth-youth-08-b.jpg

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 66 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


 
 
 

Comments add yours »

No comments yet.

Name (required)

E-mail (required - never shown publicly)

Website

Subscribe to comments via email
Your Comment (smaller size | larger size)

 
  • Search

Speed
Muscle
Advertise






Recent Comments

  • mentholatum: pls keep this open for as long as possible!
  • ordinary guy: Paula has always been an inspiration. Despite the obstacles she faced, she always shows true courage to...
  • mentholatum: Wow! looking forward to updates uncle sha!
  • mentholatum: Thats why the past singapore track champions should come out and help pave the way for singapore track...
  • Stupid Famous People: We have some awesome, never before seen video footage of Usain Bolt greeting and signing...