Question
Download Solution PDFThe first edition of the Commonwealth Youth Games was held at ______.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Edinburgh.
Key Points
- Edinburgh
- The first edition of the Commonwealth Youth Games was held at Edinburgh.
- Scotland's capital and one of its 32 council areas is Edinburgh.
- The city was traditionally a part of Midlothian County (officially known as the "county of Edinburgh" or Edinburghshire until 1947), but from 1482 onward, it was governed separately from the neighbouring country.
- It is situated in Lothian on the Firth of Forth's southern side. After Glasgow, Edinburgh has the second-highest population in Scotland, and it ranks seventh in the UK.
Additional Information
- Commonwealth Youth Games
- The Commonwealth Games Federation hosts the annual multisport Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG).
- Up until 2008, the events took place in the years between the Commonwealth Games and those years.
- From 2011 to 2015, they were still held every four years, but they did so the year after the Commonwealth Games.
- They have been held the year prior to the Commonwealth Games since 2017.
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