by Sameer Misra As the cricketing world eagerly awaits the commencement of the ODI World Cup 2023, scheduled to take place in India next month, the anticipation and excitement surrounding the tournament serve as a poignant reminder of the enduring legacy of the sport within Commonwealth nations. Cricket, often hailed as a gentleman’s game, has …
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by Alphonse Akouyu Ivory Coast here we come! was the headline of one of Cameroon’s daily English newspapers the Guardian Post on September 12, 2023. This was as a result of a 3-0 victory of the men’s football team over their Burundian counterparts. The final qualifying match for the African Nations Cup scheduled to take …
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A blog by Layne Robinson, Head of the Commonwealth Social Policy Division The atmosphere in Trinidad and Tobago was charged with anticipation and excitement when I landed to attend the Commonwealth Youth Games. As I stepped onto the Caribbean Island that had given birth to calypso and the steelpan, what immediately struck me was the …
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by Jada Chambers Cayman Island sisters and Beach Volleyball athletes Anjia and Brianna Delapenha have praised Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG) Trinbago 2023 for giving athletes a “royal” experience. The Delapenha sisters, who are also Youth Ambassadors of the Cayman Islands Volleyball Federation (CIVF) are no strangers to the world of volleyball as they have traveled …
by Jada Chambers Australian Triathlete Jack Latham “couldn’t believe it” when he captured third place in the Triathlon at the Commonwealth Youth Games on his first attempt, just three years after he started playing the sport. Not many people can say that on their first outing at the Commonwealth Youth Games they were able to …
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August 3, 2023: With days to go before the seventh Commonwealth Youth Games, Commonwealth Secretary-General, the Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC, praised Trinidad and Tobago for the work that has been done in preparation for the Games. The Secretary-General will attend the opening ceremony on Friday, 4 August 2023, and will stay on to cheer on all the athletes as they compete in this global festival of sport. Organised by the Government of Trinidad and …
Photo Credits: Instagram About the writer, Toshaunae Norris: I am a former sixth-form student of Campion College, Kingston, Jamaica. I enjoy writing articles and poems. I hope to become an Astrophysicist and a future writer and later executive editor of the New York Times.
For 17 days; race, religion, politics and all other global issues came second as people around the world were united to cheer for their athletes in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. As athletes continue to celebrate their wins; Alvin Ma, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Canada reflects on some values of the games and the need for …
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Commonwealth Advisory Body on Sport (CABOS) meets in Delhi during 7-9 February 2011 for its annual meeting (CABOS 2011, DELHI). The meeting will be co chaired by the CABOS member from India, the host country along with Dr. Bruce Kidd, Chair, CABOS. The first two days of the meeting will be devoted to the business of …
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The use of sport as a tool for development is sometimes underestimated around the world, however with young people’s innate ability to identify with sport and its many valuable outputs, the Commonwealth have made a commitment to putting young people at the centre of sustainable development. The Commonwealth has formed a Sport for Development and …
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