Samoa 2015

Samoa 2015

The fifth Commonwealth Youth Games took place in the Samoan capital city Apia 5- 11 September 2015. Nine sports featured; archery, athletics, boxing, lawn bowls, rugby sevens, swimming, squash, tennis and weightlifting. Team England claimed the second highest tally of medals at the games, 10 of which were gold.

For reports from the competition see below, theres also some great photos over on our Facebook page.

The 2015 Youth Team included the following athletes;

Ada'ora Chigbo	Athletics - high jump - Women
Alex Yee	Athletics - 3000m - Men
Alicia Barrett	Athletics - 100m hurdles - Women
Archie Davis	Athletics - 1500m - Men
Ben Whittaker	Boxing - 75kg - Men
Bradley Coles	Lawn Bowls - Singles - Men Lawn Bowls - Mixed Pairs
Brandon Daord	Boxing - 52kg - Men
Brittany Horton	Swimming - 50m backstroke - Women Swimming - 100m backstroke - Women Swimming - 200m backstroke - Women Swimming - 4 x 100m medley relay - Women
Callum Watson	Rugby 7s - Men
Charlie Morris-Mean	Rugby 7s - Men
Chris Murray	Weightlifting - 62kg - Men
Dalton Smith	Boxing - 60kg - Men
Daniel Cartwright	Athletics - shot put - Men
Daniel Marshall	Rugby 7s - Men
Darcy Deakin	Swimming - 50m freestyle - Women Swimming - 100m freestyle - Women Swimming - 200m freestyle - Women Swimming - 4 x 100m freestyle relay - Women Swimming - 4 x 200m freestyle relay - Women
Divine Oladipo	Athletics - shot put - Women Athletics - discus - Women
Edward Baxter	Swimming - 50m breaststroke - Men Swimming - 100m breaststroke - Men Swimming - 200m breaststroke - Men Swimming - 4 x 100m medley relay - Men
Ella Barrett	Athletics - 200m - Women
Emma Hamplett	Athletics - javelin - Women
George Cox	Rugby 7s - Men
George Davies	Athletics - javelin - Men
George Millis	Athletics - 800m - Men
Georgia Darwent	Swimming - 400m freestyle - Women Swimming - 800m freestyle - Women Swimming - 4 x 100m freestyle relay - Women Swimming - 4 x 200m freestyle relay - Women
Georgina Boyle	Swimming - 50m freestyle - Women Swimming - 100m freestyle - Women Swimming - 200m freestyle - Women Swimming - 400m freestyle - Women Swimming - 50m butterfly - Women Swimming - 4 x 100m freestyle relay - Women Swimming - 4 x 100m medley relay - Women Swimming - 4 x 200m freestyle relay - Women
Hannah Williams	Athletics - 400m - Women
Hope Sarti	Athletics - 100m hurdles - Women
James Gormley	Athletics - 800m - Men
Jamie Shillcock	Rugby 7s - Men
Jarvis Parkinson	Swimming - 50m breastroke - Men Swimming - 100m breaststroke - Men Swimming - 200m individual medley - Men Swimming - 400m individual medley - Men Swimming - 4 x 100m freestyle relay - Men Swimming - 4 x 200m freestyle relay - Men
Joe Craggs	Rugby 7s - Men
Joe Ground	Archery - Recurve - Men
Kian Panjavi	Weightlifting - 69kg - Men
Kiaran MacDonald	Boxing - 49kg - Men
Kieran Kelly	Rugby 7s - Men
Kyle Chisholm	Swimming - 50m freestyle - Men Swimming - 100m freestyle - Men Swimming - 100m butterfly - Men Swimming - 200m freestyle - Men Swimming - 200m butterfly - Men Swimming - 400m freestyle - Men Swimming - 1500m freestyle - Men Swimming - 4 x 100m freestyle relay - Men Swimming - 4 x 100m medley relay - Men Swimming - 4 x 200m freestyle relay - Men
Layla Black	Swimming - 50m breaststroke - Women Swimming - 100m breaststroke - Women Swimming - 200m breaststroke - Women Swimming - 4 x 100m medley relay - Women
Lewis Clough	Swimming - 50m freestyle - Men Swimming - 100m freestyle - Men Swimming - 200m freestyle - Men Swimming - 50m butterfly - Men Swimming - 100m butterfly - Men Swimming - 50m backstroke - Men Swimming - 100m backstroke - Men Swimming - 4 x 100m freestyle relay - Men Swimming - 4 x 100m medley relay - Men Swimming - 4 x 200m freestyle relay - Men
Lizzie Warner	Archery - Recurve - Women
Mari Taylor	Squash - Singles - Women Squash - Mixed Pairs
Markhim Lonsdale	Athletics - 1500m - Men
Mohammad Harris Akbar	Boxing - 69kg - Men
Niamh Emerson	Athletics - 400m hurdles - Women Athletics - high jump - Women
Nicholas Stewart	Athletics - 200m - Men
Oliver Bromby	Athletics - 100m - Men
Owen Waters	Rugby 7s - Men
Patrick Rooney	Squash - Singles - Men Squash - Mixed Doubles
Perry Gardener	Swimming - 50m butterfly - Men Swimming - 50m backstroke - Men Swimming - 100m backstroke - Men Swimming - 200m backstroke - Men Swimming - 4 x 100m medley relay - Men
Rebekah Tiler	Weightlifting - 69kg - Women
Rechmial Miller	Athletics - 100m - Men
Rosie Hardie	Weightlifting - 63kg - Women
Ruby Hill	Lawn Bowls - Singles - Women Lawn Bowls - Mixed Pairs
Ruaridh Dawson	Rugby 7s - Men
Sam Rees	Rugby 7s - Men
Samuel Aspland-Robinson	Rugby 7s - Men
Sophie Merritt	Athletics - shot put - Women Athletics - discus - Women
Tazmin Pugh	Swimming - 50m butterfly - Women Swimming - 100m butterfly - Women Swimming - 200m butterfly - Women Swimming - 100m backstroke - Women Swimming - 200m backstroke - Women Swimming - 200m individual medley - Women Swimming - 400m individual medley - Women Swimming - 800m freestyle - Women Swimming - 4 x 100m freestyle relay - Women Swimming - 4 x 100m medley relay - Women Swimming - 4 x 200m freestyle relay - Women
Toby Harries	Athletics - 200m - Men
Tom Derbyshire	Swimming - 400m freestyle - Men Swimming - 1500m freestyle - Men Swimming - 4 x 100m freestyle relay - Men Swimming - 4 x 200m freestyle relay - Men
Will Richardson	Athletics - 3000m - Men
William Wilson	Rugby 7s - Men

See the round-up of the action from Day Five here

See the round-up of the action from Day Four here

See the round-up of the action from Day Three here

See the round-up of the action from Day Two here

See the round-up of the action from Day One here