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country
small
the chance - or as we big

It’s not often that a
Caribbean island gets
heritage which spans some
16 years. Bendigo, Australia
say in Trinbago, ‘get Commonwealth Games
got the nod in 2004, followed
through’ - to host a heart by Pune, India, in 2008, and
prestigious, the British Crown Dependency,
international event that The Isle of Man, in 2011. The
doesn’t involve sun, sea Bahamas, a part of CGF’s
and sand. When it comes Americas region, hosted the
to these sorts of things, …How Trinbago 2023 Commonwealth Games’ 6th instalment back in
there seems to be an Youth Games VII Became a Reality 2017.
unwritten rule: richer, more By Cherisse Moe
powerful countries reign So, this victory is a big deal.
supreme.
After the Northern Island bid collapsed amid political
But, some rules are meant to be broken. deadlock, Trinidad and Tobago came up against the
British territory, Gibraltar, for hosting rights of the
Enter Trinidad and Tobago - first-time hosts of the multi-sport event. Though smaller in size with just over
highly-anticipated Trinbago 2023 Commonwealth Youth 32,000 citizens, Gibraltar was widely considered the
Games, (CYG), now in its 7th edition. The Commonwealth safer, more practical choice, not only because it is a part
Games Federation(CGF), based in London, is the of the EuropeanUnion, but because it is also one of the
organisation rights holder of the CYG, first held in 2000 most affluent places in the world, with impressive
in Edinburgh, Scotland - a city known for its rich infrastructure.