Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago), August 29, GNA – The hosting rights documents for the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG 2023) to be held in Trinidad and Tobago have been successfully signed.
After a whirlwind week of site visits and candid discussions with the Local Organizing Committee on the islands of Trinidad and Tobago, all parties agreed that although there is some improvement to be made, the venues have been well chosen.
The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) delegation led by Dame Louise Martin met with Minister of Sport and Community Development (MSCD), Shamfa Cudjoe and Trinidad and Tobago Commonwealth Games Association (TTCGA) head Diane Henderson.
Her team was taken on a tour of the facilities in the twin island nation, which are set to host around a thousand athletes and their additional support staff and fans for the August 2023 games.
Minister Shamfa Cudjoe says, “the government of Trinidad and Tobago is very happy that we were able to bid and hold the games despite the postponement of CYG 2021 due to the pandemic.”
Due to this postponement, the age limit for the games has been increased to 20 years to give those who may have participated in 2021 an opportunity in 2023.
CGF President Dame Louise Martin DBE notes that, “with less than a year to go, I see this CYG 2023 as an opportunity for all involved to play and experience the cultural richness of the Caribbean. This will be a life-changing moment for them.”
Sentiments that were echoed and further emphasized by TTCGA President Diane Henderson, who reaffirmed that CYG will “change lives for the better and Trinidad and Tobago will be positively impacted through the engagement of sport and other activities with youth and the young people. In fact, CYG 2023 should inspire the empowerment and entrepreneurship of youth and others.”
The first Commonwealth Youth Games were held in Scotland in 2000 with the event then going to Australia, India, Isle of Man, Samoa and most recently the Bahamas in 2017. This makes the Trinidad and Tobago edition the repeat 7th of this innovative and inspiring event.
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