Countdown to Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games
Pune 2008
The third Youth Games were held in the Indian city of Pune from 12-18 October 2008, where 71 nations and territories participated in nine sports.
The team who represented the Isle of Man at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune were:
ATHLETES
Athletics: Gemma Astin (3000m) and Tom Richmond (800m)
Badminton: Josh Green (Men’s Singles & Doubles) and Ben Li (Men's Singles & Doubles)
Boxing: Dan Roberts (64kg.Welter Weight)
Shooting: Danielle Letch (Air Pistol) and Dan Shacklock (Clay Target, Olympic Skeet)
Swimming: Grant Halsall (100m & 200m Backstroke, 50m & 100m Butterfly), Heather Millar (50m & 100m Freestyle) and Olivia Rawlinson (100m & 200m Freestyle, 100m & 200m Backstroke, 200m Butterfly and 200m Individual Medley)
SPORTS TEAM MANAGERS
Athletics: Liz Corran
Badminton: Dominic Hobdell
Boxing: john Cain
Shooting: Trevor Taubman
Swimming: Sacha Djerfi
OFFICIALS
President: Juliet Holt
Secretary General: Tonia Lushington
General Team Manager: Jill Gillings
Team Doctor: Frank Vaughan
Team Physiotherapist: Isla Scott
Media Representative: Andrew Duncan
Office Manager: Danni Mottram
N.B. All competitors in the Commonwealth Youth Games will be a minimum of 14 and maximum of 18 in the year of competition (i.e, their 18th birthday is during the calendar year in which the Games is held) and a maximum number of 1000 competitors are invited to participate from every Commonwealth Games Association.