A big congratulations to team South Africa on your outstanding performance at the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games that were held in Nassau, Bahamas from 19-23 July.
Team SA concluded the Games with a medal tally of 18 medals (eigh gold, three silver and seven bronze) and placed 5th on the overall medal table. Fifteen of the total medals were obtained by athletes from swimming, whilst the other three, which were all bronze came from Judo, Athletics and Boxing athletes.
Team SA had representation in six of the nine sporting codes that were showcased on the Caribbean island.
The six codes were: Athletics, Beach Volleyball, Boxing, Judo, Swimming and Tennis.
The Team will be departing from Bahamas on Monday and arriving in South Africa on Tuesday night. We wish them safe travels back home, and once again we congratulate our athletes on a great performance and holding the South African flag up high at the Games.
SUMMARY OF RESULTS
| Sport | Athlete | Event | Medal |
| Athletics | Boitumelo Mayo | 400m Hurdles | Bronze |
| Boxing | Siyakholwa Kuse | 46-49Kg | Bronze |
| Judo | Mosa Thetsane | -60Kg | Bronze |
| Swimming | Hanim Abrahams | 100m Breaststroke | Gold |
| 200m Breaststroke | Bronze | ||
| Rebecca Meder | 400m IM | Silver | |
| 200m Freestyle | Bronze | ||
| 800m Freestyle | Bronze | ||
| Mariella Venter | 100m Backstroke | Gold | |
| 200m Backstroke | Gold | ||
| 50m Backstroke | Bronze | ||
| Jarryd Baxter | 200m Backstroke | Gold | |
| 400m Freestyle | Gold | ||
| 200m Freestyle | Silver | ||
| Luan Grobbelaar | 200m Breaststroke | Gold | |
| Michael Houlie | 100m Breaststroke | Gold | |
| 50m Breaststroke | Gold | ||
| 200m Breaststroke | Silver |
Medals per Sport
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Athletics | 1 | 1 | ||
| Boxing | 1 | 1 | ||
| Judo | 1 | 1 | ||
| Swimming | 8 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| Total | 8 | 3 | 7 | 18 |
Medals per Demographics
| Medal | Female | Men | Black | White | Coloured |
| Gold | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | |
| Silver | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| Bronze | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Final Medal Tally
| Rank | CGA | Total | |||
| 1 | England | 23 | 16 | 12 | 51 |
| 2 | Australia | 14 | 14 | 11 | 39 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 8 | 14 | 9 | 31 |
| 4 | Scotland | 8 | 6 | 7 | 21 |
| 5 | South Africa | 8 | 3 | 7 | 18 |
| 6 | Singapore | 7 | 4 | 6 | 17 |
| 7 | India | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 8 | Kenya | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Canada
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2 | 7 | 9 | 18 |
| 10 | Wales | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 |
by Sascoc
