Date: October/November 2027
Host: Malta
Countries: 74
Events: TBC
Athletes: 1,150
Malta will host of the 8th Commonwealth Youth Games in late 2027.
Malta’s compelling dual-island concept features existing world-class facilities, with venues in four main clusters across the islands of Malta and Gozo. Hotels will be used to create two Athlete Villages, one on each island.
Malta 2027 will welcome approximately 1,150 athletes aged 14–18 from Commonwealth Sport’s 74 nations and territories. The Sport Programme will feature eight sports, with Sailing and Water Polo making their debut at a CYG, alongside Athletics and Para Athletics, Netball, Squash, Swimming and Para Swimming, Triathlon, and Weightlifting. The distinctive programme is designed to maximise local and Commonwealth youth appeal and utilise existing state-of-the-art venues.
Malta 2027 will have the largest Para sport programme at a CYG, with Para Swimming being added to the CYG programme for the first time, building on the landmark inclusion of Para Athletics at the last CYG in Trinidad and Tobago in 2023.
Alongside the sporting action, the Games will feature a dynamic Cultural and Education Programme, celebrating the diversity of the Commonwealth and promoting key themes such as sustainability, youth empowerment, and Maltese heritage. It is also anticipated that the Games will boost grassroots participation, strengthen local capacity in event management, stimulate economic growth and tourism, and foster cultural exchange, global recognition, and environmental sustainability, ensuring the benefits extend well beyond the closing ceremony.
The Sport Programme
- Athletics and Para Athletics
- Netball
- Sailing
- Squash
- Swimming and Para Swimming
- Triathlon
- Water Polo
- Weightlifting
