help the Baton through 199 cities, towns and villages. Additionally, approximately 80 crew, 25 vehicles and guests, media and VIP's will escort the baton on its trip. In keeping with the "green games" theme for both the 2008 Youth Games and the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the relay will be in support of the 'save the tiger' campaign. The collected water is to symbolise the conservation of natural resources, and will be used at the opening ceremony to create a "fountain of Youth". A "garden of youth" will also be created by the 71 participating nations at Balewadi Stadium. Participating nations A total of 71 nations sent teams to the 2008 Youth Games. Some of the major teams include Australia fielding 102 athletes, England with 80, Canada fielding 59 & Scotland with 44. Some of the other major teams include South Africa, the hosts India, Malaysia and Singapore. In alphabetical order, the list of participating nations is as follows: Medal Count This is the partial table of the medal count of the Commonwealth Youth Games. These rankings sort by the number of gold medals earned by a country. The number of silvers is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically. See also 2010 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Youth Games References External links Commonwealth Games News Official Commonwealth Youth Games Website Venue Shift – Delhi to Pune Sports & Youth go Hand-in-Hand India and the Commonwealth of Nations Commonwealth Youth Games 2008 C Commonwealth Youth Games Sports competitions in Pune Youth sport in India Multi-sport events in India 2008 in youth sport Commonwealth Games in India