Commonwealth Games
multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations
The Commonwealth Games is a multinational, multi-sport event. Held every four years, it involves the elite athletes of the Commonwealth of Nations. Attendance at the Commonwealth Games is typically around 5,000 athletes.
The idea for a competition between members of the British Empire was first suggested by the Reverend Astley Cooper in 1891. The first such event, then known as the British Empire Games, was held in 1930. The name changed to British Empire and Commonwealth Games in 1954, to British Commonwealth Games in 1970 and assumed the current name of the Commonwealth Games in 1978.
Editions
The following cities have hosted the Commonwealth Games, and their predecessors
British Empire Games
- 1930 British Empire Games - Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- 1934 British Empire Games - London, England
- 1938 British Empire Games - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- 1950 British Empire Games - Auckland, New Zealand
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- 1954 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- 1958 - Cardiff, Wales
- 1962 - Perth, Australia
- 1966 - Kingston, Jamaica
British Commonwealth Games
- 1970 - Edinburgh, Scotland
- 1974 - Christchurch, New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
- 1978 - Edmonton, Canada
- 1982 - Brisbane, Australia
- 1986 - Edinburgh, Scotland
- 1990 - Auckland, New Zealand
- 1994 - Victoria, Canada
- 1998 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- 2002 - Manchester, England
- 2006 - Melbourne, Australia
- 2010 - Delhi, India
- 2014 - Glasgow, Scotland
- 2018 - Gold Coast, Australia
- 2022 - Birmingham, England
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