Commonwealth Games
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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.
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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.
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The following cities have hosted the Commonwealth Games, and their predecessors
British Empire Games[change | change source]
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[change | change source]
1954 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1958 - Cardiff, Wales
1962 - Perth, Australia
1966 - Kingston, Jamaica
British Commonwealth Games[change | change source]
1970 - Edinburgh, Scotland
1974 - Christchurch, New Zealand
Commonwealth Games[change | change source]
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