Commonwealth Games (original) (raw)

Commonwealth Games is a multi-sport event held every four years involving the elite athletes of The Commonwealth. 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 in 1990.

As well as many Olympic sports, the Games also include some sports that are played mainly in Commonwealth countries, such as lawn bowls and netball.

Editions

British Empire Games

• 1930 British Empire Games Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
• 1934 British Empire Games London, England
• 1938 British Empire Games Sydney, Australia
• 1950 British Empire Games Auckland, New Zealand

British Empire and Commonwealth Games

• 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
• 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Cardiff, Wales
• 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Perth, Australia
• 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Kingston, Jamaica

British Commonwealth Games

• 1970 British Commonwealth Games Edinburgh, Scotland
• 1974 British Commonwealth Games Christchurch, New Zealand
• 1978 British Commonwealth Games Edmonton, Alberta Canada
• 1982 British Commonwealth Games Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
• 1986 British Commonwealth Games Edinburgh, Scotland

Commonwealth Games

• 1990 Commonwealth Games Auckland, New Zealand
• 1994 Commonwealth Games Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
• 1998 Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• 2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, England
• 2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia
• 2010 Commonwealth Games New Delhi, India