Commonwealth Games

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

Related pages
 List of Commonwealth Games cities


Category:1930 establishments
Category:Multi-sport events