Following  's sudden withdrawal last week from the , the country confirmed today they have withdrawn from the -hosted  scheduled to take place next year. This leaves 70 countries and territories competing in the Games. Countries that competed in the 2010 Commonwealth Games The country's president withdrew from the 54-nation Commonwealth with a statement on television Thursday saying, "The general public is hereby informed that the Government of the Gambia has left the Commonwealth of Nations with immediate effect [...] [The] Government has withdrawn its membership of the British Commonwealth and decided that the Gambia will never be a member of any neo-colonial institution and will never be a party to any institution that represents an extension of colonialism."
Following Gambia 's sudden withdrawal last week from the , the country confirmed today they have withdrawn from the -hosted Commonwealth Games scheduled to take place next year. This leaves 70 countries and territories competing in the Games. Countries that competed in the 2010 Commonwealth Games The country's president withdrew from the 54-nation Commonwealth with a statement on television Thursday saying, "The general public is hereby informed that the Government of the Gambia has left the Commonwealth of Nations with immediate effect [...] [The] Government has withdrawn its membership of the British Commonwealth and decided that the Gambia will never be a member of any neo-colonial institution and will never be a party to any institution that represents an extension of colonialism."
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