Simplify the following text for a Grade 11 native English-speaking person.
Original: Besides the Commonwealth Games , a number of other sporting competitions are organised on a Commonwealth basis , through championship tournaments such as the Commonwealth Judo Championships , Commonwealth Rowing Championships , Commonwealth Sailing Championships , and Commonwealth Shooting Championships . The Commonwealth Boxing Council has long maintained Commonwealth titles for the best boxers in the Commonwealth .
Simplified: For example , the Commonwealth of Australia or the Commonwealth of Independent states .