Simplify the following text for a Grade 9 native English-speaking person.
Original: It is also the first time the Commonwealth Games is held in India and the second time the event has been held in Asia ( after 1998 in Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia ) .
Simplified: It was the first time that the Commonwealth Games were held in India and the second time it was held in Asia after Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia in 1998 .