Commonwealth Games

The 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 of the Commonwealth Games in 1978.

Editions

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 British Empire and Commonwealth Games - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
• 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games - Cardiff, Wales
• 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games - Perth, Western Australia, 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

Commonwealth Games

• 1978 Commonwealth Games - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
• 1982 Commonwealth Games - Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
• 1986 Commonwealth Games - Edinburgh, Scotland
• 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, Victoria, Australia
• 2010 Commonwealth Games - New Delhi, India