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.

External links

• Commonwealth Games Official Site
• Melbourne 2006 Official Site
• Manchester 2002 Official Site
• Manchester 2002 Legacy and Information Site
• Flags and Emblems of the Commonwealth Games Evolution of the emblems of the Games
• The Empire Strikes Back 2002 Australian radio programme (with transcript) on the history and future of the "friendly games".