Host Nations of Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games is a multi sport event held every four years with participation of elite athletes of the Commonwealth of Nations. The first Commonwealth Games were held in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada in 1930. There are currently 53 commonwealth nations and 71 participating teams. Typically around 5000 athletes participate in the Commonwealth Games which make it one of the biggest international sporting events in terms of participation.
The Games include Badminton, Basketball, Boxing, Table Tennis, Squash, Hockey, Netball, Rugby, Lawn bowls, Triathlon, Weightlifting and Gymnastics.There are track and field events like Running, Jumping, Walking and a marathon as well as Shotput, Javelin, Hammer throw and Discus. Aquatics includes diving, swimming and synchronized swimming. Apart form these there are shooting and cycling events also.
The following is a list of the Games and the countries they were held in over the years.
YEAR NATIONS
1930 Hamilton, Canada
1934 London, England
1938 Sydney, Australia
1950 Auckland, NewZealand
1954 Vancouver, Canada
1958 Cardiff, Wales
1962 Perth, Australia
1966 Kingston, Jamaica
1970 Edinburgh, Scotland
1974 Christchurch, NewZealand
1978 Edmonton, Canada
1982 Brisbane, Australia
1986 Edinburgh, Scotland
1990 Auckland, Newzealand
1994 Victoria, Canada
1998 Kaulalampur, Malaysia
2002 Manchester, England
2006 Melbourne, Australia
2010 New Delhi, India
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