A Study of the Commonwealth Games

The Commonwealth Games (known as the British Empire Games from 1930–1950, the British Empire and Commonwealth Games from 1954–1966, and British Commonwealth Games from 1970–1974)^[1] is an international, multi- sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exception of 1942 and 1946, which were cancelled due to World War II, has taken place every four years since then.

The games are overseen by the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), which also controls the sporting programme and selects the host cities. A host city is selected for each edition. 18 cities in seven countries have hosted the event. Apart from many Olympic events, the games also include some sports that are played predominantly in Commonwealth countries, such as lawn bowls and netball.

Although there are 53 members of the Commonwealth of Nations, 71 teams participate in the Commonwealth Games, as a number of dependent territories compete under their own flag. The four Home Nations of the United Kingdom—England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland—also send separate teams. Only six countries have attended every Commonwealth Games: Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand, Scotland, and Wales. Australia has been the highest achieving team for twelve games, England for seven, and Canada for one.

This year the Commonwealth Games was held in Glasgow. The class looked at sporting events, why New Zealand does so well with a population of 4 million and did a research study on a selected sport and the rules that are used in that sport.

We also looked at some of the venues used in the past and where the Commonwealth Games will go next. We held the Games in 1974 in Christchurch and again in 1990 in Auckland. They are more manageable for smaller nations than the Olympic Games.

The next Commonwealth Games will be in the Gold Coast, Australia.

Edition	Year	Host City	Host Nation	Start Date	End Date	Sports	Events	Nations	Competitors	Top Placed Team
Inter-Empire Championships
Inter-Empire Championships	1911	London	England	12 May	00 June	4	9	4	Unknown	Canada
Edition	Year	Host City	Host Nation	Start Date	End Date	Sports	Events	Nations	Competitors	Top Placed Team
British Empire Games
I Games	1930	Hamilton	Canada	16 August	23 August	6	59	11	400	England
II Games	1934	London	England	4 August	11 August	6	68	16	500	England
III Games	1938	Sydney	Australia	5 February	12 February	7	71	15	464	Australia
IV Games	1950	Auckland	New Zealand	4 February	11 February	9	88	12	590	Australia
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
V Games	1954	Vancouver	Canada	30 July	7 August	9	91	24	662	England
VI Games	1958	Cardiff	Wales	18 July	26 July	9	94	36	1122	England
VII Games	1962	Perth	Australia	22 November	1 December	9	104	35	863	Australia
VIII Games	1966	Kingston	Jamaica	4 August	13 August	9	110	34	1050	England
British Commonwealth Games
IX Games	1970	Edinburgh	Scotland	16 July	25 July	9	121	42	1383	Australia
X Games	1974	Christchurch	New Zealand	24 January	2 February	9	121	38	1276	Australia
Commonwealth Games
XI Games	1978	Edmonton	Canada	3 August	12 August	10	128	46	1474	Canada
XII Games	1982	Brisbane	Australia	30 September	9 October	10	142	46	1583	Australia
XIII Games	1986	Edinburgh	Scotland	24 July	2 August	10	163	26	1662	England
XIV Games	1990	Auckland	New Zealand	24 January	3 February	10	204	55	2073	Australia
XV Games	1994	Victoria	Canada	18 August	28 August	10	217	63	2557	Australia
XVI Games	1998	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	11 September	21 September	15	213	70	3633	Australia
XVII Games	2002	Manchester	England	25 July	4 August	171	281	72	3679	Australia
XVIII Games	2006	Melbourne	Australia	15 March	26 March	162	245	71	4049	Australia
XIX Games	2010	Delhi	India	3 October	14 October	171	272	71	6081	Australia
XX Games	2014	Glasgow	Scotland	23 July	3 August	171	261	71	4947	England
XXI Games	2018	Gold Coast	Australia	4 April	15 April
XXII Games	2022	Edmonton or   Durban	Canada or South Africa	To Be Announced	To Be Announced