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The Commonwealth Games is a multinational, multi-sport event. Held every four years, it involves the elite athletes of the Commonwealth of Nations. Attendance at the Commonwealth Games is typically around 5,000 athletes.

The idea for a competition between members of the British Empire was first suggested by the Reverend Astley Cooper in 1891. 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.

Commonwealth Games

Editions

The following cities have hosted the Commonwealth Games, and their predecessors

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 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

1958 - Cardiff, Wales

1962 - Perth, Australia

1966 - Kingston, Jamaica

British Commonwealth Games

1970 - Edinburgh, Scotland

1974 - Christchurch, New Zealand