Commonwealth Games-2014 at Glasgow

Commonwealth games

After Olympics, Commonwealth Games is the second largest sports festival in the world. The Games are held once in four years but only in between the Olympic years. The Games were originally known as the British Empire Games. The first Commonwealth Games were held in 1930 at Hamilton, Canada. The 10th Commonwealth Games were held at Christchurch, New Zealand in 1974 and the 15th in Victoria (Canada) in 1994; where about 3,350 athletes from a record 64 nation (including South Africa, which joined the family of Commonwealth athletes after 36 years) participated. Namibia, which gained its independence in 1990 also made its debut while Hong Kong made its final appearance in the Games before being ceded to China in 1997. XVI Commonwealth Games were held in 1998 in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) while XVII Commonwealth Games were hosted by UK with Manchester as their venue.

Venues of Commonwealth Games Since 1930

S.No.     Venue                                              Year                   No. of Countries Participated 

1.                      Hamilton,             Canada                  1930                      11

2.                      London,               UK                         1934                      16

3.                      Sydney,               Australia                1938                      15

4.                     Auckland,             New Zealand          1950                      12

5.                      Vancouver,          Canada                  1954                      24

6.                     Cardiff,                UK                         1958                      35

7.                     Perth,                  Australia                1962                      35

8.                   Jamaica,              West Indies            1966                      34

9.                  Edinburgh,           UK                         1970                      42

10.              Christchurch,        New Zealand          1974                      38

11.              Edmonton,           Canada                  1978                      48

12.              Brisbane,             Australia                1982                      47

13.              Edinburgh,           UK                         1986                      26

14.              Auckland,             New Zealand          1990                      55

15.             Victoria,               Canada                  1994                      64

16.             Kuala Lumpur,      Malaysia                1998                      70

17.             Manchester,         UK                         2002                      72

18.            Melbourne,           Australia                 2006                      71

19.            Delhi,                   India                       2010                      71

20.            Glasgow,             Scotland                  2014                      71

Glasgow – the host city of the 2014 Commonwealth Games (XX CWG)

The Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games are on course to perhaps be one of the most memorable Commonwealth Games ever. 6,500 athletes and officials from 71 countries will compete in 17 sports over 11 days, from 23 July – 3 August 2014.