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Commonwealth Games at a glance
The vibrant city of New Delhi, India, home to 14 million people, will host the 19
th

Commonwealth Games in 2010. This will be the first time India has hosted the
Games and only the second time the event has been held in Asia (Kuala Lumpur in
1998 was the first. The dates for the Games are 3 14 October 2010, inclusive of
opening and closing ceremonies.
Glasgow (Scotland) has been chosen to host the 20
th
Commonwealth Games
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 Commonwealth
Games Federation (CGF) is the organisation that is responsible for the direction
and control of the Commonwealth Games.
The first such event, then known as the British Empire Games, was held in 1930 in
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. 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 Countries
Africa
Botswana Cameroon Ghana Kenya
Lesotho Malawi Mauritius Mozambique
Namibia Nigeria Seychelles Sierra Leone
South Africa Swaziland Tanzania The Gambia
Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe

Americas
Belize Bermuda Canada Falkland Islands
Guyana Newfoundland St. Helena

Asia
Aden Bangladesh Brunei Darussalam Hong Kong
India Malaya Malaysia Maldives
Pakistan Sabah Sarawak Singapore
South Arabia Sri Lanka

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Caribbean
Anguilla Antigua & Barbuda Bahamas
Barbados
British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Dominica Grenada
Jamaica Montserrat St. Kitts & Nevis St. Lucia
St. Vincent & The Grenadines Trinidad & Tobago Turks & Caicos
Islands

Europe
Cyprus England Gibraltar Guernsey
Isle of Man Jersey Malta Northern Ireland
Scotland Wales

Oceania
Australia Cook Islands Kiribati Nauru
New Zealand Niue Norfolk Island Papua New
Guinea
Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu

Table showing the growth of the Commonwealth Games from 1930 to 2010
Year Host City / Country Participating Countries
Sports Events Contested Athletes
1930 Hamilton, Canada 11 6 59
400
1934 London, England 16 6 68
500
1938 Sydney, Australia 15 7 71
464
1950 Auckland, New Zealand 12 9 88
590
1954 Vancouver, Canada 24 9 91
662
1958 Cardiff, Wales 35 9 94
1122
1962 Perth, Australia 35 9 104
863
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1966 Kingston, Jamaica 34 9 110
1050
1970 Edinburgh, Scotland 42 9 121
1383
1974 Christchurch, New Zealand 38 9 121
1978 Edmonton, Canada 46 10 128
1474
1982 Brisbane, Australia 46 10 142
1583
1986 Edinburgh, Scotland 26 10 163
1662
1990 Auckland, New Zealand 55 10
204 2073
1994 Victoria, Canada 63 10 217
2557
1998 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 70 15
213 3633
2002 Manchester, England 72 17 281
3679
2006 Melbourne, Australia 71 16 245
4049
2010 Delhi, India 71 17 ---
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Past Chairman / Presidents of the CGF at each Commonwealth Games
Games Presidents
1930 Hamilton, Canada Chairman: Sir James Leigh-Wood K.B.E., C.B., C.M.G
1934 London, England Chairman: Sir James Leigh-Wood K.B.E., C.B., C.M.G
1938 Sydney, Australia Chairman: Sir James Leigh-Wood K.B.E., C.B., C.M.G
1950 Auckland, New Zealand Chairman: Sir Arthur Porritt, Bt., G.C.M.G.,
K.C.V.O., C.B.E., F.C.S.
1954 Vancouver, Canada Chairman: Sir Arthur Porritt, Bt., G.C.M.G., K.C.V.O.,
C.B.E., F.C.S.
1958 Cardiff, Wales Chairman: Sir Arthur Porritt, Bt., G.C.M.G., K.C.V.O.,
C.B.E., F.C.S.
1962 Perth, Australia Chairman: Sir Arthur Porritt, Bt., G.C.M.G., K.C.V.O.,
C.B.E., F.C.S.
1966 Kingston, Jamaica Chairman: Sir Arthur Porritt, Bt., G.C.M.G., K.C.V.O.,
C.B.E., F.C.S.
1970 Edinburgh, Scotland Chairman: Sir Alexander Ross
1974 Christchurch, New Zealand Chairman: Sir Alexander Ross
1978 Edmonton, Canada Chairman: Sir Alexander Ross
1982 Brisbane, Australia Chairman: Sir Alexander Ross
1986 Edinburgh, Scotland Chairman: Sir Peter Heatly, CBE., DL
1990 Auckland, New Zealand Chairman: Sir Peter Heatly, CBE., DL
1994 Victoria, Canada Chairman: A. de O Sales, CBE
1998 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia President: Hon. Michael Fennell OJ., CD
2002 Manchester, England President: Hon. Michael Fennell OJ., CD
2006 Melbourne, Australia President: Hon. Michael Fennell OJ., CD
Commonwealth Games Year/Place
2006 Commonwealth Games - Melbourne, Australia
2002 Commonwealth Games - Manchester, England
1998 Commonwealth Games - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1994 Commonwealth Games - Victoria, Canada
1990 Commonwealth Games - Auckland, New Zealand
1986 Commonwealth Games - Edinburgh, Scotland
1982 Commonwealth Games - Brisbane, Australia
1978 Commonwealth Games - Edmonton, Canada
1974 British Commonwealth Games - Christchurch, New Zealand
1970 British Commonwealth Games - Edinburgh, Scotland
1966 British Empire & Commonwealth Games - Kingston, Jamaica
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1962 British Empire & Commonwealth Games - Perth, Australia
1958 British Empire & Commonwealth Games - Cardiff, Wales
1954 British Empire & Commonwealth Games - Vancouver, Canada
1950 British Empire Games - Auckland, New Zealand
1938 British Empire Games - Sydney, Australia
1934 British Empire Games - London, England
1930 British Empire Games - Hamilton, Canada
Games Records set at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Event Athlete / Team Result
Athletics
Mens 100m EAD T12 Adekunie Adesoji (NGR) 11.07 (seconds)
Womens 100m EAD T38 Elizabeth McIntosh (AUS) 14.38 (seconds)
Mens 200m EAD T46 Heath Francis (AUS) 22.96 (seconds)
Womens 3000m Steeplechase Dorcas Inzikuru (UGA) 09:19.51 (mins)
Mens 400m H Louis van Zyl (RSA) 48.05 (seconds)
Womens 400m H Jana Pittman (AUS) 53.82 (seconds)
Mens 5000m Augustine Choge (KEN) 12:56.41 (mins)
Womens 800m EAD T54 Chantal Petitclerc (CAN) 1:48.98 (seconds)
Mens Discus Seated EAD F55-56 Tanto Campbell (JAM) 34.48 (meters)
Mens Hammer Throw Stuart Rendell (AUS) 77.53 (meters)
Womens Hammer Throw Brooke Krueger (AUS) 67.90 (meters)
Womens Long Jump Bronwyn Thompson (AUS) 6.97
(meters)
Mens Pole Vault Steve Hooker (AUS) 5.8 (meters)
Womens Pole Vault Kym Howe (AUS) 4.62 (meters)
Womens Shot Put Valerie Vili (NZL) 19.66 (meters)
Womens Shot Put Seated EAD F54-58 Njideka Iyiazi
(NGR) 9.76 (meters)

Cycling
Womens 3000m Individual Pursuit Katie Mactier (AUS) 3:30.290 (mins)
Mens 4000m Team Pursuit England 4:02.699 (mins)
Womens 500m Time Trial Anna Meares (AUS) 34.326 (seconds)
Mens Keirin Ryan Bayley (AUS)
Womens Mountain Bike (44.8km) Marie-Helene Premont (CAN) 01:55:04
(hours)
Mens Mountain Bike (57.6km) Liam Killeen (ENG) 02:13:11 (hours)
Mens Points Race (40km) Sean Finning (AUS) 137 (points)
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Womens Road Race (100.17km) Natalie Bates (AUS) 2:56:08 (mins)
Mens Road Race (166.95km) Mathew Hayman (AUS) 4:05:09 (hours)
Womens Road Time Trial (29km) Oenone Wood (AUS) 37:40.87 (mins)
Mens Road Time Trial (40km) Nathan Brian O'Neill (AUS) 48:37.29
(mins)
Mens Sprint Ryan Bayley (AUS) 10.407 (seconds)
Womens Sprint Victoria Pendleton (ENG) 11.275 (seconds)
Mens Team Sprint Scotland 44.282 (seconds)

Shooting
Mens 25m Standard Pistol (Team) India 1139 (points)
Mens 50m Rifle 3 Position Gagan Narang (IND) 1261.4 (points)
Womens 50m Rifle 3 Position (Team) England 1143
(points)
Mens Air Pistol Samaresh Jung (IND) 685.4 (points)
Womens Air Pistol Lalita Yauhleuskaya (AUS) 484.8
(points)
Mens Air Pistol (Team) India 1154 (points)
Womens Air Pistol (Team) Australia 770 (points)
Mens Air Rifle Gagan Narang (IND) 698.9 (points)
Mens Air Rifle (Team) India 1189 (points)
Mens Clay Pigeon Trap (Team) Australia 189 (points)
Mens Double Trap (Team) Australia 186 (points)
Fullbore Rifle Queens Prize - Open (Pair) England
594.87 (points)
Mens Rapid Fire Pistol Vijay Kumar (IND) 778.2 (points)

Swimming
Mens 100m Backstroke Liam Tancock (ENG) 54.53 (mins)
Womens 100m Backstroke Sophie Edington (AUS) 1:00.93 (mins)
Mens 100m Breaststroke Christopher Cook (ENG) 1:00.98 (mins)
Womens 100m Breaststroke Leisel Jones (AUS) 1:05.09 (mins)
Womens 100m Butterfly Jessicah Schipper (AUS) 0:57.48 (mins)
Mens 100m Freestyle Simon Burnett (ENG) 48.57 (seconds)
Womens 100m Freestyle Lisbeth (Libby) Lenton (AUS) 53.54
(seconds)
Mens 100m Multi Disability Freestyle Matthew John
Cowdrey (AUS) 0:56.73 (mins)
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Womens 100m Multi Disability Freestyle Natalie du Toit
(RSA) 01:01.81 (mins)
Mens 200m Backstroke Gregor Tait (SCO) 1:58.65 (mins)
Womens 200m Backstroke Joanna Fargus (AUS) 2:10.36 (mins)
Mens 200m Breaststroke Michael Brown (CAN) 2:12.23 (mins)
Womens 200m Breaststroke Leisel Jones (AUS) 2:20.72 (mins)
Mens 200m Butterfly Moss Burmester (NZL) 1:56.64 (mins)
Womens 200m Butterfly Jessicah Schipper (AUS) 2:06.09 (mins
Womens 200m Freestyle Caitlin McClatchey (SCO) 1:57.25 (mins)
Womens 200m Individual Medley Stephanie Rice (AUS) 2:12.90 (mins)
Mens 400m Individual Medley David Carry (SCO) 4:15.98 (mins)
Womens 400m Individual Medley Stephanie Rice (AUS) 4:41.91 (mins)
Mens 4x100m Freestyle Relay South Africa 3:14.97 (mins)
Womens 4x100m Freestyle Relay Australia 3:36.49 (mins)
Mens 4x100m Medley Relay Australia 3:34.37 (mins)
Womens 4x100m Medley Relay Australia 03:56.30 (mins)
Womens 4x200m Freestyle Relay Australia 7:56.68 (mins)
Mens 50m Backstroke Matthew Clay (ENG) 25.04 (seconds)
Womens 50m Backstroke Sophie Edington (AUS) 28.42 (seconds)
Womens 50m Breaststroke Leisel Jones (AUS) 30.55 (seconds)
Mens 50m Butterfly Roland Mark Schoeman (RSA) 23.34
(seconds)
Womens 50m Butterfly Danni Miatke (AUS) 26.43 (seconds)
Mens 50m Freestyle Roland Mark Schoeman (RSA) 22.03
(seconds)
Womens 50m Freestyle Lisbeth (Libby) Lenton (AUS) 24.61
(seconds)
Mens 50m Multi Disability Freestyle Matthew John
Cowdrey (AUS) 26.06 (seconds)
Womens 50m Multi Disability Freestyle Natalie du Toit
(RSA) 29.27 (seconds)

Triathlon
Mens Triathlon Bradley Kahlefeldt (AUS) 1:49:16.33 (hours)
Womens Triathlon Emma Snowsill (AUS) 1:58:02.60 (hours)

Weightlifting
Womens -53kg Combined Maryse Turcotte (CAN) 188 (kg)
Womens -63kg Combined Michaela Alica Breeze (WAL) 220 (kg)
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Womens 75kg+ Combined Geeta Rani (IND) 241 (kg)
Mens EAD Bench Press Ruel Ishaku (NGR) 190.2 (kg)
For more information, please click the following links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_Games
http://www.thecgf.com/games/
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