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History of Commonwealth Games

The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games, are an international multi-sport event, in which all countries that are members of the Olympics participate. The control of this sporting event is handled by the Commonwealth Games Federation. This event was first organized in 1930, then the name of this sporting event was British Empire Games. The original idea of the sporting event was that of an Indian named Ashley Cooper. Considering the event as right for mutual peace and harmony, he proposed it to the immediate politicians. In the year 1928, Canada's leading athlete Bobby Robinson was entrusted with the responsibility of organizing the first Commonwealth Games, in 1930 this sporting event was held for the first time, in which 400 players from only 11 countries took part.

It has been happening every four years since then, except in 1942 and 1946. Its name also changed several times, such as the Commonwealth Games being known as the British Empire Games from 1930 to 1950, the British Empire and Commonwealth Games from 1954 to 1966, and the British Commonwealth Games from 1970 to 1974. In 1978 it was unanimously named the Commonwealth Games. The Commonwealth Games held in Kuala Lumpur in 1998 saw a major change, when sports such as cricket, hockey and netball made their appearance for the first time. Although cricket is still not recognized. Athletes with disabilities are included as full members of their national teams. The Commonwealth Games is the first fully inclusive international multi-sport event. In 2018, the Games became the first global multi-sport event to feature an equal number of medals for men and women. The Commonwealth Games recognizes three policies: humanity, equality and destiny. It believes that this will increase the spirit of peace and cooperation around the world. These policies inspire thousands of people and connect them to provide a comprehensive view of the adoption of sports within Commonwealth countries. Talking about its competitors, there are 6 countries Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand, Scotland and Wales, which participate in it every year. In the last Commonwealth Games held in Melbourne, teams from a total of 71 countries, including all 53 Commonwealth countries, participated.

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History of Commonwealth Games
Place	Year	Sports	Number of participated countries
Hamilton (Canada)	1930	6	(11 countries participated)
London (UK)	1934	6	(16 countries participated)
Sydney (Australia)	1938	7	(15 countries participated)
Auckland (New Zealand)	1950	9	(12 countries participated)
Vancouver (Canada)	1954	9	(24 countries participated)
Cardiff (Wales)	1958	9	(36 countries participated)
Perth (Australia)	1962	9	(35 countries participated)
Jamica (F.R Indies)	1966	9	(34 countries participated)
Edinburgh (Scotland)	1970	9	(42 countries participated)
Christchurch (New Zealand)	1974	9	(38 countries participated)
Edmonton (Canada)	1978	10	(46 countries participated)
Brisbane (Australia)	1982	10	(46 countries participated)
Edinburgh (Scotland)	1986	10	(26 countries participated)
Auckland (New Zealand)	1990	10	(55 countries participated)
Victoria (Canada)	1994	10	(63 countries participated)
Kualalampur(Malaysia)First in Asia	1998	15	(70 countries participated)
Manchester(UK)	2002	17	(72 countries participated)
Melbourne (Australia) India 22 gold,silver,11 bronze	2006	16	(71 countries participated)
New Delhi(India) first time in India	2010	17	(71 countries participated)
Glasgow (Scotland)	2014	17	(71 countries participated)
Gold Coast (Australia)	2018	19	(71 countries participated)
Birmingham (UK)	2022	20	(71 countries participated)
Melb & Victoria State (Australia)	2026		-

Below is the medal table of the top 10 all-time Commonwealth Games.

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Australia	932	774	709	2415
2	England	714	715	715	2144
3	Canada	484	516	555	1555
4	India	181	173	149	503
5	New Zealand	159	220	278	657
6	South Africa	130	123	136	389
7	Scotland	119	132	200	451
8	Kenya	85	75	77	237
9	Nigeria	70	75	91	236
10	Wales	67	98	141	306

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