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XIX Commonwealth Games
3-14 October 2010
History
The Commonwealth Games have been held every four years (except for 1942 and 1946 due to
World War II) since they began back in 1930 in Hamilton, Canada.
Often referred to as the ‘Friendly Games’, only single competition sports were included until the
introduction of the team sports of cricket (50 over game), hockey (men and women), netball
(women) and rugby 7’s (men) at the 1998 Games in Kuala Lumpur. In Delhi, hockey, netball
and rugby 7’s will again feature.
The 2002 Games in Manchester also saw for the first time at any multi-sport event in the world,
a limited number of full medal events for elite athletes with a disability (EAD).
In 2000 the CGF took on the added responsibility of the Commonwealth Youth Games, open
to athletes 18 years of age. The 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games will be held in the Isle of
Man.
Glasgow (Scotland) has been awarded the right to host the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
With the 19th Commonwealth games only weeks away, Touchline is focusing on this
major international sports showcase which will featuremany of the world’s top athletes.
Not without its controversy, the Commonwealth Games will be held in Delhi and will be
the largest multi-sport event conducted to date in India and the first time the Games
have been held on the Indian sub-continent. The opening ceremony is scheduled to
take place at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi.
Past Venues for the Commonwealth Games
2006 Melbourne, Australia
2002 Manchester, England
1998 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1994 Victoria, Canada
1990 Auckland, New Zealand
1986 Edinburgh, Scotland
1982 Brisbane, Australia
1978 Edmonton, Canada
1974 Christchurch, New Zealand
1970 Edinburgh, Scotland
1966 Kingston, Jamaica
1962 Perth, Australia
1958 Cardiff, Wales
1954 Vancouver, Canada
1950 Auckland, New Zealand
1938 Sydney, Australia
1934 London, England
1930 Hamilton, Canada
Africa
Botswana, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho,
Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia,
Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sierra Leone,
SouthAfrica, Swaziland, Tanzania, TheGambia,
Uganda, Zambia.
Americas
Belize, Bermuda, Canada, Falkland Islands,
Guyana, St. Helena.
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.
Nations Participating
Asia
Bangladesh, Brunei, India, Malaysia, Maldives,
Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka,
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Oceania
Australia, Cook Islands, Kiribati, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island, Papua New Guinea,
Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.