Common questions

Where have all the Commonwealth Games been held?

Where have all the Commonwealth Games been held?

Commonwealth Games

Year City Country
2006 Melbourne Australia
2010 Delhi India
2014 Glasgow Scotland
2018 Gold Coast Australia

Was the 2010 Commonwealth Games successful?

The 2010 Commonwealth games were a “complete management failure”, a parliamentary panel has said as it cited a top officer’s contention that it could have created a “national shame”.

In which year were the Commonwealth Games held for the first time?

1930
Commonwealth Games/First event date
The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and has taken place every four years ever since (except 1942 and 1946 which were cancelled).

Where did the Commonwealth Games take place in 2010?

The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. A total of 6081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events,…

Which is the last country to host the Commonwealth Games?

Host City List. The Commonwealth Games was last held on the Gold Coast of Australia in 2018. It was the fifth time Australia had hosted the Commonwealth Games (1938, 1962, 1982, 2006, 2018). Canada has hosted four Commonwealth Games (1930, 1954, 1978, 1994), and in 2022 England will host the event for the third time (1934, 2002, 2022).

Where are the Commonwealth Games being held in 2022?

The 2022 Commonwealth Games will be held in Birmingham, England. They will be the third Commonwealth Games to be hosted in England following London 1934 and Manchester 2002.

Where was the first Commonwealth Games held in India?

The vibrant city of New Delhi, home to 14 million people, hosted the Commonwealth Games in October 2010. This was 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). Delhi is the capital city of India and is rich in culture and history.

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