The 2000 Commonwealth Youth Games were the inaugural ones held in August 2000, in the Scottish capital of Edinburgh.
16 nations took part with a total of 733 athletes:
* Australia * Barbados * Canada * England * India * Isle of Man * Jersey * Malaysia * Nauru * New Zealand * Northern Ireland * Scotland * South Africa * Wales * Zimbabwe
names of countries that participated in the Beijing olyiumpics games 2008
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This is because the countries which compete in it are a part of the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth are countries which are or once where ruled by the English (England) and the queen. Then instead of having a President they have or had a Prime Minister because the queen is in control of the country and there is no need for someone else.It used to be called the British Empire Games but it gradually turned into the commonwealth games it had a few other names before the name of commonwealth games
The three other names that the Commonwealth Games has been known as are British Empire Games (1930-1950), British Empire and Commonwealth Games (1954-1966) and British Commonwealth Games (1970-1974).
The top five medalling countries at the 2006 Commonwealth Games were Australia (222 medals), England (110), Canada (86), India (50) and South Africa (38).
A commonwealth country is one that is in the commonwealth of Britain. Some of these countries include Australia, the Bahamas, Belize, Cameroon, Uganda, and the United Kingdom.
The British Empire Games have changed names on three occasions: British Empire and Commonwealth Games (1954) British Commonwealth Games (1970) Commonwealth Games (1978)
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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.
At first its name was British Empire Games. then it changes to British Empire and Commonwealth games. after that British Commonwealth Games. and now its name is Commonwealth games.
Fifteen Commonwealth Games nations are Australia, New Zealand, Kenya, Jamaica, England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Fiji, India, South Africa, Bermuda, Canada, Malaysia and Nigeria.
The first event of these games was known as the British Empire Games,which 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.