The Commonwealth Games were known as the British Empire Games in 1930.
The 1930 Commonwealth Games were called the 1930 British Empire Games.
The first common wealth games were first known as the 1930 British Empire Games. These common wealth games originating from the 1930s were held in Hamilton Ontario.
1930 in HamiltonFirst British Empire Games, later to become the Commonwealth Games, held in Hamilton, Canada. The first Commonwealth Games were held in1930 in Hamilton, Canada, where 11 countries sent 400 athletes to take part in six sports and 59 events.
The first Commonwealth Games were hosted in Hamilton, Canada in 1930. At the time they were called the British Empire Games. Eleven nations took part in the six games and fifty nine events held here.
George V was the British monarch on the throne when the inaugural British Empire Games were held in 1930.
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.
Swimming was introduced at the first British Empire Games in 1930.
The 1930 British Empire Games were held in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
The event was first held in 1930 under the title of the British Empire Games in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Between 1930 and 1950, they continued to be known as the British Empire Games. They were named the British Empire and Commonwealth Games between 1954 and 1966. In 1970 and 1974, they were the British Commonwealth Games, finally becoming the Commonwealth Games in 1978.The first Commonwealth Games were held in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada in 1930.
Commonwealth games started back in the year 1930. It is also known as the British Empire Games.
The earliest name was British Empire Games held in 1930. Later the name changed to British Empire and Commonwealth Games in 1954 and then to British Commonwealth Games in 1970. It assumed the current name of the Commonwealth Games in 1978.