11 countries participated in the first commonwealth games which are as under:
Australia, British Guiana, Bermuda, Canada, Ireland, England, New Zealand, Newfoundland, South Africa, Scotland and Wales.
550 athletes participated in the first commonwealth games
Eleven (11) nations and 400 athlete participated in the first Commonwealth Games, then called British Empire Games, at Hamilton, Ontario, Canada in 1930.
India first participated in the Commonwealth Games at the 1934 London Games.
Fiji first participated at the Commonwealth Games in 1938.
India participated first time in 1934.
11 Countries Participated in first Asian Games
India participated in the second Commonwealth Games held in 1934. Rashid Anwar won the Bronze medal in Welterweight Wrestling, India's first ever Commonwealth Games medal
Every time without fail and was the site of the very first Games.
Canada has always been a part of the Commonwealth Games . They were originally known as the British Empire Games and were first held in Canada in 1930. As former Empire countries became independent the name has changed over the years first to British Empire and Commonwealth games in 1954 then to the British Commonwealth games until the present name was adopted in 1978. Canada has participated in every games and hosted them several times.
a total of 9 countries participated in india, new delhi in 1951
At the 1930 British Empire Games, eleven nations participated: Australia, Bermuda, British Guiana, Canada, England, Ireland, Newfoundland, New Zealand, Scotland, South Africa and Wales.
Cathy Freeman first participated at the 1990 Auckland Commonwealth Games, where at the ripe age of 16 she was a member of the victorious 4x100m relay team. With the victory, she became the first Aboriginal Commonwealth Games Gold Medallist.