1998 Commonwealth games
Malaysia hosted the 1998 Commonwealth Games.
The 1998 Commonwealth Games featured 213 events in 15 sports.
The 1998 XVI Commonwealth Games were held in Kuala Lumpur,Malaysiafrom 11 to 21 September 1998.
The only instance where Cricket was a Commonwealth Games sport was at the 1998 Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games.
Diane Edwards (England) won the Women's 800m at he 1990 Auckland Commonwealth Games.She also medalled in the same event at the 1986 Edinburgh (silver) and 1998 Kuala Lumpur (bronze) games.
Squash has been in the Commonwealth Games since 1998.
Cricket was included as a Commonwealth Games sport in 1998.
Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) was the first Asian nation to host the Commonwealth Games; they hosted the 1998 Games.
Hockey was first played at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.
1998
Ian Thorpe of Australia won 4 gold medals in the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur at the age of 15