Sir James Leigh-Wood was the first patron of the Empire Commonwealth Games.
The first Commonwealth Games were called the British Empire Games.
Sydney (in 1938) was the first Australian city to host a British Empire/British Empire and Commonwealth Games/Commonwealth Games.
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.
The first Commonwealth Games (then known as the British Empire Games) were held in Hamilton, Canada in 1930.
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.
Melville Marks Robinson organised the first British Empire Games (later known as the Commonwealth Games).
The British Empire Games were held in Sydney in 1938. The first to be called the Commonwealth Games was in Brisbane in 1982.
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.
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.
The British Empire Games have changed names on three occasions: British Empire and Commonwealth Games (1954) British Commonwealth Games (1970) Commonwealth Games (1978)
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.
Swimming was introduced at the first British Empire Games in 1930.