Melville Marks Robinson organised the first British Empire Games (later known as the Commonwealth Games).
There were 9 sports in the first commonwealth games
58 events were held in the first Commonwealth Games.
Eleven countries competed in the first Commonwealth Games (British Empire Games) in 1930: * Australia * Bermuda * British Guyana * Canada * England * Northern Ireland * Newfoundland * New Zealand * Scotland * South Africa * Wales
who was the first mascot for the commonwealth games
The first Commonwealth Games held in Glasgow, Scotland was in 2014.
Fiji first participated at the Commonwealth Games in 1938.
India first participated in the Commonwealth Games at the 1934 London Games.
The first Commonwealth Games were called the British Empire Games.
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.
550 athletes participated in the first commonwealth games
Hockey was first played at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.
The 1982 Commonwealth Games mascot was Matilda the Kangaroo. She was the first mascot for an Australian Commonwealth Games.