Are only countries previously owned by England allowed to play in the commonwealth games?
The countries were never owned by England. They were part of the
British empire. The Commonwealth only has countries in it that were
part of the British empirel It is only the countries that are
involved in the Commonwealth that can participate in the games.
Some countries that were part of the British empire have chosen not
to be part of the Commonwealth, so there are some countries that
were in the British Empire but are not part of the Commonwealth and
so they do not participate in the games.