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There are a total of 31 sports which are approved by the Commonwealth Games Federation. They are categorised into three types:
- Core sports must be included on each programme.
- Otional sports may be picked by the host nation, which may include some team sports such as Basketball.
- Recognised sports are sports which have been approved by the CGF but which are deemed to need expansion; host nations may not pick these sports for their programme until the CGF's requirements are fulfilled
The sports are:
- Archery - Optional
- Athletics - Core
- Badminton - Core
- Basketball - Optional
- Billiards - Recognised
- Boxing - Core
- Canoeing - Recognised
- Cycling - Optional
- Diving - Optional
- Fencing - Recognised
- Golf - Recognised
- Gymnastics (Artistic and Rhythmic) - Optional
- Handball - Recognised
- Hockey - Core
- Judo - Optional
- Lawn bowls - Core
- Life saving - Recognised
- Netball - Core
- Rowing - Recognised
- Rugby sevens - Core
- Sailing - Recognised
- Shooting - Optional
- Softball - Recognised
- Squash - Core
- Swimming - Core
- Synchronized swimming - Optional
- Table Tennis - Optional
- Tennis - Optional
- Tenpin bowling - Recognised
- Triathlon - Optional
- Volleyball - Recognised
- Water polo - Recognised
- Weightlifting - Core
- Wrestling - Optional
The following sports are to be included in the 2010 commonwealth games in Delhi:
- Archery
- Athletics
- Badminton
- Boxing
- Cycling
- Diving
- Gymnastics
- Hockey
- Lawn Bowls
- Rugby Sevens
- Shooting
- Squash
- Swimming
- Table Tennis
- Tennis
- Weightlifting
- Wrestling
What else can I help you with?
How many games were played in commonwealth games 1990?
There were 213 events in the 1990 Commonwealth Games.
How many games were played in first Commonwealth Games?
58 events were held in the first Commonwealth Games.
When was the first time hockey was played at the commonwealth games?
Hockey was first played at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.
How many sports were played at the 2014 Commonwealth Games?
18 sports were played at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
When Badminton game included in Commonwealth Games?
Badminton was first played at the Commonwealth Games in 1966 at the Kingston Games.
Is football played in the Commonwealth Games?
No.
Where is basketball played in the commonwealth games?
No,basket ball is not played in the commonwealth games except it was first included in Melbourne. But not this time in delhi.
How many games will be played in 2010 commonwealth games?
The 2010 Commonwealth Games included 18 sports:ArcheryAthleticsBadmintonBoxingCyclingDivingGymnasticsHockeyLawn BowlingNetballRugby Union SevensShootingSquashSwimmingTable TennisTennisWeightliftingWrestling
How many sports are played in the commonwealth?
there are 17 sports in the commonwealth games
How many Commonwealth Games were conducted?
The 2010 Commonwealth games are the 19th commonwealth games.
What is the Commonwealth Games Federation?
The Commonwealth Games Federation is the organisation that runs the Commonwealth Games.
In which two countries were previous Commonwealth Games played?
The last two Commonwealth Games were held in Scotland (Glasgow) and India (Delhi).
