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Commonwealth Games
Information about the multi-sport event, which is held every four years and involves all the commonwealth countries. This sporting event originates from 1930 and is a prestigious event in the field of sports.
487 Questions
Where is next commonwealth game is conducting?
The next Commonwealth Games will be held in Gold Coast, Australia in 2018. It will be the second time that Queensland will host the Games after previously hosting the Brisbane Games in 1982.
How many countries will participate in 19th commonwealth games?
71 Countries will participate in the 19th commonwealth games.
Did Russia play any games at the Commonwealth or the Olympic Games?
Russia is not a member of the Commonwealth of Nations and so is not eligible to participate in the Commonwealth Games.
Russia is a major participant in the Olympic Games.
What are the six nations that have attended every commonwealth game?
The six nations that have competed at every Commonwealth Games are Australia, New Zealand, Canada, England, Scotland and Wales.
Were the first commonwealth games in GlascoScotland?
The first Commonwealth Games held in Glasgow, Scotland was in 2014.
What impact did the commonwealth games have on New Zealand tourism?
The Commonwealth Games have been held in New Zealand 3 times. * 1950 games - Auckland, New Zealan * 1974 games - Christchurch, New Zealand
* 1990 games - Auckland, New Zealand
Three impacts on New Zealand tourism would have been:
* An immediate impact from a large number of athletes, coaches and spectators visiting the country * A longer terms impact from the visibility of New Zeland to a wider audience watching on TV * The investment in the infrastructure and sporting venues made in advance of the games would have improved the facilities available to future visitors
What is the rank of India in common wealth games?
this time in the common weath games the India got 2nd position
Who was the 1982 commonwealth games men's 200m winner?
In the men's 200m at the 1986 Commowealth Games there was a dead heat between Mike McFarlane (England) and Allan Wells (Scotland), who both clocked 20.43.
Allan Wells is the last white athlete to win the Olympic 100m Gold (1980) and Mike McFarlane was a member of the silver medal-winning 4x100m relay team at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
Due to the historic dead-heat (first in the 200m at the Commonweath Games), there was no silver medal awarded.
How does Commonwealth Games spread the spirit of oneness and brtherhould?
it spreads the spirit of oneness and brotherhood as different people from different countries once ruled by british government come together and play these games.
The Colombo Plan was a post-colonial initiative launched in 1951, initially by seven Commonwealth nations, to boost Asian economic and social development through economic and technical assistance. One of eight Australian institutions participating in the scheme, the University of Tasmania welcomed overseas students from 1951, and their input helped reshape Tasmanian culture through exposure to different perspectives. Colombo Plan scholars lived with local families, spoke at service club meetings, worked in vacation jobs, joined the Overseas Students Association and participated in sports such as soccer, table tennis and badminton. Numerically predominant, the Malaysian students formed their own society in 1963. The University's first two women Engineering graduates were both Indonesian students. Though students were few in number they made a substantial impact, both locally and in their home countries. Since the scheme was superseded in the 1980s, the international education industry has expanded exponentially.
Further reading: A Alexander, Students first, Sandy Bay, 1999; G Sauer (ed), The Colombo Plan for cooperative economic development in South and South East Asia, 1951�2001, Panorama, South Australia, 2001.
- A poor country like us should better invest in resolving its huge bunch of problems.
- The income generated from these events will be less than, what would be put into these events and would be temporary too.
- No planning of what will be done with the hospitality industry, after the games completes.
- Preparations haven't finished yet and everyone is afraid, if it would defame India, just because of pathetic bureaucracy in our country.
How long has the commonwealth games been around?
The Commonwealth Games has been around for 88 years.
*As of 2018
The event was first held in 1930.
Is USA part of the Commonwealth of Nations?
The United States of America is no part of the Commonwealth of Nations. The Commonwealth of Nations formerly known as the British Commonwealth, consists of countries such as Malaysia, Singapore, Nigeria, Pakistan, and many other countries that were formally occupied by Britain.
Which animal is associated as a symbol sign of commonwealth games 2010?
The Mascot of the 2010 Commonwealth Games was a tigernamed Shera.
Which games are played in the Commonwealth Games?
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 countries have hosted the commonwealth games but not the Olympics games?
New Zealand, Jamaica and Malaysia, and in 2010, India.
Where have the Commonwealth Games taken place?
The following cities have hosted a Commonwealth Games: Hamilton (1930), London (1934), Sydney (1938), Auckland (1950 and 1990), Vancouver (1954), Cardiff (1958), Perth (1962), Kingston (1966), Edinburgh (1970 and 1986), Christchurch (1974), Edmonton (1978), Brisbane (1982), Victoria (1994), Kuala Lumpur (1998), Manchester (2002), Melbourne (2006), Delhi (2010) and Glasgow (2014).
Did Muhammad Inam win any gold medals in the Commonwealth Games?
Yes, Muhammad Inam won the gold medal in the Men's 84kg Freestyle Wrestling event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
Where were the 2014 Commonwealth Games held?
The 2014 Commonwealth Games were held in Glasgow, Scotland.
The next commonwealth games are going to be held in Glasgow-Scotland in 2014
Held at Glasgow in 2014
