Commonwealth Games

54 nations make up the commonwealth and 53 countries make up the commonwealth

PB is Personal Best and SB is Season's Best

42 - not counting those that will/should be added after adjustments are made because of stripping of athletes who confessed to drug use Visit the site http://www.jamolympic.org/games/olympics/index.aspx

There were 9 countries in the British Commonwealth in 1953:

* Australia * Canada * India * New Zealand * Pakistan * South Africa * Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) * United Kingdom * Malaya (now part of Malaysia)

the very first aboriginal australian to compete in the olympics was cathy freeman. She became the Olympic champion for the women's 400 metres in Sydney 2000.

The British Empire Games have changed names on three occasions:

British Empire and Commonwealth Games (1954)

British Commonwealth Games (1970)

Commonwealth Games (1978)

Five countries that participate in the Commonwealth Games are England, Wales, Scotland, Jamaica and Kenya.

Yes they do.

Gillian Margaret Clark, MBE (born 2 September 1961) is a former English female badminton player, and currently a commentator who has competed in three consecutive Commonwealth Games.

the games start on the 3 of October 2 the 14 of October

The Commonwealth Games weren't held in 2012.

The last time the Commonwealth games were held in Scotland, they were held in Edinburgh, in the year of 1986, they will also be held in Glasgow in the year of 2014.

Past that, the games were only ever held there once before, in 1970, while still known as the British Commonwealth games, Also held in Edinburgh.

The games are held every four years.

It is important so people can see how good they really are at sports

The 1990 Commonwealth Games were held in Auckland, New Zeland. The XIV Commonwealth Games, the third to be hosted by New Zealand and Auckland's second, witnessed a fantastic opening ceremony comprising a magnificent and moving portrayal of the forces that led to the formation of New Zealand society and culture

Ten sports featured in the second Auckland Games - athletics, aquatics (diving, swimming & synchronised swimming), badminton, boxing, cycling, gymnastics, judo, lawn bowls, shooting and weightlifting.

The impact of these games would have been an immediate impact of the large influx of athletes, coaches and spectators plus a longer terms impact on tourism from the wide exposure of the city to the TV audience plus the improvements made in infrastructure and sporting venues.

The 2010 Commonwealth Games mascot is a friendly tiger named Shera. Shera is a Royal Bengal Tiger, the national animal of India, who is depicted wearing a white sporting jersey and blue shorts.

The British Commonwealth, officially known as the Commonwealth of Nations, comprises 54 member countries, including the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, India, New Zealand, South Africa, and several Caribbean nations like Jamaica and Barbados. Other notable members include Nigeria, Pakistan, and Singapore. The Commonwealth includes a mix of republics and monarchies, most of which have historical ties to the British Empire. The organization promotes democracy, human rights, and economic development among its members.

The motto for the 2014 Commonwealth Games that were held in Glasgow, Scotland, was 'People, Place, Passion.'

Ben Jipcho, of Kenya won the 5000m event at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games.

71 nations competed at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games.

As of 2014 Commonwealth Games, there have been 20 Commonwealth Games held.

The official mascots of the Commonwealth Games are 1978 Keyano (Grizzly Bear), 1982 Matilda (Kangaroo), 1986 Mac (Scottish Terrier), 1990 Goldie (Kiwi), 1994 Klee Wyck (Killer Whale), 1998 Wira (Orangutan), 2002 Kit (Cat), 2006 Karak (South-Eastern Red-Tailed Black Cockatoo), 2010 Shera (Bengal Tiger) and 2014 Clyde (Thistle).

The seven selected sports were Table Tennis, Triathlon, Cycling, Judo, Wrestling, Shooting and Diving.