The commonwealth Games

The Commonwealth Games are often called games,has a unique place in sporting history.It is an international multi-sport event like the Olympic except athletes commonwealth countries.this includes  countries like England New Zealand and the pacific islands.

The first games were held in Hamilton Canada there were eleven countries sent  four hundred athletes to take part in six sports  and fifty nine events.since then the games were held every four  years.however in 1942 and 1946 the games were cancelled because of the second world war.

There were many changes,even its name from 1930 to 1950 the games were known as the British Empire games.later,from 1970 until 1974 they took the title of the British commonwealth games.finally ,at the 1978 games Edmonton,Canada, this multi-sport event changed it’s name to the commonwealth games.

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