Commonwealth Games - Editions

Editions

The first edition of the event was the 1930 British Empire Games and eleven nations took part. The quadrennial schedule of the games was interrupted by the Second World War and the 1942 Games (set to be held in Montreal) and the 1946 Games were abandoned. The games were continued in 1950 and underwent a name change four years later with the first British Empire and Commonwealth Games in 1954. Over 1000 athletes participated in the 1958 Games as over thirty teams took part for the first time.

The event was briefly known as the British Commonwealth Games for the 1970 and 1974 editions and the 1978 Games, held in Edmonton, Canada, were the first to be held under the title of the "Commonwealth Games". The Edmonton event marked a new high as almost 1500 athletes from 46 countries took part.

Nigeria was the first country to boycott the Commonwealth Games in 1978 in protest over New Zealand's sporting contacts with South Africa. Participation at the 1986 Games was affected by a boycott by 32 African and Caribbean nations in protest to British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's refusal to condemn sporting contacts of Apartheid era South Africa in 1985, but the Games rebounded and continued to grow thereafter. The 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia saw the sporting programme grow from 10 to 15 sports as team sports were allowed for the first time. Participation also reached new levels as over 3500 athletes represented 70 teams at the event. At the Games in Melbourne in 2006, over 4000 athletes took part in sporting competitions.

The three nations to have hosted the games the most number of times are Australia (5), Canada (4) and New Zealand (3). Furthermore, six editions have taken place, or will take place, in the countries within the United Kingdom (Scotland 3, England 2 and Wales 1). Two cities have held the games on multiple occasions: Auckland (1950 and 1990), and Edinburgh (1970 and 1986).

Edition Year Host City Host Nation Start Date End Date Sports Events Nations Competitors
British Empire Games
I 1930 Hamilton Canada 16 August 23 August 6 59 11 400
II 1934 London England 4 August 11 August 6 68 16 500
III 1938 Sydney Australia 5 February 12 February 7 71 15 464
IV 1950 Auckland New Zealand 4 February 11 February 9 88 12 590
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
V 1954 Vancouver Canada 30 July 7 August 9 91 24 662
VI 1958 Cardiff Wales 18 July 26 July 9 94 36 1122
VII 1962 Perth Australia 22 November 1 December 9 104 35 863
VIII 1966 Kingston Jamaica 4 August 13 August 9 110 34 1050
British Commonwealth Games
IX 1970 Edinburgh Scotland 16 July 25 July 9 121 42 1383
X 1974 Christchurch New Zealand 24 January 2 February 9 121 38 1276
Commonwealth Games
XI 1978 Edmonton Canada 3 August 12 August 10 128 46 1474
XII 1982 Brisbane Australia 30 September 9 October 10 142 46 1583
XIII 1986 Edinburgh Scotland 24 July 2 August 10 163 26 1662
XIV 1990 Auckland New Zealand 24 January 3 February 10 204 55 2073
XV 1994 Victoria Canada 18 August 28 August 10 217 63 2557
XVI 1998 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 11 September 21 September 15 213 70 3633
XVII 2002 Manchester England 25 July 4 August 171 281 72 3679
XVIII 2006 Melbourne Australia 15 March 26 March 162 245 71 4049
XIX 2010 Delhi India 3 October 14 October 173 272 71 6700
XX 2014 Glasgow Scotland 23 July 3 August
XXI 2018 Gold Coast City Australia 4 April 15 April
XXII 2022 TBA TBA TBA TBA
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