Commonwealth Games
Multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations
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The Commonwealth Games is a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations, which mostly consists of territories of the former British Empire. The event was first held in 1930 and, with the exception of 1942 and 1946, has successively run every four years since. The event was called the British Empire Games from 1930 to 1950, the British Empire and Commonwealth Games from 1954 to 1966, and British Commonwealth Games from 1970 to 1974. Athletes with a disability are included as full members of their national teams since 2002, making the Commonwealth Games the first fully inclusive international multi-sport event. In 2018, the Games became the first global multi-sport event to feature an equal number of men's and women's medal events, and four years later they became the first global multi-sport event to have more events for women than men.
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Scotstoun could host athletics in scaled-back GamesScotstoun would be the likely venue for athletics if Scotland hosted a scaled-back Commonwealth Games in 2026.BBC Sport - Published | |
Could Glasgow step up to host the Commonwealth Games in 2026?Scotland's Commonwealth Games body has developed a "cost-effective" way to host the troubled 2026 event in Glasgow amid continued uncertainty over its long-term future.Sky News - Published | |
Glasgow offer back up for 2026 Commonwealth GamesGlasgow is ready to step in with a scaled-down offering should no other host be found for the 2026 Commonwealth Games.BBC Sport - Published | |
Singapore declines hosting Commonwealth GamesSingapore rules out bidding for the 2026 Commonwealth Games as the search for a host continues.BBC Sport - Published | |
Broadhurst wants GB switch from Ireland for OlympicsWorld, European and Commonwealth Games champion Amy Broadhurst is seeking to switch allegiance from Ireland to Great Britain in a bid to qualify for the Paris Games.BBC Sport - Published | |
Malaysia rejects offer to host Commonwealth GamesMalaysia rejects an offer to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games due to costs, the country's sports ministry says.BBC Sport - Published | |
Malaysia becomes second country to reject hosting 2026 Commonwealth GamesMalaysia has rejected an offer to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games - putting it at risk of being cancelled for the first time since the Second World War.Sky News - Published | |
The long-serving London nurse who was an African sprint championMeet Matron Rose Amankwaah, a former medallist at the Commonwealth Games who has spent almost 50 years working for the NHS.BBC Sport - Published | |
Malaysia says it has been offered 2026 CommonwealthsMalaysia says it has been offered £100m to support the hosting of the 2026 Commonwealth Games.BBC Sport - Published | |
Fears for future of Commonwealth Games as Gold Coast pulls out as 2026 hostThe Commonwealth Games could be cancelled for the first time since the Second World War after Australia's Gold Coast dropped its bid to host the 2026 event.Sky News - Published | |
Commonwealth Games defamed us, G20 meet brought praise: PMPrime Minister Narendra Modi praised the ground level functionaries involved with the G20 summit, saying that their hard work was responsible for the global praise received. He addressed around 3,000..IndiaTimes - Published | |
'I almost lost my Commonwealth bronze at the dancing'Scotland's Commonwealth Games squash bronze medallist Rory Stewart on Birmingham celebrations and how Covid revived his career.BBC Sport - Published | |
Commonwealth Games could be delayed to 2027The Commonwealth Games Federation is said to be "open" to the 2026 Games being pushed back by a year as it seeks a new Australian host.BBC Sport - Published | McColgan spends five days in hospital with spine issueCommonwealth Games 10,000m champion Eilish McColgan reveals she spent spent five "distressing" days in hospital last week to address a "fluid leak" in her spine.BBC Sport - Published |
Will there be another Commonwealth Games?The Commonwealth Games is in crisis - seeking hosts for the 2026 and 2030 editions after Victoria and Alberta's withdrawals. So what happens next?BBC Sport - Published | Canada's Alberta cancels bid for 2030 Commonwealth GamesIt comes weeks after the Australian state of Victoria pulled out of hosting the 2026 Games.BBC Sport - Published |
Mayor would back London bid for Commonwealth GamesSadiq Khan says he would support a bid for London to host the 2026 Games after Victoria pulled out.BBC Sport - Published | Commonwealth Games has 'relevancy and scale' issuesThe Commonwealth Games remains "a strong, viable proposition", says Event Scotland director Paul Bush, despite doubts over the 2026 event and questions over its "relevancy".BBC Sport - Published |
Commonwealth Games in doubt after Australian state cancelsThe Australian state says the cost of the tournament had ballooned to three times original estimates.BBC Sport - Published | Australian state pulls out of hosting 2026 Commonwealth GamesAustralia's Victoria state has withdrawn as host of the 2026 Commonwealth Games because of a massive increase in the projected cost of staging the event.Sky News - Published |
England tie gold medal best as relay silver upgradedTeam England equal their best haul of gold medals at a Commonwealth Games as women's 4x100m relay silver is upgraded.BBC Sport - Published | Harten and Kersten join Roses as World Cup coachesCommonwealth Games winners Jo Harten and Serena Kersten join England coaching team before Netball World Cup.BBC Sport - Published |
1964 Olympic boxing medallist McCourt dies Belfast man Jim McCourt, who won Olympic boxing bronze in 1964 and a Commonwealth Games gold two years later, dies at the age of 79.BBC Sport - Published | |
