Name changes
Over the years, the name used for the sporting event conducted between the countries of the Commonwealth has evolved. The first large sporting event between the Commonwealth countries was the Festival of Empire in 1911, a precursor to what we now call the Commonwealth Games.
There have been four official versions of the name for the competition, including the 'British Empire Games', 'British Empire and Commonwealth Games' and the 'British Commonwealth Games'.
| Year | Host City | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1911 | London | Inter-Empire Championships |
| 1930 | Hamilton | British Empire Games |
| 1934 | London | British Empire Games |
| 1938 | Sydney | British Empire Games |
| 1942, 1946 | not held | |
| 1950 | Auckland | British Empire Games |
| 1954 | Vancouver | British Empire and Commonwealth Games |
| 1958 | Cardiff | British Empire and Commonwealth Games |
| 1962 | Perth | British Empire and Commonwealth Games |
| 1966 | Kingston | British Commonwealth Games |
| 1970 | Edinburgh | British Commonwealth Games |
| 1974 | Christchurch | British Commonwealth Games |
| 1978 | Edmonton | Commonwealth Games |
| 1982 | Brisbane | Commonwealth Games |
| 1986 | Edinburgh | Commonwealth Games |
| 1990 | Auckland | Commonwealth Games |
| 1994 | Victoria | Commonwealth Games |
| 1998 | Kuala Lumpur | Commonwealth Games |
| 2002 | Manchester | Commonwealth Games |
| 2006 | Melbourne | Commonwealth Games |
| 2010 | Delhi | Commonwealth Games |
| 2014 | Glasgow | Commonwealth Games |
| 2018 | Gold Coast | Commonwealth Games |
| 2022 | Birmingham | Commonwealth Games |
Related Pages
- List of Commonwealth Games Firsts — the first time this and that happened.
- Commonwealth Winter Games, a winter version of the Commonwealth Games held between 1958 and 1966.
- Commonwealth Games History
- Commonwealth Games Trivia
- Commonwealth Games Quiz
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