The Commonwealth Games are a sports competition that is held every four years. The participants must be amateurs (meaning they are not paid to play), and they must be from a Commonwealth country. The Commonwealth is a group of countries, most of which were once associated with the British Empire.

More than 50 countries send athletes to participate in the Commonwealth games. The sports include archery, athletics (track and field), badminton, basketball, boxing, cricket, cycling, diving, fencing, gymnastics, field hockey, judo, rugby, rowing, squash, swimming, table tennis, triathlon, weight lifting, and wrestling. Most of the sports have both men’s and women’s events.

The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games or Gold Coast 2018,which is held in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, between 4 and 15 April 2018.It was the fifth time Australia had hosted the Commonwealth Games. Officially Opened by Charles,Prince of Wales.There were 71 nations competing at 2018 Commonwealth Games and 275 events were conducted in 19. The first Commonwealth Games were held in 1930 in Hamilton, Canada. The games have been held every four years since 1930 except 1942 and 1946 because of World War II. The 2014 Commonwealth Games are being held in Glasgow Scotland. From 1930 to 1950, the Commonwealth Games were called the “British Empire Games”.

The Commonwealth Games started in 1930 as the British Empire Games. The games have been held every four years since then except for the years 1942 and 1946. The first games took place in Hamilton, Canada. Athletes from 11 countries participated in six sports and 59 events. The games have gone through many changes since that time. The name has changed several times, and many sports have been added. The first team sports entered the competition for the 1998 games in Kuala Lumpur. In 2000 the games started a new tradition of Youth Games for athletes 18 years of age and under. These are also held every four years. In the 2002 games held in Manchester, England, athletes with a disability were able to compete for the first time in certain sports.

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The 2002 Commonwealth Games were held in Manchester, England from 25 July to 4 August 2002. The XVII Commonwealth Games was the largest multi-sport event ever to be held in England. It was larger than London's 1948 Summer Olympics in numbers of teams and athletes in the event.

After the 1996 Manchester bombing, the Games were part of the development of Manchester. It helped Manchester's reputation as a European Global City, and also, internationally. Rapid Economy of Manchester economic growth and continued urban rebuilding of the city continued after the Games. This helped make it one of the main cities in the United Kingdom.

Events were held across Greater Manchester. The opening and closing ceremonies, the athletic and the rugby sevens events were held at the City of Manchester Stadium. It was built for the Games. The shooting events were held in the National Shooting Centre in Bisley, Surrey. This was some 200 miles (322 km) from the main focus of the Games in Manchester. This is unusual for a large multi-sport event.

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Seventy-two nations competed in 14 individual sports and 3 team sports events.