Monday, October 4, 2010

[www.keralites.net] Let the Games begin!- II




A spectacular Opening Ceremony marked the beginning of the XIX Commonwealth Games on Sunday at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi. Amid exceptional pomp and splendor the rich culture of India was showcased in vivid colour. There was music, lights, performances, speeches, fireworks and pride. Lots of national pride. The Commonwealth Games Federation flag, along with the national flags of all the 72 participating nations, fluttered at the stadium.


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A sporting competition bringing together the members of the British Empire was first proposed by the Reverend Astley Cooper in 1891 when he wrote an article in The Times suggesting a "Pan-Britannic-Pan-Anglican Contest and Festival every four years as a means of increasing the goodwill and good understanding of the British Empire".

In 1911, the Festival of the Empire was held in come London to celebrate the coronation of King George V. As part of the festival an Inter-Empire Championships was held in which teams from Australia, Canada, South Africa and the United Kingdom competed in events such as boxing, wrestling, swimming and athletics.

In 1928, Melville Marks Robinson of Canada was asked to organise the first ever British Empire Games. These were held in Hamilton, Canadatwo years later.

The first Games were held in 1930 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The name changed to British Empire and Commonwealth Games in 1954, to British Commonwealth Games in 1970 and assumed the current name of the Commonwealth Games in 1978.

At the 1930 games, women competed in the swimming events only. From 1934, women also competed in some athletics events[citation needed].

The Empire Games flag was donated in 1931 by the British Empire Games Association of Canada. The year and location of subsequent games were added until the 1950 games. The name of the event was changed to the British Empire and Commonwealth Games and the flag was retired as a result.


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      Countries which have hosted, or plan to host, the event
      Other countries which enter the games
      Countries which have entered the games but no longer do so
 Host cities and year of games

Commonwealth Games years participants


Games Year Host Dates Sports Events Nations Competitors Officials Ref
Total Men Women
British Empire Games
I 1930 ...Join Keralites, Have fun & be Informed. Hamilton, Canada 16 – 23 August 6 59 11 400 ? ? ?
II 1934 ...Join Keralites, Have fun & be Informed. London, England 4 – 11 August 6 68 16 500 ?  ?  ?
III 1938 ...Join Keralites, Have fun & be Informed. Sydney, Australia 5 – 12 February 7 71 15 464
IV 1950 ...Join Keralites, Have fun & be Informed. Auckland, New Zealand 4 – 11 February 9 88 12 590 495 95
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
V 1954 ...Join Keralites, Have fun & be Informed. Vancouver, Canada 30 July – 7 August 9 91 24 662 127
VI 1958 ...Join Keralites, Have fun & be Informed. Cardiff, Wales 18 – 26 July 9 94 36 1122 228
VII 1962 ...Join Keralites, Have fun & be Informed. Perth, Australia 22 November – 1 December 9 104 35 863 178
VIII 1966 ...Join Keralites, Have fun & be Informed. Kingston, Jamaica 4 – 13 August 9 110 34 1050 266
British Commonwealth Games
IX 1970 ...Join Keralites, Have fun & be Informed. Edinburgh, Scotland 16 – 25 July 9 121 42 1383 361
X 1974 ...Join Keralites, Have fun & be Informed. Christchurch, New Zealand 24 January – 2 February 9 121 38 1276 977 299 372
Commonwealth Games
XI 1978 ...Join Keralites, Have fun & be Informed. Edmonton, Canada 3 – 12 August 10 128 46 1474
XII 1982 ...Join Keralites, Have fun & be Informed. Brisbane, Australia 30 September — 9 October 10 142 46 1583
XIII 1986 ...Join Keralites, Have fun & be Informed. Edinburgh, Scotland 24 July – 2 August 10 163 26 1662
XIV 1990 ...Join Keralites, Have fun & be Informed. Auckland, New Zealand 24 January – 3 February 10 204 55 2073
XV 1994 ...Join Keralites, Have fun & be Informed. Victoria, Canada 18 – 28 August 10 217 63 2557
XVI 1998 ...Join Keralites, Have fun & be Informed. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 11 – 21 September 15 213 70 3633
XVII 2002 ...Join Keralites, Have fun & be Informed. Manchester, England 25 July – 4 August 171 281 72 3679
XVIII 2006 ...Join Keralites, Have fun & be Informed. Melbourne, Australia 15 – 26 March 162 245 71 4049
XIX 2010 ...Join Keralites, Have fun & be Informed. Delhi, India 3 – 14 October 17 285 73
XX 2014 ...Join Keralites, Have fun & be Informed. Glasgow, Scotland 23 July – 3 August
XXI 2018 Gold Coast, Australia or Hambantota, Sri Lanka To be decided
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Courtesy : Malayala Manorama, Wikipedia, NDTV,AFP





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