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The Commonwealth Games is a multi-sport event held every four years involving the elite athletes of the Commonwealth of Nations. The first such event, then known as the British Empire Games, was held in 1930. 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.
As well as many Olympic sports, the Games also include some sports that are played mainly in Commonwealth countries, such as lawn bowls, rugby sevens and netball. There are currently 53 Commonwealth nations and 71 participating teams.
Attendance at the Commonwealth Games is typically around 5,000 athletes, which makes it one of the largest international sporting events in terms of participants.
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Rosewater: Finally, Phelps comes home
Amy Rosewater Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:20:27 -0700
Since winning eight gold medals in Beijing, Phelps has been on a whirlwind post-Olympic tour. But, finally, he had a hero's homecoming this weekend in Baltimore.
Cycling union dismisses Vinokourov comeback talk
Reuters Sat, 04 Oct 2008 11:03:25 -0700
Kazakh rider Alexander Vinokourov's newly announced plans to come out of retirement have been dismissed by the International Cycling Union, or UCI.
Piepoli faces doping hearing with Italian committee
Associated Press Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:05:34 -0700
Cyclist Leonardo Piepoli will face a hearing with the Italian Olympic Committee after testing positive for doping twice during the Tour de France, the committee said Monday.
Frank Schleck admits sending funds to doping doc
Associated Press Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:06:15 -0700
Cyclist Frank Schleck was provisionally suspended by his team Friday after admitting he transferred money to a Swiss bank account held by a Spanish doctor at the center of a major doping scandal.
IAAF ratifies Bolt's 3 world records from Games
Associated Press Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:29:17 -0700
Bolt's world records ratified
Cyclist Petacchi excluded for lack of 'passport'
Reuters Sat, 04 Oct 2008 10:57:10 -0700
talian Alessandro Petacchi has been barred from defending his Paris-Tours title because his LPR Brakes team has not entered the biological passport anti-doping program, race organizers said on Saturday.
Commonwealth Games Federation - Official site offers the history of the Games, the role of the CGF and the nations and territories of the Commonwealth.
Meta Description: [ Our vision is to promote a unique, friendly, world class Games and to develop sport for the benefit of the people, the nations and the territories of the Commonwealth and thereby strengthen the Commonwealth. ]
Commonwealth Games Gold Medallists - A complete list of medallists in athletics and other sports since 1930. Search-by-name facility.
Meta Description: [ United Kingdom Track and Field All-Time Lists - Complete list of Medallists in all sports at Commonwealth Games. ]
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