HISTORY OF COMMONWEALTH GAMES

*This game was first proposed by the Reverend Astley jhon 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".
*1911, The Festival of the Empire was held in come London to celebrate the coronation of King George V.
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.

THE FLAG OF BRITISH COMMONWEALTH GAMES 

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 .
In 1978 name changed Commonwealth Games ( C W G ).


Commonwealth games: countries which have participated, and locations of the games.

• Purple = Countries which have hosted the Empire games or Commonwealth games, or plan to host the games
• Red = Other countries which enter the games
• Green = Countries which have entered the Empire games or Commonwealth games but no longer do

The years/locations of the games is shown with black dots

Commonwealth Games maps

Host cities

British Empire Games:

1930 · 1934 · 1938 · 1950

British Empire and Commonwealth Games:

1954 · 1958 · 1962 · 1966

British Commonwealth Games:

1970 · 1974

Commonwealth Games:

1978 · 1982 · 1986 · 1990 · 1994 · 1998 · 2002 · 2006

The Queen's Baton Relay
The Relay was introduced at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales 
The Baton design was inspired by a traditional Malay artifact, the 'Gobek', which is a unique cylindrical areca nut-pounder widely used and displayed in Malay homes.
The Baton carries a message from the Head of the Commonwealth, currently Queen Elizabeth II. The Relay traditionally begins at Buckingham Palace in London as a part of the city's Commonwealth Day festivities. The Queen entrusts the baton to the first relay runner. At the Opening Ceremony of the Games, the final relay runner hands the baton back to the Queen or her representative, who reads the message aloud to officially open the Games.

SHASHANK VIKRAM SINGH 

(reportofgamesincwg2010.blogspot.com)