Common Wealth Games
The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. 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. The Games are overseen by the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), which also controls the sporting programme and selects the host cities. The host city is selected from across the Commonwealth, with eighteen cities in seven countries having hosted it.
VENUES OF THE GAMES SINCE 1930
Year |
Location |
|---|---|
| 2018 | Gold Coast, Australia |
| 2014 | Glasgow, Scotland |
| 2010 | Delhi, India |
| 2006 | Melbourne, Australia |
| 2002 | Manchester, England |
| 1998 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| 1994 | Victoria, Canada |
| 1990 | Auckland, NewZealand |
| 1986 | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| 1982 | Brisbane, Australia |
| 1978 | Edmonton, Canada |
| 1974 | Christchurch, NewZealand |
| 1970 | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| 1966 | Kingston, Jamacia |
| 1962 | Perth, Australia |
| 1958 | Cardiff, Wales |
| 1954 | Vancouver, Canada |
| 1950 | Auckland, NewZealand |
| 1938 | Sydney, Australia |
| 1934 | London, England |
| 1930 | Hamilton, Canada |
INTERESTING HISTORICAL FACTS
At the 1990 Commonwealth Games in New Zealand, High Jumper Clarence (Nicky) Saunders became the first Bermudian to win a Gold Medal at a major sporting event.
Since competing in the first Commonwealth Games (then called the British Empire Games) in 1930, Bermuda has won a total of five medals. Our first medal was won in 1966 when John Morbey won a Silver Medal in the Men's Long Jump (7.89m).
Clarence Saunders won a Bronze Medal in 1982 in the Men's High Jump (2.19m) and in 1990 bettered his performance with a Gold Medal performance of 2.36m.
1994 saw Brian Wellman win the Bronze in the Men's Triple Jump (17.00 meters)
In 1998 the Bermuda Men's Doubles Ten Pin Bowling Team won the Silver Medal with 3329 points.
