Commonwealth Games

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Name changes

Over the years, the name of the sporting event conducted between the countries of the Commonwealth has evolved from the 'British Empire Games' to the current name, the 'Commonwealth Games'.

Year	Host City	Name
1911	London	Festival of Empire
1930	Hamilton	British Empire Games
1934	London	British Empire Games
1938	Sydney	British Empire Games
1942		not held
1946		not held
1950	Auckland	British Empire Games
1954	Vancouver	British Empire and Commonwealth Games
1958	Cardiff	British Empire and Commonwealth Games
1962	Perth	British Empire and Commonwealth Games
1966	Kingston	British Commonwealth Games
1970	Edinburgh	British Commonwealth Games
1974	Christchurch	British Commonwealth Games
1978	Edmonton	Commonwealth Games
1982	Brisbane	Commonwealth Games
1986	Edinburgh	Commonwealth Games
1990	Auckland	Commonwealth Games
1994	Victoria	Commonwealth Games
1998	Kuala Lumpur	Commonwealth Games
2002	Manchester	Commonwealth Games
2006	Melbourne	Commonwealth Games
2010	Delhi	Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games

Name changes

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