Zimbabwe at the Commonwealth Games
Zimbabwe is a former member of the Commonwealth Games. They last competed in a Commonwealth Games in Manchester in
2002. Following the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
(CHOGM) in Abuja, Nigeria in 2003, Zimbabwe withdrew from
the Commonwealth.
Trivia
- Zimbabwe formerly competed at the Commonwealth Games under the name Southern Rhodesia from 1934 until 1962 (in 1934 they may have competed as simply Rhodesia)
- In 1953, the creation of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland grouped together Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia), Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and Nyasaland (now Malawi) as a single semi-autonomous region. A team from Rhodesia and Nyasaland attended the 1962 Commonwealth Games.
- Zimbabwe joined the Commonwealth in 1980.
- From 1982 until 2002, they competed under the name Zimbabwe (in 1986 they boycotted).
Related Pages
- More about Rhodesia and Nyasaland at the Commonwealth Games.
- List of all Countries from the Commonwealth Games
- Past Participating Countries of the Commonwealth.
- About Sport in Zimbabwe
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