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	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Commonwealth Games
		Medal counts in the Commonwealth Games tend to be heavily slanted towards the largest, industralized nations such as Canada and Australia.
		In 1911, the Festival of the Empire was held in London to celebrate the coronation of King George V.
		Flags and Emblems of the Commonwealth Games Evolution of the emblems of the Games
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Commonwealth_Games (825 words)

	Commonwealth Games - LearnThis.Info Enclyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Commonwealth Games is a multi-sport event held every four years involving the elite athletes of The Commonwealth.
		As well as many Olympic sports, the Games also include some sports that are played mainly in Commonwealth countries, such as lawn bowls and netball.
		1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Cardiff, Wales
	encyclopedia.learnthis.info /c/co/commonwealth_games.html (138 words)

	Commonwealth Games - Psychology Central (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Image:Cg-flag.gif Image:Commonwealth Games years participants.PNG The Commonwealth Games is a multi-sport event held every four years involving the elite athletes of the Commonwealth of Nations.
		Unlike other regional games of this type (i.e., Pan-American Games, Asian Games, All-Africa Games) which usually attract second-tier athletes, the Commonwealth Games attracts the top athletes of member nations of the Commonwealth, thus making this competition world-class in the true sense of the word (second only to the Olympic Games).
		Nigeria boycotted the 1978 Games in protest of New Zealand's sporting contacts with apartheid-era South Africa, and 32 of 59 nations from Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean boycotted the 1986 Games due to the Thatcher government's attitude to South African sporting contacts.
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/Commonwealth_Games (1128 words)

	Australia at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Australia at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
		Australia at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was abbreviated AUS.
		This was their seventh of 7 Commonwealth Games having participated in all Games meets up to these Games.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Australia_at_the_1962_British_Empire_and_Commonwealth_Games (89 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - The Commonwealth Games
		The holding of the first recorded Games between Empire athletes coincided with the celebrations in connection with the Coronation of His Majesty King George the Fifth in 1911, and was known as the 'Festival of Empire'.
		The Games are also seen as 'friendly' as they are mostly staffed by trained volunteers, who are often just as excited to be there as the athletes and spectators.
		The British head of state is the head of the Commonwealth, and a few Commonwealth Countries still see the British head of state as their head of state.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A1364717 (1431 words)

	COMONWEALTH GAMES - Melbourne Australia 2006 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		At the Commonwealth Games Scotland, England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey all compete in the Games as separate nations.
		Commonwealth nations include some of the largest populations on earth - such as India, with a population of 1.01 billion - and some of the world’s smallest populations such as St Helena, a 308 sq km Island in the Atlantic, with a population of 7000.
		The Games Village is traditionally open for a total of 25 days, starting 10 days before the Opening Ceremony to allow athletes the necessary time to acclimatise and adjust to their surrounds before they compete.
	www.comonwealthgames.com (1647 words)

	British Empire and Commonwealth Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The British Empire and Commonwealth Games Association of Canada donated the flag after the name change was voted on in 1952, and it was used for the first time at the Vth BEandCG in Vancouver (Canada) in 1954.
		The British Empire and Commonwealth Games are a continuance of the British Empire Games.
		While this description was indeed the format for the Ceremonial Flags of the British Commonwealth Games and (the first variant of) the Commonwealth Games, a recent picture that came into my possession showed that the ceremonial flag was white with the seal within a blue disc (top of page), which made the initial description inaccurate.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/cwn-becg.html (358 words)

	Bibliography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		These, which are of Commonwealth-wide significance, include the Royal Commonwealth Society Library at Cambridge University and the Library of the Institute of Commonwealth Studies at the University of London.
		A brief introduction to the evolution of the Commonwealth in the twentieth century.
		Chronicles the Commonwealth's troubled 1980s and explores the problems that remain to be solved in the 1990s.
	www.chogm99.org /what/bibliography.htm (1427 words)

	XVI Commonwealth Games - 08/09/1998
		Empire athletes who attended the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics felt the need for regular competition between the athletes of the empire’s nations and, fittingly, it was a Canadian, M. Robinson, who provided the impetus for the Hamilton Games.
		The Games have developed a friendly focus; they are competitive, but that competitiveness is between friends of the Commonwealth, unlike the Olympics, in which friendship gets a little lost because of their slightly more competitive edge.
		The Games are a wonderful opportunity for all the Australian athletes, whether they play one of the team sports included in the Games for the first time or whether they compete in a traditional sport such as swimming and athletics.
	www.parliament.nsw.gov.au /prod/parlment/hansart.nsf/V3Key/LA19980908071 (8102 words)

	CBBC Newsround \| SPORT \| Commonwealth Games history
		From 1930 to 1950 the Games were known as the British Empire Games, then the British Empire and Commonwealth Games until 1962.
		The Commonwealth Games are the only Games which share a common language.
		Every four years, the 72 nations of the Commonwealth gather to enjoy the friendship, entertainment and sporting performances that make the Commonwealth Games something that brings all nations within the Commonwealth together.
	news.bbc.co.uk /cbbcnews/hi/sport/newsid_2125000/2125644.stm (196 words)

	Commonwealth of Nations on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		COMMONWEALTH OF NATIONS [Commonwealth of Nations] voluntary association of Great Britain and its dependencies, certain former British dependencies that are now sovereign states and their dependencies, and the associated states (states with full internal government but whose external relations are governed by Britain).
		In 1965 a Commonwealth secretariat was established, with headquarters in London.
		Weather without you: by the end of this century, membership of the Commonwealth of Nations is expected to shrink.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/c/commonwen1a.asp (950 words)

	History of the Commonwealth
		While other Games around the globe have been founded on geographic or climatic factors such as the Asian, Pan Am, African Games and Winter Olympics, the Commonwealth Games has been founded on history.
		The bonds of the Commonwealth Games help to encourage and support the pursuit of health and fitness in each of the member countries and provide an inspiration for youth to strive for excellence.
		Every four years, the 72 nations and dependencies of the Commonwealth gather to enjoy the friendship, entertainment and sporting performances that make the Commonwealth Games the most tangible mortar that binds together this unique family of nations.
	www.gameslegacy.com /cgi-bin/index.cgi/5 (341 words)

	CFF - Championships
		The Commonwealth Championships is held every four years, in the same year as the Commonwealth Games, and is sanctioned by the Commonwealth Games Federation.
		One of the objectives of the Commonwealth Fencing Federation is to have Fencing included in the Commonwealth Games, but at present the event is run independently.
		The Rules for the Commonwealth Championships are available as a webpage, a Word document or an Adobe Acrobat document.
	www.commonwealthfencing.org /events_championships.htm (1028 words)

	Articles - Sport in Australia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The game is distinguished from other kinds of football by the fast, relatively free movement of the ball.
		The game is appreciated less but still played by a hand full of people in non-traditional territories, such as Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, the Northern Territory and almost not played at all in Tasmania.
		Uni games is an annual competition in which University teams compete in traditional sports such as track and field, touch football, rugby union as well as other less conventional sports such as ultimate frisbee.
	www.centralairconditioners.net /articles/Sport_in_Australia (3618 words)

	Commonwealth Games - Melbourne 2006
		The XVIII Commonwealth Games was held in Melbourne from 15 to 26 March 2006.
		The Games opened with a grand ceremony at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) which was also the site of the Game’s track and field events, and the closing ceremony on 26 March.
		The competing nations that participate in the Commonwealth Games are unique in that they are not brought together by geographic or climatic factors, such as the African Games or the Winter Olympics, but by history.
	www.acn.net.au /articles/commonwealthgames (1169 words)

	TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO'S OLYMPIC MEDAL WINNERS
		At the commonwealth Games in 1970, he picked up silver in the 4x400 metres event in Edinburgh, Scotland; and ended his athletic career with bronze in the 4x400 metres at the Pan American Games in Cali, Colombia.
		His international debut was made at the Central American and Caribbean Games in Kingston, Jamaica in 1962 when he won silver medals in the 200 metres and in the 4x100 metres relay, and a bronze in the 4x400.
		At the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, Skinner placed eighth in the finals for the 400 metres, and was a member of the bronze medal-winning team in the 4x400-metre relay.
	www.nalis.gov.tt /Sport/Sports_TTOlympicMedalists.html (1778 words)

	Defence Internet \| Defence News \| Brits prepare for Commonwealth games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		A number of British military personnel are making last-minute preparations for the 2006 Commonwealth Games which start today, Wednesday 15 March 06 in Melbourne, Australia.
		At the games he has made it seven medals in seven appearances, winning four gold medals and three bronze.
		As Commonwealth champion, David will be the man to beat in Melbourne and in the sights of many of the world’s leading marksmen.
	www.mod.uk /DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/TrainingAndAdventure/BritsPrepareForCommonwealthGames.htm (748 words)

	Growth of the Commonwealth (from Commonwealth, the) -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		In 1965 the Commonwealth Secretariat was established in London to organize and coordinate Commonwealth activities.
		The Commonwealth had its origins on Dec. 8, 1991, when the elected leaders of Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus (Belorussia) signed an agreement forming a new association to replace the crumbling Union of Soviet Socialist Republics...
		On December 25 the Soviet Union was succeeded by the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), a loose confederation of 12 of the former...
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-198976 (940 words)

	Commonwealth Games Medallists - Athletics (Men)
		A "Festival of the Empire" celebrating the coronation of King George V was held at Crystal Palace in London (ENG) in 1911.
		The first British Empire Games was held in 1930.
		The event was retitled British Empire and Commonwealth Games in 1954, British Commonwealth Games in 1970 and Commonwealth Games in 1978.
	www.gbrathletics.com /ic/cg.htm (140 words)

	About the CGG
		The VI Games marked the largest sporting event ever held in Wales and it was the smallest Country ever to host a British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
		Cardiff had to wait 12 years longer than originally scheduled to become host of the Games, as the 1946 event was cancelled because of World War II.
		The Cardiff Games were to be South Africa's last until their post-apartheid return to the Games in 1994.
	www.guernseycga.org.gg /1958cardiff.html (228 words)

	Cayman Islands - Cay Compass News Online - Cayman set for Commonwealth Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Commonwealth Games were first held in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, in 1930, then called the British Empire Games.
		In 1962 the name was changed to the British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
		From 1966 to 1974 they were called the British Commonwealth Games, and 1978 they have been known as the Commonwealth Games.
	www.caycompass.com /cgi-bin/CFPnews.cgi?ID=1011528 (387 words)

	1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Perth, Western Australia, Australia from November 22 to December 1.
		1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games medal count
		This page was last modified 03:50, 29 March 2006.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1962_British_Empire_and_Commonwealth_Games (163 words)

	The Commonwealth Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		They are the only games where all the athletes and officials speak the same language, English, and this makes it very easy for people to talk to each other so they are known as the ‘Friendly Games'.
		The Games are a very important event in bringing people from across the Commonwealth together to celebrate a shared culture and be entertained and amazed by the achievements of the athletes who take part.
		Her victory in the 5,000m at the Commonwealth Games at Manchester in 2002 was her first major win in a track event, despite being in eight previous finals.
	www.commonwealthonline.info /achievements/1 (851 words)

	Commonwealth of Nations
		Commonwealth of Nations, voluntary association of Great Britain and its dependencies, certain former British dependencies that are now sovereign states and their dependencies, and the associated states (states with full internal government but whose external relations are governed by Britain).
		British Commonwealth of Nations - British Commonwealth of Nations: see Commonwealth of Nations.
		Commonwealth games - Commonwealth games, series of amateur athletic meets held among citizens of countries in the...
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/history/A0813057.html (393 words)

	The Monarchy Today > Queen and Commonwealth > Commonwealth realms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The modern Commonwealth of Australia originated in January 1901, when the former British colonies of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania federated under the name of the Commonwealth of Australia.
		In 1949, to facilitate the desire of India and Pakistan to become republics, George VI was recognised as 'Head of the Commonwealth', while remaining the personal sovereign of those countries within the Commonwealth association who wished to retain a monarchical system of government.
		Respect for the particular circumstances of The Queen's Commonwealth realms was secured by providing that legislation on the Royal Title was to be enacted separately by each of The Queen's Commonwealth realms, that is, each Commonwealth country which retained a monarchical constitution recognising The Queen as Sovereign.
	www.royal.gov.uk /output/Page345.asp (1536 words)

	Commonwealth Games Medallists
		A "Festival of the Empire" celebrating the coronation of King George V was held at Crystal Palace, London in 1911.
		The first British Empire Games was held in 1930 and retitled British Empire and Commonwealth Games in 1954, British Commonwealth Games in 1970 and Commonwealth Games in 1978.
		Since 1990 silver and/or bronze medals may not have been awarded where a small number of competitors/teams started an event, however the first three placings are still listed for the record.
	www.gbrathletics.com /commonwealth (134 words)

	Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games
		Promoting a unique, friendly and world class Games, the Commonwealth Games Federation develops sport for the benefit of the people, the nations and the territories of the Commonwealth and thereby strengthens the Commonwealth.
		The Commonwealth Games are to Canada what the Olympic Games are to Greece as the first Commonwealth Games were held in 1930 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
		The bonds of the Commonwealth Games help to encourage and support the pursuit of health and fitness in each of the 72 member countries and provide an inspiration for youth to strive for excellence.
	www.executive-trvl.com /MCG/index_en.html (747 words)

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