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	British Commonwealth Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The British Commonwealth Games Association of Canada donated the flag for it's first use in Edinburgh, 1970, at the IX British Commonwealth Games.
		The British Commonwealth Games came about when the meeting of the British Empire and Commonwealth Games Federation during the XIII Games at Kingston (Jamaica), voted to drop the word "Empire" from the Games title, reflecting the continuing transformation of the old British Empire into a Commonwealth of independent nations and dominions.
		Reflecting the transition from the old British Empire to the new British Commonwealth, the Tudor (or "Imperial") Crown in the Games Seal was replaced by the St. Edward's Crown, which Queen Elizabeth II had adopted after she assumed the throne.
	flagspot.net /flags/cwn-bcg.html (244 words)

	Commonwealth Games - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Commonwealth Games is a multi-sport event held every four years involving the elite athletes of The Commonwealth.
		The Empire Games flag was donated in 1930 by the British Empire Games Association of Canada.
		Flags and Emblems of the Commonwealth Games Evolution of the emblems of the Games
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Commonwealth_Games (977 words)

	Commonwealth Games - Biocrawler definition:Commonwealth Games - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Medal counts in the Commonwealth Games tend to be heavily slanted towards the largest, industralized nations such as Canada and Australia.
		The Empire Games flag was donated in 1930 by the British Empire Games Association of Canada the year and location of subsequent games were added until the 1950 games after which the name of the event was changed to the British Empire and Commonwealth Games and the flag retired.
		Flags and Emblems of the Commonwealth Games (http://www.commonwealthgamesflags.com/) Evolution of the emblems of the Games
	www.biocrawler.com /biowiki/Commonwealth_Games (945 words)

	British Commonwealth Paraplegic Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		George Bedbrook, the head of the Australian team to the 1960 Paralympics suggested to other representatives of the Commonwealth that a similar event be associated with the Commonwealth Games to be held in Perth in 1962.
		The games were held again four years later in conjunction with the Kingston Commonwealth games in 1966, and with the participation from some of the Caribbean nations the number of athletes participating doubled to about 200.
		Edinburgh hosted the third games in 1970, and the final games were held in Dunedin, (not Christchurch, the Commonwealth Games city that year) New Zealand.
	www.internationalgames.net /britishCommParGames.htm (193 words)

	The Commonwealth - The Commonwealth of Learning (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The Commonwealth is described as a "family" of nations, originally linked together in the British Empire, and now building on their common heritage in language, culture and education, which enables them to work together in an atmosphere of greater trust and understanding than generally prevails among nations.
		The Institute of Commonwealth Studies is a postgraduate academic institution devoted to the study of the Commonwealth.
		When the Commonwealth Games were staged for the fourth time in Canada in 1994, the event attracted 2,446 of the world’s top athletes from 63 nations (Commonwealth countries and associated states and territories), all of whom were competing for the honour of the Commonwealth Gold.
	www.col.org /comover.htm (1701 words)

	Commonwealth Games
		The 1982 Commonwealth Games took place in Brisbane, Australia, and in 1986 they were in Edinburgh, Scotland.
		The Commonwealth Games have provided many memorable performances (10 world records were broken at Cardiff in 1958).
		At the XI Commonwealth Games (1978) in Edmonton, where 10 000 local volunteers assisted in the organization, Canada obtained an unprecedented 45 gold medals, 31 silver and 33 bronze, for a total of 109 (England was nearest with 27 gold and a total of 87).
	www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0001799 (489 words)

	The Commonwealth Games
		The VII Commonwealth Games are remembered for its "heat, dust and glory".
		For Perth, the staging of the Commonwealth Games provided it with a springboard for phenominal development in sport and recreation, centered around the sports facilities that were built for the Games.
		With the British Empire formally ended, the Kingston Games became the VIII British Commonwealth Games.
	www.youngcommonwealth.org /cw_text_only_version/ic_chap_02_p5.html (471 words)

	Commonwealth Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Games organizers were heavily criticized in the last two years when they cleared over 1000 trees to make room for the Games village.
		Olympic and Commonwealth Games weightlifter Caroline Pileggi has been disqualified from the Olympic Games by Australian authorities for fleeing when drug testers came to the gym in Fiji where she was training.
		The Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland (CGCS) is still considering either Edinburgh or Glasgow as its candidate city to enter the international contest for the 2014 Commonwealth Games bid according to the scotsman.com.
	www.internationalgames.net /commonwe.htm (10202 words)

	Commonwealth Games - Manchester 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The Games, held every four years, were first entitled the British Empire Games from 1930 - 1950 although, due to the Second World War, no Games were held in either 1942 or 1946.
		From 1954 -1966 the title changed to The British Empire and Commonwealth Games and then for two Games, 1970 and 1974 they were known as the British Commonwealth Games until the final name change in 1978 to the current title of The Commonwealth Games.
		In 1958 The British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Wales for the only time in their history.
	www.welshathletics.org /perform/2002cwg.htm (224 words)

	British Commonwealth Article, BritishCommonwealth Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		It was formerly known as the British Commonwealth (or British Commonwealth ofNations), and many still call it by that name, either for historical reasons or to distinguish it from the many other commonwealths around the world.
		The Commonwealth is the successor of the British Empire and has itsorigins in the Imperial Conferences of the late 1920s(conferences of British and colonial prime ministers had occurred periodically since 1887), where the independence of the self-governing colonies and dominions was recognised, and eventually formalised by the Statute of Westminster 1931.
		A multi-sportchampionship called the Commonwealth Games is held every fouryears: as well as the usual athletic disciplines the Games include sports popular throughout the Commonwealth such as bowls.
	www.anoca.org /members/countries/british_commonwealth.html (2072 words)

	British Commonwealth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		It was formerly known as the British Commonwealth, and many still call it by that name,either for historical reasons or to distinguish it from the many other commonwealths around the world.
		The Commonwealth is the successor of the British Empire and has itsorigins in the Imperial Conference of the late 1920s (conferences of British and colonial prime ministers had occurredperiodically since 1887), where the independence of the self-governing colonies and dominions was recognised,and eventually formalised by the 1931 Statute ofWestminster.
		The Commonwealth was established as an association of free and equal states, and membership was based on commonallegiance to the British Crown.
	www.therfcc.org /british-commonwealth-17148.html (1634 words)

	::: Commonwealth Games Federation :::
		The first Commonwealth Games were held in 1930 in Hamilton, Canada where 11 countries sent 400 athletes to take part in 6 sports and 59 events.
		From 1930 to 1950 the Games were known as the British Empire Games, from 1954 until 1966 the British Empire and Commonwealth Games and from 1970 to 1974 they took on the title of British Commonwealth Games.
		It was the 1978 Games in Edmonton that saw this unique, world class, multi-sports event change its name to the Commonwealth Games.
	www.thecgf.com /games/story.asp (468 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 V 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/collective/A2020447 (1446 words)

	Commonwealth Games - Melbourne 2006
		The XVIII Commonwealth Games will be held in Melbourne from 15 to 26 March 2006.
		Melbourne is the fourth Australian city to host the Commonwealth Games, after Sydney in 1938, Perth in 1962 and Brisbane in 1982.
		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.cultureandrecreation.gov.au /articles/commonwealthgames (875 words)

	british commonwealth nations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The Commonwealth Secretariat is involved in a number of diverse areas that benefit the 1.8 billion people in its member countries.
		It was formerly known as the British Commonwealth (or British Commonwealth of Nations), and many still call i.
		British Prime Minister Tony Blair stands between King Mswati III of Swaziland and his wife as they arrive at London's Westminster Abbey to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the 54-na...(Continue Reading)
	britishkkk.org /british-commonwealth-nations.html (440 words)

	Australian Commonwealth Games Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		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'.
		During the second British Empire Games at London in 1934 this handsome trophy was presented to the British Empire Games Federation.
		During these Games, at a council of representatives of Great Britain and the Dominions and Colonies, it was decided that similar meetings should be held every four years in between the Olympic Games, and that a British Empire Games Federation should be formed.
	www.commonwealthgames.org.au /GamesInfo/General/Story.htm (663 words)

	British Commonwealth -- Recommendations and Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		"(British and) Commonwealth" is redundant since Commonwealth includes Britain, and is inaccurate since it includes republics and native monarchies.
		The British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF), was the name of the joint Australian, British, Indian and New Zealand military forces in occupied Japan, from February 21, 1946 until the end of occupation in 1952.
		BCOF was effectively wound-up in 1951, as control of Commonwealth forces in Japan was transferred to British Commonwealth Forces Korea.
	www.becomingapediatrician.com /health/23/british-commonwealth.html (892 words)

	CBBC Newsround \| Teachers \| Citizenship 11 14 \| Subject areas \| Commonwealth \| The Commonwealth Games
		Make the point that athletes compete every 4 years at the Commonwealth Games and that unlike the Olympics, the competition is between individuals, not countries.
		Inclusion is a fundamental aspect of the Games and this is built upon in the main activity.
		Commonwealth countries work together to make their economies stronger, to improve their systems of government and to improve the skills of their people.
	news.bbc.co.uk /cbbcnews/hi/newsid_1790000/newsid_1793900/1793997.stm (444 words)

	::: Commonwealth Games Federation :::
		The inaugural Games was utilitarian and very down to earth, proving that more doesn’t necessarily mean better.
		The athletes’ village was the Prince of Wales School next to the Civic Stadium, where the competitors slept two dozen to a classroom.
		Despite missing some basic comforts, the participants were unanimous in their praise for the Games and Hamilton’s hospitality.
	www.thecgf.com /games/intro.asp (158 words)

	History of the Commonwealth Games - fun and facts from the Games
		A sporting competition bringing together the members of the British Empire was first proposed by Reverend Astley Cooper in 1891, when he wrote an article in The Times newspaper 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".
		The first Commonwealth Games, known as the British Empire Games at the time, were held in Canada in 1930 in Hamilton, Ontario.
		From 1930 to 1950 the Games were known as the British Empire Games, then the name was changed to the British Empire and Commonwealth Games until 1962.
	www.topendsports.com /events/commonwealth-games/history.htm (347 words)

	Denton and Powell Place In Finals of British ASA Commonwealth Games Trials :: Duo makes the finals of five events.
		Ed Denton took sixth in the 100 free at the British ASA Commonwealth Games Trials.
		SHEFFIELD, England - Not to be outdone by their American teammates, Florida State University swimmers Ed Denton and Ian Powell had impressive swims this week at the British ASA Commonwealth Games Trials, August 4-9.
		Ten swimmers were at the US National last week while junior school-record holder Romy Altmann (Cape Town, South Africa) is representing her home country at the World University Game in Izmir, Turkey, next week.
	seminoles.collegesports.com /sports/c-swim/spec-rel/080905aaa.html (387 words)

	Famous New Zealanders - New Zealand in History
		In 1954 the "Empire Games" was renamed the "British Empire and Commonwealth Games".
		In 1958 the "British Empire and Commonwealth Games" became the "British Commonwealth Games", held in Cardiff.
		Finally, in 1974 the "British Commonwealth Games" became the "Commonwealth Games", held in Christchurch, New Zealand.
	history-nz.org /famous.html (280 words)

	NicoleCooke.com
		Following her third place in the Commonwealth Games Road Race fans in Nicole's home village threw a special party to celebrate her success.
		Nicole finished third in the Commonwealth Games Road Race adding a bronze to the Gold she won in Manchester in 2006.
		The 18th Commonwealth Games are underway In Australia.
	www.nicolecooke.com /main/news (2219 words)

	Rugby Sevens in the Commonwealth Games - Rugby7.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Manchester was announced in November 1995 as the host city for the XVII Commonwealth Games in 2002.
		This will be the second time the Commonwealth games include Rugby sevens, after the first (and very successful) experiment in the Kuala Lumpur Games in 1998.
		The following Commonwealth Games are scheduled for 2006 in Melbourne, Australia at the Melbourne Oval Stadium, shown below.
	www.rugby7.com /7Commonwealth.asp (994 words)

	Commonwealth Games : British Commonwealth Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The name changed to British Empire and Commonwealth Games in 1954, to British Commonwealth Games in 1970 and assumed the current name in 1990.
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		Claiming himself no rights of clanship or vassalage, he was other bold and enterprising Chieftains, who protected him in the grounds were often enticed to leave him for the service of his shake their grey locks when they heard their master censured for falls soft.' This good old man, whose charity and hospitality.
	www.termsdefined.net /br/british-commonwealth-games.html (368 words)

	Commonwealth Games Medallists
		The festival, contested by Great Britain and Ireland, Australasia, Canada and South Africa, comprised five athletics events (100 yards, 220 yards, 880 yards, 1 mile and 120 yards hurdles) plus heavyweight boxing, middleweight wrestling and 100 yards and 1 mile swimming races.
		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.
		This compilation includes a complete list of medallists in all sports since 1930.
	www.gbrathletics.com /commonwealth (134 words)

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