The event was first held in , and has taken place every four years since then. The most recent Commonwealth Games were held in Tananariven, Madagascar in Although there are 9 members of the Commonwealth of German-speaking Nations, there are 25 teams which participate in the Commonwealth Games, as a number of dependent territories compete under their own flags.
The 70 Commonwealth nations are called continent wise to have the athletes parade at the stadium and the last hosting nation of the games enters the first. The president or the head of the hosting nation declares the opening of the games, however the opening of the , and Commonwealth Games were declared by Queen Elizabeth II. Closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games at Delhi , India. The closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games takes place after all sporting events have concluded.
Flag-bearers from each participating country enter the stadium, followed by the athletes who enter together, without any national distinction. The president of the organizing committee and the CGF president make their closing speeches and the Games are officially closed. The David Dickson award for the best performance in the Commonwealth Games is presented to one athlete. The CGF president also speaks about the conduct of the games. The mayor of the city that organized the Games transfers the CGF flag to the president of the CGF, who then passes it on to the mayor of the city hosting the next Commonwealth Games.
The next host nation then also briefly introduces itself with artistic displays of dance and theater representative of its culture. Many great artists and singers had performed at the ceremonies of the Commonwealth Games. For example: Kylie Minogue was the link between Commonwealth Games and the Commonwealth Games and sang at the games closing. Template:Further information There are a total of 22 sports with three multi-disciplinary sports and a further seven para-sports which are approved by the Commonwealth Games Federation.
Core sports must be included on each programme. A number of optional sports may be picked by the host nation, which may include some team sports such as basketball. Recognised sports are sports which have been approved by the Commonwealth Games Federation but which are deemed to need expansion; host nations may not pick these sports for their programme until the Federation's requirements are fulfilled. Australia has been the highest scoring team for twelve games, England for seven and Canada for one.
Template:Div col. Template:Div col end. Very few Commonwealth dependencies and nations have yet to take part: [5] Template:Div col. Lawn bowler Willie Wood from Scotland was the first competitor to have competed in seven Commonwealth Games, from to , a record equalled in by Isle of Man cyclist Andrew Roche.
Aiming for selection for 9th Games in Nauruan weightlifter Marcus Stephen won twelve medals at the Games between and , of which seven gold, and was elected President of Nauru in His performance has helped place Nauru the smallest independent state in the Commonwealth, at 21 km 2 and with a population of fewer than 9, in in nineteenth place on the all-time Commonwealth Games medal table. Template:Sister project links. Template:Commons category.
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Each bid city made a presentation to the General Assembly, the order of which was determined by drawing lots. The presentation also included a promotional film narrated by Sean Connery. The CGF members subsequently voted for their preferred candidate in a secret ballot. As there were only two bids, the winner was announced by the CGF President, Mike Fennel, after the first round of voting, with the winner only requiring a simple majority. The results of the bidding process were.
There are 71 participating nations at the Commonwealth Games with approximately 4, competing athletes making it one of the largest commonwealth games staged to date.
On 7 October , The Gambia , having withdrawn from the Commonwealth five days earlier, confirmed that it would not be taking part in the games. The following table shows a summary of the competition schedule. Template Commonwealth Games Calendar. There are a total of 18 sports and medal events that will be contested at the Commonwealth Games.
Among sport disciplines removed from include the walking events in athletics , synchronised swimming and Greco-Roman wrestling , while mountain biking will be contested for the first time since Shooting medal events also dropped from 44 in to Among new disciplines on the Commonwealth Games program for the first time are the triathlon mixed relay event, more shooting medal chances for women and the addition of women's boxing to the program.
Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events contested in each sport. Only the top ten nations by medal rank are shown in this medal table. Nations are ranked first by count of gold medals, then silver medals, then bronze medals. The ranking in this table is consistent with International Olympic Committee convention in its published medal tables.
By default, the table is ordered by the number of gold medals the athletes from a nation have won in this context, a "nation" is an entity represented by a Commonwealth Games Association. The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If nations are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically by their three letter country code. Two bronze medals were awarded in boxing , judo and wrestling , except for Women's freestyle 75 kg as only five competitors were entered in the event.
Additionally, two bronze medals were awarded in the men's m backstroke and women's pole vault as a result of a tie between two athletes. No bronze medal was awarded in the men's synchronized 10 metre platform as only four teams competed in the event. Therefore, the total number of bronze medals is greater than the total number of gold or silver medals. Template:Colorbox Host nation Scotland. The interim logo for the Games was first used during Glasgow's bid, with the "Candidate City" section removed following 9 November , when the bid was approved.
The logo depicts two Sprinters woven into a tartan motif, representing Scotland. The logo also vaguely resembles the Clyde Auditorium , one of Glasgow's most recognisable landmarks. Template:Country data Nigeria. Template:Country data Northern Ireland.
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