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Category:Commonwealth Games

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Locations of the games, and participating countries
This category covers the Commonwealth Games, the world's second-most important multi-sport event after the Olympic Games. It is held every four years involving the elite athletes of The Commonwealth.
The name of the Games has changed over the years:
1930 – 1950 : British Empire Games
1954 – 1966 : British Empire and Commonwealth Games
1970 – 1974 : British Commonwealth Games
1978 – : Commonwealth Games