1. The Commonwealth Games

2. Questions
• List the names by which the Commonwealth
Games have been known.
• State the year, name of the city and country
where the first Commonwealth Games was
held.
• How often are the Commonwealth Games
held?
• What two countries have hosted the Games
the most and how often?

3. The Start
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1930
Hamilton, Canada
11 Countries
6 sports
59 events

4. What’s in a Name?
1930
British Empire Games
1954
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
1970
British Commonwealth Games
1978
Commonwealth Games

5. Growth of the Commonwealth Games
300
Participating Countries
Sports
250
Events Contested
200
150
100
50
2010
2006
2002
1998
1994
1990
1986
1982
1978
1974
1970
1966
1962
1958
1954
1950
1938
1934
1930
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6. Number of Athletes
5000
4500
4000
3500
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
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1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010
Year

7. Host Cities
Year
2010
2006
2002
1998
1994
1990
1986
1982
1978
1974
1970
1966
1962
1958
1954
1950
1938
1934
1930
Host City
Delhi
Melbourne
Manchester
Kuala Lumpur
Victoria
Auckland
Edinburgh
Brisbane
Edmonton
Christchurch
Edinburgh
Kingston
Perth
Cardiff
Vancouver
Auckland
Sydney
London
Hamilton
Country
India
Australia
England
Malaysia
Canada
New Zealand
Scotland
Australia
Canada
New Zealand
Scotland
Jamaica
Australia
Wales
Canada
New Zealand
Australia
England
Canada

8. Host Countries
Host Countries
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Australia
Canada
England
India
Jamaica
Malaysia
New
Zealand
Scotland
Wales

9. Glasgow 2014
23 July – 3 August

10. Glasgow 2014 Links
• Official Website:
http://www.glasgow2014.com/
• Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Commonw
ealth_Games
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/Glasgow2014
• Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/Glasgow2014

11. A Taste of What’s to Come

12. Glasgow – The Host City
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6500 athletes
70 countries
17 sports
14 venues
11 days

13. 17 Sports
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Aquatics
Athletics
Badminton
Boxing
Cycling
Gymnastics
Hockey
Judo
Lawn Bowls
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Netball
Rugby sevens
Shooting
Squash
Table tennis
Triathlon
Weightlifting
Wrestling

14. 14 Venues
• Athlete’s village
• Barry Buddon Shooting
Centre
• Cathkin Braes Mountain
Bike Trails
• Celtic Park
• Emirates Arena &
Velodrome
• Glasgow National Hockey
Centre
• Hampden Park
• Ibrox Stadium
• Kelvingrove Lawn Bowls
Centre
• Royal Commonwealth
Pool
• SECC Precinct
• Scotstoun Sports Campus
• Strathclyde Country Park
• Tollcross International
Swimming Centre

15. Past Games

16. Medal Table
GAMES
1990
1994
1998
2002
2006
2010
GOLD
5
6
3
6
11
9
40
SILVER
7
3
2
8
7
10
37
BRONZE
10
11
7
15
11
7
61
TOTAL
22
20
12
29
29
26
138

17. Records Held by Scotland
Event
Games Athlete / Team
Shooting
50m Rifle Prone - Men
2010 Jonathan Hammond
50m Rifle Prone - Women
2010 Jennifer McIntosh
50m Rifle Prone (Pair) - Men
2010 Scotland
50m Rifle Prone (Pair) - Women 2010 Scotland
Swimming
100 Yard Backstroke - Men
1934 William Francis
100m Breaststroke - Men
200 Yard Breaststroke - Men
1934 N. Hamilton
200m Freestyle - Women
2006 Caitlin McClatchey
330 Yard Medley Relay - Women 1954 Scotland
400m Individual Medley Women
2010 Hannah Miley
Result
595-43x
597-42x
1181-74x
1169-60x
1:05.2 mins
2:41.4 mins
1:57.25 mins
3:51.0 mins
04:38.8

18. YouTube Videos
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Glasgow 2014 YouTube Channel
Commonwealth Games Federation Channel
A Taste of What’s to Come | Glasgow 2014
Introducing Clyde the Mascot | Glasgow 2014