Commonwealth Games is a
multi-sport event held every four years involving the elite athletes of
The Commonwealth. The first such event, then known as the
British Empire Games, was held in
1930. The name changed to
British Empire and Commonwealth Games in
1954, to
British Commonwealth Games in
1970 and assumed the current name in
1990.
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.
