The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event which is held every four years and features competitions involving thousands of elite athletes from members of the Commonwealth of Nations. New Delhi, capital city of India, is the hosting the Commonwealth Games in 2010 from 3 October and 14 October.

Commonwealth of Nations

There are currently 54 members of the Commonwealth of Nations. All but two of these countries were formerly part of the British Empire.

Name changed

The event was first held in 1930 under the title of the British Empire Games in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The event was renamed as the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in 1954, the British Commonwealth Games in 1970, and gained its current title in 1978.

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3 October 1990 : East and West Germany re-united and became one country.