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Dominica

Dominica is taking part in the Commonwealth Games of 2010. The 2010 Commonwealth Games is scheduled to take place in New Delhi of India. The Commonwealth of Dominica is one of the 71 countries that are participating in this multi sport event.
Dominica at the Commonwealth Games:
Dominica did not participated in the Commonwealth Games before 1958. After its debut, it again competed in the year 1962 and 1970. But it remained out of the games in the year 1966 or between the years 1974 and 1990.

The nation made further appearances in the Commonwealth Games between 1994 and 1998. It sent a team of six to Kuala Lumpur of Malaysia.
Dominica was one of the 72 participating nations in the 2002 Commonwealth Games but could not manage to get any medal for their nation. The Commonwealth of Dominica again represented themselves at the Commonwealth Games of 2006 that took place at Melbourne of Australia.
The nation is still looking for their first medal at the games and is participating in the 2010 Commonwealth Games with the aim to end their unsuccessful track record. The participants of Dominica generally compete in the field and track events.

About Dominica:
The Commonwealth of Dominica is popularly known as Dominica. It is an island at the Caribbean Sea. The nation got independence from the United Kingdom on November 3, 1978. Dominica covers an area of 751 square km and has an estimated population of 71,727 as per report of August 2006. The island was discovered by Columbus.
Sports in Dominica:
Cricket is the most popular sport of Dominica. The nation has competed in Test Cricket as part of the West Indies cricket team.
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