The Commonwealth Games is a significant event in the sports world. Every sports fan residing in every corner of the globe waits anxiously for the Commonwealth Games to take place every four years. Currently, as many as 5000 gifted athletes from 71 teams out of 53 members of the Commonwealth Of Nations and participate in the Commonwealth Games every year.
The first Commonwealth Games, then known as the British Empire Games, was held in 1930 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Australia remains the highest scoring team for ten Commonwealth Games. In 2006, the Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Australia. The upcoming Commonwealth Games are all set to be held in New Delhi, India in 2010. Delhi won the right to host the 2010 Games by defeating the Canadian city of Hamilton by 46 votes to 22 at the CGF General Assembly held in Montego Bay in November 2003.
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