About past hosts of Commonwealth Games
Till date, a number of countries have hosted the prestigious Commonwealth Games. These countries include nations that are members of the Commonwealth of Nations. The Commonwealth Games is a multi-sport event. The games started in 1930 and the name of the event at that time was British Empire Games. The host city is chosen from the Commonwealth of Nations and 18 cities from 7 nations have hosted this prestigious event. Given below are the names of the past hosts of Commonwealth Games:
British Empire Games
| Games | Year | Host |
| I | 1930 | Hamilton, Canada |
| II | 1934 | London, England |
| III | 1938 | Sydney, Australia |
| IV | 1950 | Auckland, New Zealand |
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
| V | 1954 | Vancouver, Canada |
| VI | 1958 | Cardiff, Wales |
| VII | 1962 | Perth, Australia |
| VIII | 1966 | Kingston, Jamaica |
British Commonwealth Games
| IX | 1970 | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| X | 1974 | Christchurch, New Zealand |
Commonwealth Games
| XI | 1978 | Edmonton, Canada |
| XII | 1982 | Brisbane, Australia |
| XIII | 1986 | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| XIV | 1990 | Auckland, New Zealand |
| XV | 1994 | Victoria, Canada |
| XVI | 1998 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| XVII | 2002 | Manchester, England |
| XVIII | 2006 | Melbourne, Australia |
The first Common Wealth Games took place in Canada in 1930. The latest Commonwealth Games was held in Melbourne, Australia in 2006. New Delhi, India is the venue for the upcoming Commonwealth Games to be held in October 2010.
