The Jeux of the Commonwealth are a Compétition multisports where meet the best sportsmen of the nations members of the the Commonwealth. The first edition took place in 1930 under the name of Jeux of the British Empire . The competition changes name into 1954 and becomes the Jeux of the British Empire and the Commonwealth then Jeux of the Commonwealth Britannique in 1970 for finally adopting the current name in 1978.

The program of the tests is comparable with that of the Olympic Games of summer, but includes/understands also certain sports more specific to the Commonwealth like the Rugby to seven, the Bowls or the Netball.

The four countries of the the United Kingdom (the England, the Scotland, the Northern Ireland and the Wales) send distinct delegations and the nations of the dependence of the British Couronne like the Île of Man or Jersey also have their own delegation.

Only six nations took part in all the editions: the Canada, the Australia, the England, the Scotland, the Northern Ireland and the Wales.

Editions

• Plays of the British Empire
• 1930 - Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
• 1934 - London, England
• 1938 - Sydney, News-Wales of the South, Australia
• 1950 - Auckland, New Zealand
• Plays of the British Empire and the Commonwealth
• 1954 - Vancouver, Colombia-British, Canada
• 1958 - Cardiff, Wales
• 1962 - Perth , Western Australia, Australia
• 1966 - Kingston, Jamaica
• Plays of the British Commonwealth
• 1970 - Edinburgh, Scotland
• 1974 - Christchurch, New Zealand
• Plays of the Commonwealth
• 1978 - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
• 1982 - Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
• 1986 - Edinburgh, Scotland
• 1990 - Auckland, New Zealand
• 1994 - Victoria, Colombia-British, Canada
• 1998 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• 2002 - Manchester, England
• 2006 - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
• 2010 - Delhi, India
• Plays of Commeonweath 2014 - Glasgow

Traditions cérémoniales

• Of 1930 with 1950, the parade of the nations was carried out by a carry-flag carrying the Union Jack.
• Since 1958, there is a relai athletes who carry a stick of the Buckingham Palace to the opening ceremony. Inside the stick a message of is the Queen Elizabeth. The last to carry the stick is usually an accommodating sportsman of the famous country.
• All the countries are represented in alphabetical order except the first, which had received the plays the preceding time, and the last, the country accommodating them this time Ci.

Countries and territories having taken part in the plays

Country and territories of the Commonwealth which did not take part yet in the Plays

• Aurigny (Participle with the team of Guernesey)
• Australian Territory of the Antarctic (No permanent population)
• British Antarctic Territory (No permanent population)
• British Territory of the Indian Ocean (Population in exile, islands occupied by Navy American)
• Christmas island (Belonged to the Australian team)
• Islands Coconuts (Belonged to the Australian team)
• Cornwall (Belonged to the English team)
• Niévès (Belonged to the team of Saint-Christophe-and-Niévès)
• Pitcairn (lower Population with 100 inhabitants)
• Ross Dependancy (No permanent population)
• Sercq (Participle with the team of Guernesey)
• South Georgia and the islands Sandwich of the South
• Tokelau (Belonged to the team of New Zealand)
• Cyprus of North (Government not recognized by the Commonwealth)

See too

• Rugby to seven with the Plays of the Commonwealth

external Bond

• Official site of the Plays of the Commonwealth

Simple: The Commonwealth Ranges