The Commonwealth Games

Except in the immediate aftermath of the games, when they're topical, the only things you tend to get asked about the Commonwealth Games are the venues and (very occasionally) the various different names that the tournament has had over the years.  The following table covers all of this.

1930	British Empire Games		Hamilton, Ontario
1934	British Empire Games		London
1938	British Empire Games		Sydney
1950	British Empire Games		Auckland
1954	British Empire and Commonwealth Games		Vancouver
1958	British Empire and Commonwealth Games		Cardiff
1962	British Empire and Commonwealth Games		Perth
1966	British Empire and Commonwealth Games		Kingston, Jamaica
1970	British Commonwealth Games		Edinburgh
1974	British Commonwealth Games		Christchurch
1978	Commonwealth Games		Edmonton, Alberta
1982	Commonwealth Games		Brisbane
1986	Commonwealth Games		Edinburgh
1990	Commonwealth Games		Auckland
1994	Commonwealth Games		Victoria, British Columbia
1998	Commonwealth Games		Kuala Lumpur
2002	Commonwealth Games		Manchester
2006	Commonwealth Games		Melbourne
2010	Commonwealth Games		Delhi
2014	Commonwealth Games		Glasgow
2018	Commonwealth Games		Gold Coast (Queensland, Australia)
2022	Commonwealth Games		Birmingham

Stadium built to host the 1970 Commonwealth Games

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