COMM GAMES

Commonwealth Games — Interesting Information

The Commonwealth is a voluntary association that comprises countries that were formerly British colonies.

Only countries from the Commonwealth can compete in the Commonwealth Games (CG).

The first CG was held in 1930 in Hamilton, Canada, with 400 athletes from 11 countries competing in 59

events across 6 sports.

Over the years the Games have grown, with the Gold Coast 2018 Games hosting 6600 athletes/officials from

70 nations/territories competing in 277 events across 18 sports and 7 para sports.

The Core Values of the Games are Humanity, Equality and Destiny.

The CG are often referred to as the ‘Friendly Games’ and aim to unite Commonwealth countries through sport.

2018 is the XXI (21st) Commonwealth Games.

The Kombumerri people were the original inhabitants of large parts of the area now known as the Gold Coast.

The local dialect of the region is Yugambeh, which is where the 2018 mascot, Borobi, gets its name — Borabi

means ‘koala’.

Main website homepage https://www.gc2018.com/

Sports list https://www.gc2018.com/the-sport

Journey Planner https://jp.gc2018.com/#!/home

Nations' schedules https://results.gc2018.com/en/all-sports/nation-schedule.htm

Daily Schedules https://results.gc2018.com/en/all-sports/daily-schedule-date=2018-04-04.htm

Basketball team flags https://www.gc2018.com/sport/basketball

History of our suburbs http://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/thegoldcoast/history-of-our-suburbs-2557.html

Hosting History https://www.thecgf.com/games/games_index.asp

History of our suburbs http://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/thegoldcoast/history-of-our-suburbs-2557.html

Table Tennis https://www.gc2018.com/sport/table-tennis

Venues https://www.gc2018.com/sports/venues

Indigenous athletes http://athletics.com.au/About-Us/IndigenousHistory

What, where, when? https://www.gc2018.com/schedule#home

Queen’s Baton Relay https://www.gc2018.com/qbr#gc2018-qbr-parent-map & https://www.gc2018.com/qbr