Commonwealth Games Host Cities

Past hosts of Commonwealth Games included both Asian and non-Asian countries. Organizing an event like Commonwealth Games has always been a matter of pride for these nations and they have done it adeptly.

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. The first Common Wealth Games took place in Canada in 1930. The latest Commonwealth Games was held in Glasgow, Scotland in 2014. Gold Coast, Australia is the venue for 2018 Commonwealth Games. Given below are the names of the past hosts of Commonwealth Games:

List of Commonwealth Games Till Date Edition Year Host City Host Nation Sports Events Nations Competitors Commonwealth Games XXI 2018 Gold Coast Australia 19 275 71 XX 2014 Glasgow Scotland 18 261 71 4,947 XIX 2010 Delhi India 173 272 71 6700 XVIII 2006 Melbourne Australia 162 245 71 4049 XVII 2002 Manchester England 171 281 72 3679 XVI 1998 KualaLumpur Malaysia 15 213 70 3633 XV 1994 Victoria Canada 10 217 63 2557 XIV 1990 Auckland NewZealand 10 204 55 2073 XIII 1986 Edinburgh Scotland 10 163 26 1662 XII 1982 Brisbane Australia 10 142 46 1583 XI 1978 Edmonton Canada 10 128 46 1474 British Commonwealth Games X 1974 Christchurch NewZealand 9 121 38 1276 IX 1970 Edinburgh Scotland 9 121 42 1383 British Empire and Commonwealth Games VIII 1966 Kingston Jamaica 9 110 34 1050 VII 1962 Perth Australia 9 104 35 863 VI 1958 Cardiff Wales 9 94 36 1122 V 1954 Vancouver Canada 9 91 24 662 British Empire Games IV 1950 Auckland NewZealand 9 88 12 590 III 1938 Sydney Australia 7 71 15 464 II 1934 London England 6 68 16 500 I 1930 Hamilton Canada 6 59 11 400