The event was first held in 1930 under the title of the British Empire Games in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Between 1930 and 1950, they continued to be known as the British Empire Games. They were named the British Empire and Commonwealth Games between 1954 and 1966. In 1970 and 1974, they were the British Commonwealth Games, finally becoming the Commonwealth Games in 1978.
The first Commonwealth Games were held in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada in 1930.
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The first Commonwealth Games, known as the British Empire Games at the time, were held in Canada in 1930 in Hamilton, Ontario.
The name changed to British Empire and Commonwealth Games in 1954, to British Commonwealth Games in 1970 and assumed the current name of the Commonwealth Games in 1978.
Auckland, New Zealand (1990)
Victoria, Canada (1994)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (1998)
Manchester, England (2002)
Melbourne, Australia (2006)
The most recent country to host was Russia during the 2014 Olympic games. Then in 2012 the games were held in London, United Kingdom.
I've read that people belive that the Ancient Olympic games were held for 5 days.
No, you got the last two digits reversed. The first "World Series" was held following the 1903 season with Boston, of the American League, defeating Pittsburgh, of the National League, 5 games to 3.
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The 2014 Winter Olympics, officially the XXII Olympic Winter Games will be celebrated from the 7th to the 23rd of February 2014, in Sochi, Russia, with some events held in the resort town of Krasnaya Polyana. The Next Summer Olympics will be in 2016 The host city of the Games will be Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. They are scheduled to be held from August 5 to 21, 2016.