The countries were never owned by England. They were part of the British empire. The Commonwealth only has countries in it that were part of the British empirel It is only the countries that are involved in the Commonwealth that can participate in the games. Some countries that were part of the British empire have chosen not to be part of the Commonwealth, so there are some countries that were in the British Empire but are not part of the Commonwealth and so they do not participate in the games.
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China is not a member of the Commonwealth. Only countries that are in the Commonwealth take part in the Commonwealth Games.
I think the earliest that China was in the olympic games was in 1956. go search wikipedia for it and scroll down to the list of participating countries. Australia was involved in the very first of the modern Olympic games in 1896 (although this is a debatable point). They have participated in every Olympics since, one of only a couple of countries to do so.
Only members of the Commonwealth of Nations can participate in the Commonwealth Games. South Africa is a member of the Commonwealth. France and Germany are not.
No, only countries part of the British Commonwealth can participate in the Commonwealth Games.
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Australia is one of only 4 countries that have competed in every games of the modern Olympiad, so since 1896.
they participate in it because if they win they don't only win a trophy but they win pride for their country.
No only members of the Commonwealth of Nations can participate and China is not a member.
Explanation: The first modern Olympic Games were held in 1896 in Athens. A Frenchman, Pierre de Coubertin initiated the revival of these ancient games. Only 14 countries participated and approximately 241 male athletes competed.
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