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There are many sports in the commonwealth games
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71 countries compete in the commonwealth games
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The commonwealth games is held every 4 years
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It’s held in different places in the commonwealth countries
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Anyone who comes 1st 2nd or 3rd gets a medal
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10 new facts that I found out about the Commonwealth Games: (include a link to the site where you found your information. Your information needs to be in your own words)
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This will be the 20th edition of the Commonwealth Games. The first was hosted by Hamilton, Canada, in 1930 and known as the British Empire Games.
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Scotland has previously hosted the event twice, in 1970 and 1986, both in Edinburgh.
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Australia has hosted the Commonwealth Games on a record four occasions, and will make it five when Gold Coast hosts the event in 2018.
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There will be 6,500 athletes from 71 nations competing in 17 sports over 11 days. In the original Commonwealth Games, only 400 athletes from 11 countries took part.
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Greg Yelavich, a shooter from New Zealand, could compete in a record eighth Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. He has won 12 medals and first competed in Edinburgh in 1986.
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The event was first held in 1930 and has taken place every four years ever since.
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The games are described as the third largest multi-sport event in the world
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Although there are 53 members of the Commonwealth. 71 teams participate in the Commonwealth Games
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In all Commonwealth Games Nigeria was the first country to boycott the Commonwealth Games in 1978 in protest over New Zealand's sporting contacts with South Africa.
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In the Commonwealth Games there are 71 countries that participate in the Commonwealth Games this year.
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