I began watching the Commonwealth Games when it was broadcast 'live' from Auckland, New Zealand. The Commonwealth Games were established in 1930 by the Commonwealth Games Federation. The Games, unlike the Olympic Games, consists of only 10 events and are held for 10 days. The participants are mainly athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations.

The following are the cities that have hosted the Commonwealth Games since 1930.

1930	Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
1934	London, England
1938	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
1950	Auckland, New Zealand
1954	Vancouver, British Colombia, Canada
1958	Cardiff, Wales
1962	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
1966	Kingston, Jamaica
1970	Edinburgh, Scotland
1974	Christchurch, New Zealand
1978	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1982	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
1986	Edinburgh, Scotland
1990	Auckland, New Zealand
1994	Victoria, British Colombia, Canada
1998	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2002	Manchester, England

Notes:-

The Commonwealth Games of 1942 and 1946 were not held due to:-
World War 2 from 1939 - 1945

For more information, go to the website of the Commonwealth Games Federation