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Commonwealth Games is a multi-national multi-sport event held every 4 years involving athletes of the Commonwealth Nations. The history of sports can be traced back as far as 1891 when Rev.  Astley Cooper proposed “Pan-Britannic Pan-Anglican Contest and Festival” in an article in The Times to maintain goodwill and understanding of the British Empire. An sports event “Festival of the Empire” was held in London in 1911 on the occasion of coronation of King George V. A century has witnessed this festival turning into a gala event and a saga of sports. As India hosts the 2010 Commonwealth Games, there is much about the event worth distinguishing.
In the upcoming Commonwealth Games event, 71 nations will be host teams in 17 sports. The list of countries is given below:
| Anguilla | Grenada | Northern Ireland |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Guernsey | Pakistan |
| Australia | Guyana | Papua New Guinea |
| Bahamas | India | Saint Helena |
| Bangladesh | Isle of Man | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| Barbados | Jamaica | Saint Lucia |
| Belize | Jersey | Saint Vincent |
| Bermuda | Kenya | Grenadines |
| Botswana | Kiribati | Samoa |
| British Virgin Islands | Lesotho | Scotland |
| Brunei | Malawi | Seychelles |
| Cameroon | Malaysia | Sierra Leone |
| Canada | Maldives | Singapore |
| Cayman Islands | Malta | Solomon Islands |
| Cook Islands | Mauritius | South Africa |
| Cyprus | Montserrat | Sri Lanka |
| Dominica | Mozambique | Swaziland |
| England | Namibia | Tanzania |
| Falkland Islands | Nauru | Tonga |
| Fiji | New Zealand | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Gambia | Nigeria | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Ghana | Niue | Tuvalu |
| Vanuatu | Zambia | |
| Wales | | |
New Delhi as host promises the best ever Commonwealth Games in the year 2010. As the Games 2010 are fast approaching, it is needless to say that this grand event has become an object of prestige for any nation to host its teams to participate and play.
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