The festival of sports has undergone name changes that reflects the growing political maturity of fellow member countries.These name changes reflected the transformation of the British Empire, since nearly all colonies had become independent nations by the 1960s.
British Empire Games:
1930: Hamilton, Ontario, 1934: London, 1938: Sydney and 1950: Auckland
British Empire and Commonwealth Games:
1954: Vancouver, 1958: Cardiff, 1962: Perth 1966: Kingston
1970: Edinburgh and 1974: Christchurch
Commonwealth Games:
1978: Edmonton, 1982: Brisbane, 1986: Edinburgh, 1990: Auckland, 1994: Victoria, 1998: Kuala Lumpur, 2002: Manchester, 2006: Melbourne and 2010: New Delhi
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