Bids for Commonwealth Games

Bids for Commonwealth Games is the process where Commonwealth Games Associations select from within their national territory cities to put forward bids to host a Commonwealth Games. Since the creation of the Commonwealth Games Federation in 1932, which successfully appropriated the name of the Inter-Empire Championships to create a modern sporting event for the members of the Commonwealth, interested cities have rivaled for selection as host of the Commonwealth Games.

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What follows is a list of the cities that have bid to host any of the Commonwealth Games. 20 cities (including repeats) have been chosen to host the Commonwealth Games; four in America, two in Asia, six in Europe, one in the Caribbean and seven in Oceania. No African city has ever been chosen to host a Commonwealth Games.

Process

The General Assembly of the CGF is responsible for deciding who will host the Commonwealth Games, 8 years prior to the games in question once all bids have been submitted. The selection process is made in accordance with the Candidate City Manual, as drafted by the Executive Board and made available to candidates 18 months before a decision is made. The federation then entrusts the organisation of the games to the organising committee, CGA, and government of the winning host nation or territory, including the security and finance, but is still monitored by the federation.[1]

Commonwealth Games
Games Year Bid party Result Final selection process Note Ref.
City CGAs Date CGF General Assembly
I 1930 Hamilton  Canada Awarded to host the I Commonwealth Games (sole bid) [2]
II 1934 Johannesburg  South Africa Awarded to host the II Commonwealth Games (moved to London) [note 1] [3]
London  England Inherently awarded to host the II Commonwealth Games
III 1938 Sydney  Australia Awarded to host the III Commonwealth Games (sole bid) [4]
– 1942 Montreal  Canada [note 2]
– 1946 Cardiff  Wales [note 3]
IV 1950 Auckland  New Zealand [5]
V 1954 Vancouver  Canada [6]
VI 1958 Cardiff  Wales [7]
VII 1962 Perth  Australia [8]
VIII 1966 Kingston  Jamaica Rome [9]
Edinburgh  Scotland
Salisbury  Rhodesia and Nyasaland
IX 1970 Edinburgh  Scotland Kingston [10]
Christchurch  New Zealand
X 1974 Christchurch  New Zealand Edinburgh [11]
Melbourne  Australia
XI 1978 Edmonton  Canada Munich [12]
Leeds  England
XII 1982 Brisbane  Australia Montreal Only Bid [13]
XIII 1986 Edinburgh  Scotland Only Bid [14]
XIV 1990 Auckland  New Zealand Los Angeles [15]
Delhi  India
XV 1994 Victoria  Canada [16]
Cardiff  Wales
Delhi  India
XVI 1998 Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia Barcelona [17]
Adelaide  Australia
XVII 2002 Manchester  England Only Bid [18]
XVIII 2006 Melbourne  Australia Only Bid [19]
XIX 2010 Delhi  India 2003-11-14 Montego Bay [20][21]
Hamilton  Canada
XX 2014

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 Glasgow  Scotland 2007-11-09 Colombo [22][23]
Abuja  Nigeria
XXI 2018

details

 Gold Coast  Australia 2011-11-11 Basseterre [24][25]
Hambantota  Sri Lanka
XXII 2022

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 Durban  South Africa 2015-09-02 Auckland Only Bid [26][27]
Birmingham  England 2017-12-21 Birmingham Only Bid [28][29]

Notes
  1. The 1934 British Empire Games (now known as the Commonwealth Games) was originally awarded to Johannesburg, South Africa but was later awarded to London, England. The reason for this change was to avoid a political crisis over South Africa's Apartheid policy and its implications on visiting Commonwealth athletes and officials. The move came after concerns, particularly from Canada, about the way South Africa would treat black and Asian athletes."1934 - London". Inside the Games. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  2. The 1942 British Empire Games (now known as the Commonwealth Games) was cancelled due to the second world war. "What are the Commonwealth Games and who takes part?". BBC. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  3. The 1946 British Empire Games (now known as the Commonwealth Games) was cancelled due to the second world war. "What are the Commonwealth Games and who takes part?". BBC. Retrieved 2020-01-29.

References
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  12. "Edmonton 1978 | Commonwealth Games Federation". thecgf.com. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
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  14. "Edinburgh 1986 | Commonwealth Games Federation". thecgf.com. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
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  16. "Victoria 1994 | Commonwealth Games Federation". thecgf.com. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  17. "Kuala Lumpur 1998 | Commonwealth Games Federation". thecgf.com. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
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  21. "Delhi wins vote". 2003-11-14. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
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  23. Wilson, Chris (2007-11-09). "Glasgow wins Games bid". mirror. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
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