View Poll Results: What do you think of the Commonwealth Games?
Mickey Mouse Games
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Hey, they're really important!
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The Commonwealth Games
Feb 6th 2006, 11:39 pm
#16
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Re: The Commonwealth Games
do they play football in this game?
Originally Posted by renth
Mickey Mouse games or a serious international sports event that actually matters?.... vote and discuss
Feb 7th 2006, 2:09 am
#17
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Location: Adelaide, South Australia
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Re: The Commonwealth Games
Serious sports event:
Unlike other regional games of this type (i.e., Pan-American Games, Asian Games, All-Africa Games) which usually attract second-tier athletes, the Commonwealth Games attracts the top athletes of member nations of the Commonwealth, thus making this competition world-class in the true sense of the word (second only to the Olympic Games).
(Wikipedia.)
Britain invented them after realising that she would never win the Olympics. Her cunning plan to invent her own games and beat all her former colonies came undone when somebody pointed out (albeit far too late) that Australia is one of those former colonies...
To date, Australia has won the Games 10 times, England 6 times, and Canada once:
Winners of the Commonwealth Games
1930: England (Canada 2nd, South Africa 3rd)
1934: England (Canada 2nd, Scotland 3rd)
1938: Australia (England 2nd, Canada 3rd)
1950: Australia (England 2nd, New Zealand 3rd)
1954: England (Australia 2nd, South Africa 3rd)
1958: England (Australia 2nd, South Africa 3rd)
1962: Australia (England 2nd, New Zealand 3rd)
1966: England (Australia 2nd, Canada 3rd)
1970: Australia (England 2nd, Canada 3rd)
1974: Australia (England 2nd, Canada 3rd)
1978: Canada (England 2nd, Australia 3rd)
1982: Australia (England 2nd, Canada 3rd)
1986 England (Canada 2nd, Australia 3rd)
1990: Australia (England 2nd, Canada 3rd)
1994: Australia (Canada 2nd, England 3rd)
1998: Australia (England 2nd, Canada 3rd)
2002: Australia (England 2nd, Canada 3rd)
(Wikipedia.)
Unlike other regional games of this type (i.e., Pan-American Games, Asian Games, All-Africa Games) which usually attract second-tier athletes, the Commonwealth Games attracts the top athletes of member nations of the Commonwealth, thus making this competition world-class in the true sense of the word (second only to the Olympic Games).
Britain invented them after realising that she would never win the Olympics. Her cunning plan to invent her own games and beat all her former colonies came undone when somebody pointed out (albeit far too late) that Australia is one of those former colonies...
To date, Australia has won the Games 10 times, England 6 times, and Canada once:
Winners of the Commonwealth Games
1930: England (Canada 2nd, South Africa 3rd)
1934: England (Canada 2nd, Scotland 3rd)
1938: Australia (England 2nd, Canada 3rd)
1950: Australia (England 2nd, New Zealand 3rd)
1954: England (Australia 2nd, South Africa 3rd)
1958: England (Australia 2nd, South Africa 3rd)
1962: Australia (England 2nd, New Zealand 3rd)
1966: England (Australia 2nd, Canada 3rd)
1970: Australia (England 2nd, Canada 3rd)
1974: Australia (England 2nd, Canada 3rd)
1978: Canada (England 2nd, Australia 3rd)
1982: Australia (England 2nd, Canada 3rd)
1986 England (Canada 2nd, Australia 3rd)
1990: Australia (England 2nd, Canada 3rd)
1994: Australia (Canada 2nd, England 3rd)
1998: Australia (England 2nd, Canada 3rd)
2002: Australia (England 2nd, Canada 3rd)
Last edited by Vash the Stampede; Feb 7th 2006 at 2:16 am.
Feb 7th 2006, 2:17 am
#18
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Location: Adelaide, South Australia
Posts: 11,948
Re: The Commonwealth Games
Originally Posted by NewOZ
do they play football in this game?
