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Tuesday, 29 July 2014
Commonwealth Games - Question Chain
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The first Commonwealth Games took place in 1930 in Hamilton Canada where 11 countries sent 400 athletes to take part in 6 sports and 59 events. After the 1928 Olympic Games, member countries of the British Empire decided they needed their own games so they built them along the same lines of the 'Festival of Empire' which had been held in London to celebrate the coronation of King George V, in 1911.
How many sports are in the commonwealth games 2014?
ReplyDeleteThere are 17 sports in the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
ReplyDeleteWhat is one difference that the Commonwealth Games do that the Olympics don't?
the queen is involved
ReplyDeletewho is the flag bearer for New Zealand in the Commonwealth games
Valerie Adams
ReplyDeleteHow many medals has New Zealand got?
45
ReplyDeleteHow many gold medals did New Zealand get in 2013?
NZ got 6 gold medals in 2010
ReplyDeleteHow many countries verse in the Commonwealth Games?
70 countries.
ReplyDeleteHow many medals has new zealand won in commonwealth games history.
609 medals since the Commonwealth games started in 1930, including 144 gold medals.
ReplyDeleteWho was the first New Zealander to win a gold medal at te Commonwealth games?
we won a total of 609 medals including 144 gold.
ReplyDeletehow did the commonwealth games orginate
The first Commonwealth Games took place in 1930 in Hamilton Canada where 11 countries sent 400 athletes to take part in 6 sports and 59 events. After the 1928 Olympic Games, member countries of the British Empire decided they needed their own games so they built them along the same lines of the 'Festival of Empire' which had been held in London to celebrate the coronation of King George V, in 1911.
ReplyDeleteWhich country won the 1930 Commonwealth Games?
England with 60 medals.
ReplyDeleteWhen and where did New Zealand host the commonwealth games?
England won the 1930 commonwelth games.
ReplyDeleteWhat was the first game in the commonwelth games
Glasgow 2014 is believed to have cost more than $? to stage
ReplyDeleteEngland won in 1930.
ReplyDeleteHow many countries in the commonwealth games in 2014?
71 countries participated this year.
DeleteWhat are the commonwealth games?
England
ReplyDeleteHave New Zealand won the Commonwealth games before ?
For charlottes on 71
ReplyDeleteWho won shot put in 2010