Delhi+Commonwealth+Games

   The first Commonwealth Games were held in __ [|1930 in Hamilton] __, Canada where 11 countries sent 400 athletes to take part in 6 sports and 59 events. Bobby Robinson, a major influence within athletics in Canada at the time, finally implemented the event that had been talked about amongst Commonwealth nations for over thirty years with the City of Hamilton providing $30,000 to help cover travelling costs of the participating nations. Since then, the Games have been conducted every four years (except for 1942 and 1946 due to World War II) and the event has seen many changes, not least in its name. From 1930 to 1950 the Games were known as the British Empire Games, from 1954 until 1966 the British Empire and Commonwealth Games and from 1970 to 1974 they took on the title of British Commonwealth Games. It was the __ [|1978 Games in Edmonton] __ that saw this unique, world class, multi-sports event change its name to the Commonwealth Games. Often referred to as the ‘Friendly Games’ only single competition sports had been on the programme from 1930 up to and including the __ [|1994 Games in Victoria] __. The __ [|1998 Games in Kuala Lumpur] __ saw the introduction of team sports with nations taking part in cricket (50 over game), hockey (men and women), netball (women) and rugby 7's (men). In Manchester in 2002 hockey, netball and rugby 7's graced the programme again and at the __ [|2006 Games in Melbourne] __ basketball accompanied hockey, netball and rugby 7's on the programme. In __ [|Delhi in 2010] __hockey, netball and rugby 7’s will again feature. The __ [|2002 Games in Manchester] __ also saw for the first time, indeed at any multi-sport event in the world, a limited number of full medal events for elite athletes with a disability (EAD) in a fully inclusive sports programme. This continued in Melbourne where EAD athletes took part in athletics, swimming, table tennis and powerlifting. In the year 2000 the CGF took on the added responsibility of the Commonwealth Youth Games, open to athletes 18 years of age and under the Youth Games provide an excellent opportunity for aspiring young athletes from the Commonwealth with a taste of what the Commonwealth Games has in store for them in the future. The inaugural Games were in __ Edinburgh __ with the last edition being hosted in 2004 in __ Bendigo __, Australia with __ Pune in India __ in 2008 hosting the 3rd edition. In such a short space of time the Youth Games has grown in stature and this is evidenced by award of the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games to the Isle of Man. The story of the Games evolved yet again on the 9th November 2007 when __ Glasgow __ (Scotland) was awarded the right to host the 2014 Commonwealth Games.  ** Moreland Primary School **** , Grade 5/6  ** ** __ COMMONWEALTH GAMES COUNTRY ASSIGNMENT __ ** ** 1.  ****  Choose a Commonwealth country to study and track throughout the Delhi Commonwealth Games. **  **  2.  ****  Use the “5Ws and H” planner to develop at least 3 questions or wonderings per each W and H in the Integrated Curriculum section of your 5 subject book. ** (Who, What, Where, When, Why, How?) ** Focus on FAT/OPEN questions and wonderings. E.g. “// When did Australia win the most medals?” // ** ** could become a much more open investigation: “// Put in order the total number of medals won by Australia at each Commonwealth Games, including all the years from 1930 till 2006, starting with when Australia won the most medals //.” This way you will include “FAT/CHUNKY” information. ** **  3.  ****  Research background information about your country. Include basic facts such as population, area, capital city, a map showing where in the world it is, the flag, and any other interesting information you find. ** **  4.  ****  Research the Commonwealth Games history of your country including your country’s involvement, sports they participate or starred in and any highlights or controversies. Include information about the 2010 Delhi Games team. ** **  5.  ****  Each day check what has happened in Delhi with your country. Check the CGF website, Save images and articles, cut out newspaper articles and paste them in your book. ** **  6.  ****  Take notes and organise information to produce a newspaper   ** ** page about your country’s Commonwealth Games participation. ** **  7.  ****  Remember to set it out like a newspaper page with a main headline, subheadings, images with captions. Include statistics, dates, places and a final medal result for your country. ** **  8.  ****  Include a biography about one of your country’s athletes. **
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 =COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES =   Please select a country from the list below. ||||||||< **Africa** ||  © Getty Images 
 * < [|Botswana] ||< [|Cameroon] ||< [|Ghana] ||< [|Kenya] ||
 * < [|Lesotho] ||< [|Malawi] ||< [|Mauritius] ||< [|Mozambique] ||
 * < [|Namibia] ||< [|Nigeria] ||< [|Rwanda] ||< [|Seychelles] ||
 * < [|Sierra Leone] ||< [|South Africa] ||< [|Swaziland] ||< [|Tanzania] ||
 * < [|The Gambia] ||< [|Uganda] ||< [|Zambia] ||< [|Zimbabwe *] ||
 * < **Americas** ||
 * < [|Belize] ||< [|Bermuda] ||< [|Canada] ||< [|Falkland Islands] ||
 * < [|Guyana] ||< [|Newfoundland *] ||< [|St. Helena] ||<  ||
 * < **Asia** ||
 * < [|Aden *] ||< [|Bangladesh] ||< [|Brunei Darussalam] ||< [|Hong Kong *] ||
 * < [|India] ||< [|Malaya *] ||< [|Malaysia] ||< [|Maldives] ||
 * < [|Pakistan] ||< [|Sabah *] ||< [|Sarawak *] ||< [|Saudi Arabia] ||
 * < [|Singapore] ||< [|South Arabia *] ||< [|Sri Lanka] ||<  ||
 * < **Caribbean** ||
 * < [|Anguilla] ||< [|Antigua & Barbuda] ||< [|Bahamas] ||< [|Barbados] ||
 * < [|British Virgin Islands] ||< [|Cayman Islands] ||< [|Dominica] ||< [|Grenada] ||
 * < [|Jamaica] ||< [|Montserrat] ||< [|St. Kitts & Nevis] ||< [|St. Lucia] ||
 * < [|St. Vincent & The Grenadines] ||< [|Trinidad & Tobago] ||< [|Turks & Caicos Islands] ||<  ||
 * < **Europe** ||
 * < [|Cyprus] ||< [|England] ||< [|Gibraltar] ||< [|Guernsey] ||
 * < [|Isle of Man] ||< [|Jersey] ||< [|Malta] ||< [|Northern Ireland] ||
 * < [|Scotland] ||< [|Wales] ||<  ||<   ||
 * < **Oceania** ||
 * < [|Australia] ||< [|Cook Islands] ||< [|Fiji **] ||< [|Kiribati] ||
 * < [|Nauru] ||< [|New Zealand] ||< [|Niue] ||< [|Norfolk Island] ||
 * < [|Papua New Guinea] ||< [|Samoa] ||< [|Solomon Islands] ||< [|Tonga] ||
 * < [|Tuvalu] ||< [|Vanuatu] ||<  ||<   ||
 * <** * Former Commonwealth nations or territories that have sent teams to past Commonwealth Games.
 * Currently suspended from the Commonwealth ||