- CWG occur every 4 years
- 3rd most popular multisport event (next to Olympics & Asian Games).
- 1st CWG - 1930 - Hamilton, Ontario, Canda.
- 18th CWG - 2006 - Melbourne, Australia.
- 19th CWG - 2010 - New Delhi, India
- 20th CWG - 2014 - Glasgow, Scotland.
- Commonwealth Nations - 54
- CWG Teams - 71
- Head of Commonwealth - Queen Elizabeth II
- Secretary General of Commonwealth - Kamalesh Sharma
19th Commonwealth Games, 2010:
- Motto - "Humanity, Equality, Destiny"
- Mascot - Shera
- 17 Sports & 4 Parasports will be held.
- Additional Games in 2010 are Archery & Tennis.
- CWG Organising Committee Chairman - Suresh Kalmadi.
- Schedule - October 3rd - 14th, 2010.
Labels: appsc group 1, current afairs
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