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The Commonwealth Games are a thrilling festival of sport, bringing together athletes from around the world. Held every four years, they celebrate the best that the Commonwealth has to offer. But how did they get their start, and how are they organized? Who have been the star performers, and what can we expect at the 2014 Games in Glasgow? Read this book to find out all about the Commonwealth Games.
Today there are 53 member nations in the Commonwealth. They work together to promote democracy, world peace, human rights and free trade. They also come together every four years to take part in the Commonwealth Games. The Commonwealth Games 2010 series provides information about the Commonwealth as well as lots of interesting facts about the history of the Commonwealth Games and the Games in India in 2010.
Now in its third fully updated edition The Complete Book of the Commonwealth Games covers every result of every event of every sport in the Games history, from its inception in 1930 to the most recent edition in 2014. It is the ideal companion for following the 2018 Gold Coast Games in Australia.
Journalist Brian Oliver brings to life phenomenal stories from around the world - heartwarming human interest tales of sport and life at the Commonwealth Games.
This title captures the very best moments of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, recalling the highlights in sport and culture, providing not only a photographic record but also looking behind the images and headlines at the complexities of running such a vast organisational enterprise.
This book is an invaluable record of a great sporting festival which has truly earned its title of 'The Friendly Games' and yet has produced a host of superb performances, including many world records.
Since their inception in 1930 as the British Empire Games, the Commonwealth Games have developed into one of the world's major sporting mega-events, with 5,000 athletes competing in Glasgow 2014 representing countries covering one third of the world's population. This is the first book to survey the entire history of the Commonwealth Games and to explore their significance in the context of sporting political history. It examines the relationship between the Games and the Commonwealth organisation more generally; evaluates the development of the Games themselves, and analyses the key issues which have shaped their political and historical development.