Commonwealth Games History

The concept of the “Commonwealth Games” was started by Great Britain to show the goodwill and a better understanding of the Queen's umpire. In the earlier times Commonwealth Games were came into existence as a festival to be followed by the participating nations.The idea of this game came into existence somewhere in the year 1891. In the begining times the commonwealth games was known as "Festival of Empire". Festival of Empire conitinud as the Great Britain's game till the year 1911 when "Inter Empire Championships" was introduced as a part of "Festival of Empire" and various teams atheletes from Australia, Canada, South Africa and the United Kingdom took part in the games.

From then commonwealth games happens after every four years in continuity and has never stopped except during world wars. This event is celebrated with much grace and joy and is looked after as the most happening event of the year in which it is celebrated.

The opening of the Games is symbolised by the raising of the Commonwealth Games Ceremonial Flag. The first ceremonial flag was presented by the British Empire Games Association of Canada after the first Games in Hamilton in 1930.

The new ceremonial flag was presented by the British Empire and Commonwealth Games Association of Canada for use at the Games in Vancouver in 1954. This incorporated the symbol of the Games on a white background.

With the change of name in 1966 to British Commonwealth Games the former flags were no longer appropriate. Subsequently >the British Commonwealth Games Association of Canada presented a new flat bearing the symbol of the crown encircled by a continuous chain of 35 links representing the number of countries taking part, with the letters B.C.G., in gold on a solid dark blue field.

The ceremonial flag is hoisted at the Opening of the Games, and flies continuously night and day during the period of the Games until it is lowered at the Closing ceremony. It is then handed to the Chief Citizen of the Host City for safe-keeping until it is sent by him four years later to the Chief-Citizen of the next host city to stage the Games.

Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) was also setup to maintain and host the Commonwealth games and it was setup in the year 1932 on 7th Aug. On this date a structure of Officials was defined to hold the positions and they were as follows:

Patron – Queen Elizabeth II
Vice Patron - Prince Edward 
President
Vice President
Vice President
Hon Secretary
Hon Treasurer
Hon Legal Adviser
Hon Medical Adviser
Regional Vice President - Africa
Regional Vice President - Asia
Regional Vice President - America
Regional Vice President - Caribbean
Regional Vice President - Europe
Regional Vice President - Oceania
Athlete Representative
Plus a co-opted Member (where gender balance is not met)
Chief Executive - CGF (ex-officio)

Now in the year 2010, Commonwealth games host is India and we know it is great honour to host the game and also to be a part of it. We therefore declare our mission as "Play and let world remember this event as most memorable event of the commonwealthgames history".