{"id":98322,"date":"2015-09-02T07:42:36","date_gmt":"2015-09-02T05:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/98322\/5-quick-facts-about-the-commonwealth-games\/"},"modified":"2015-09-02T07:54:33","modified_gmt":"2015-09-02T05:54:33","slug":"5-quick-facts-about-the-commonwealth-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/09\/02\/5-quick-facts-about-the-commonwealth-games\/","title":{"rendered":"5 quick facts about the Commonwealth Games"},"content":{"rendered":"

1. The Commonwealth Games were first held in 1930 and usually takes place every four years.<\/p>\n

2. The multi-sport event is attended by athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations, an organisation of around 53 states that were former British Empire territories.<\/p>

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3. Nigeria was the first country to boycott the Commonwealth Games in 1978 in protest over New Zealand’s sporting contacts with South Africa.<\/p>\n

4. The 2002 Commonwealth Games made history as the first fully inclusive games after athletes with disabilities were included as full members of national teams.<\/p>

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5. Only six countries have attended every Commonwealth Games: Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand, Scotland, and Wales.<\/p>\n

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