Commonwealth Games is a multi-sport event held every four years involving the elite athletes of The Commonwealth. The first such event, then known as the British Empire Games, was held in 1930. The name changed to British Empire and Commonwealth Games in 1954, to British Commonwealth Games in 1970 and assumed the current name in 1990.
As well as many Olympicsports, the Games also include some sports that are played mainly in Commonwealth countries, such as lawn bowls[?] and netball.
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