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The Commonwealth Games sports comprise all the sports officially recognised and approved by the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF). There are a total of 31 approved sports, two multi-disciplinary sports, and a further 7 para-sports. Not all sports are competed at each edition of the Games as programmes must be limited to a maximum of 17 sports and a maximum 15 para-sports events.

At the 1930 British Empire Games

1930 British Empire Games

The 1930 British Empire Games were the first of what later become known as the Commonwealth Games, and were held in Hamilton, in the province of Ontario in Canada from August 16–23, 1930....

, the precursor to the modern Games, there were six sports: athletics, aquatics (swimming

Swimming (sport)

Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...

and diving

Diving

Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally-recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.Diving is one...

), boxing

Boxing

Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

, lawn bowls, rowing

Rowing (sport)

Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...

and wrestling

Wrestling

Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...

Sports, disciplines, events

If a number of activities are controlled by the same international federation then the Commonwealth Games Federation recognises each activity as a discipline, which belongs to the respective sport. For example, aquatics, which is organised by the International Swimming Federation

International Swimming Federation

Fédération Internationale de Natation is the International Federation recognized by the International Olympic Committee for administering international competition in the aquatic sports...

, is a sport at the Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games

The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....

that comprises four disciplines: swimming

Swimming (sport)

, diving

Diving

, synchronized swimming

Synchronized swimming

Synchronized swImming is a hybrid form of swimming, dance and gymnastics, consisting of swimmers performing a synchronized routine of elaborate moves in the water, accompanied by music....

and water polo

Water polo

Water polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...

. Furthermore, the sport cycling

Cycling

Cycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation, or for sport. Persons engaged in cycling are cyclists or bicyclists...

also contains three separate disciplines: track, road, and mountain biking.

Sports and disciplines often feature separate events for which athletes can receive medals. For example, boxing

Boxing

has a number of weight divisions, gymnastics

Gymnastics

Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...

and diving

Diving

have a number of styles, while athletics has numerous events based upon a wide range of activities.

Types

The Commonwealth Games sports are divided into three main types: core sports, optional sports, and recognised sports. All ten core sports must be included in the Games programme, while the host nation may choose to include up to seven optional sports. Recognised sports are sports which have been approved by the CGF but are deemed to need further growth before their inclusion.

The host nation may also apply for the inclusion of a maximum of four team sports to the CGF General Assembly, as the Melbourne organising committee did with basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

for the 2006 Games

2006 Commonwealth Games

The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia between 15 March and 26 March 2006. It was the largest sporting event to be staged in Melbourne, eclipsing the 1956 Summer Olympics in terms of the number of teams competing, athletes competing, and events being held.The site...

. There is also a requirement to include some events for Elite Athletes with a Disability (EAD): there are four core para-sports and three optional para-sports.

Some optional sports, like billiards and sailing, have not yet been included in a Games programme. There have also been a number of exhibition sports. In 1958 there were exhibitions of polo

Polo

Polo is a team sport played on horseback in which the objective is to score goals against an opposing team. Sometimes called, "The Sport of Kings", it was highly popularized by the British. Players score by driving a small white plastic or wooden ball into the opposing team's goal using a...

and show jumping

Show jumping

Show jumping, also known as "stadium jumping," "open jumping," or "jumpers," is a member of a family of English riding equestrian events that also includes dressage, eventing, hunters, and equitation. Jumping classes commonly are seen at horse shows throughout the world, including the Olympics...

, and in 1978 lacrosse

Lacrosse

Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...

appeared as an exhibition sport. Cricket was included at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

1998 Commonwealth Games

The 1998 XVI Commonwealth Games were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 11 September to 21 September 1998 making it the first Asian country to act as host and the last Commonwealth Games for the 20th century. A record 70 nations supplied 3638 athletes...

although it is not currently a recognised sport.

The CGF recognises Commonwealth Games records

Commonwealth Games records

Commonwealth Games records are the best performances in a specific edition of the event's history. As the Commonwealth Games only accepts athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations, the records are not considered as prestigious as World records or Olympic records...

for a number of sports.

In 2002, the CGF introduced the David Dixon Award

David Dixon Award

David Dixon Award is named after the former honorary secretary of the Commonwealth Games Federation for 17 years, David Dixon.It is given to the outstanding athlete of each of the Commonwealth Games based on their performance at the Commonwealth Games, fair play, and overall contribution to their...

for the outstanding athlete of the Games.

On 18 November 2006, tennis and archery were added to the list of disciplines for the 2010 Games

2010 Commonwealth Games

The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games, were held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. A total of 6,081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events, making it the largest Commonwealth Games till date...

in New Delhi

New Delhi

New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...

, bringing the total number of sports to 17. Billiards and snooker were considered but not accepted.

In 2010, rowing

Rowing (sport)

was upgraded from "recognised" to "optional", and is thus eligible to be included again from the 2018 Games.

Approved sports

Sport	Type	Total
Archery Archery at the Commonwealth Games Archery is one of the optional sports at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games competition. It has been a Commonwealth Games sport since the 1982 and has only featured twice in the competition's history, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games and at the 2010 Commonwealth Games...	Optional	2
Athletics Athletics at the Commonwealth Games Athletics is one of the sports at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games competition. It has been a Commonwealth Games sport since the inaugural edition of the event's precursor, the 1930 British Empire Games. It is a core sport and must be included in the sporting programme of each edition of the...	Core	21
Badminton Badminton at the Commonwealth Games Badminton debuted at the 1966 Commonwealth Games.-Location of the Commonwealth Games:The table below gives an overview of all host cities and countries of badminton at the Commonwealth Games.-Individual competition:-Medal table:-References:...	Core	14
Basketball	Optional	2
Billiards	Recognised	0
Boxing Boxing at the Commonwealth Games Boxing is one of the sports at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games competition. It has been a Commonwealth Games sport since the inaugural edition of the event's precursor, the 1930 British Empire Games. It is a core sport and must be included in the sporting programme of each edition of the...	Core	21
Canoeing	Recognised	0
Cycling Cycling at the Commonwealth Games Cycling is one of the sports at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games competition. It has been a Commonwealth Games sport since the second edition of the event's precursor, the 1934 British Empire Games. It is an optional sport and may, or may not, be included in the sporting programme of each edition...	Optional	20
Diving Diving at the Commonwealth Games Diving is one of the sports at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games competition. It has been a Commonwealth Games sport since the inaugural edition of the event's precursor, the 1930 British Empire Games. It is an optional sport and may or may not be included in the sporting programme of each edition...	Optional	21
Fencing Fencing at the Commonwealth Games Fencing was featured in the Commonwealth Games official programme from 1950 to 1970.- Events :-External links:*...	Recognised	6
Golf	Recognised	0
Gymnastics Gymnastics at the Commonwealth Games Gymnastics is one of the sports at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games competition. It has been a Commonwealth Games sport since 1978. It is an optional sport and may, or may not, be included in the sporting programme of each edition of the Games....	Optional	9
Handball	Recognised	0
Hockey Hockey at the Commonwealth Games Field hockey became a permanent sport in the Commonwealth Games with its introduction in 1998 Games in Kuala Lumpur.-Summaries:-Medalists:-Summaries:-Medalists:...	Core	6
Judo Judo at the Commonwealth Games Judo is one of the sports at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games competition. It has been a Commonwealth Games sport since the 1990. It is an optional sport and may or may not be included in the sporting programme of each edition of the Games. It will be included in the forthcoming 2014 Commonwealth...	Optional	3
Lawn bowls Lawn bowls at the Commonwealth Games Bowls is one of the sports at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games competition. It has been a Commonwealth Games sport since the inaugural edition of the event's precursor, the 1930 British Empire Games. It is a core sport and must be included in the sporting programme of each edition of the Games...	Core	20
Life saving	Recognised	0
Netball	Core	6
Rowing	Optional	7
Rugby sevens	Core	6
Sailing	Recognised	0
Shooting Shooting at the Commonwealth Games Shooting sports have been contested at the Commonwealth Games at every games since 1966 with the exception of the 1970 Commonwealth Games. Events were open until they were segregated by gender in 1994 for pistol and most rifle events and in 2002 for trap and skeet events; the full bore rifle...	Optional	13
Softball	Recognised	0
Squash Squash at the Commonwealth Games Squash is one of the sports at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games competition. It has been a Commonwealth Games sport since 1998. It is a core sport and must be included in the sporting programme of each edition of the Games.-Editions:...	Core	6
Swimming	Core	21
Synchronized swimming	Optional	2 (?)
Table tennis Table tennis at the Commonwealth Games Table tennis competition has been in the Commonwealth Games as an optional sports since 2002, with singles and doubles events for both men and women. Wheelchair play has been also an optional event for elite athletes with a disability since the inclusion of Para-Sports in 2002.-Events:-Medal...	Optional	5
Taekwondo	Optional	0
Tennis Tennis at the Commonwealth Games Tennis made its first debut at the Commonwealth Games in 2010 in Delhi, India.-Host Cities:-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:-Mixed:-Medal Table:...	Optional	1
Tenpin bowling	Recognised	1
Triathlon Triathlon at the Commonwealth Games Triathlon is one of the sports at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games competition. It was first granted Commonwealth Games sport status in 2002...	Optional	3
Volleyball	Recognised	0
Water polo	Recognised	3
Weightlifting Weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games Weightlifting is one of the sports at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games competition. It has been a Commonwealth Games sport since 1950. It is a core sport and must be included in the sporting programme of each edition of the Games.-Editions:...	Core	18
Wrestling Wrestling at the Commonwealth Games Wrestling is an optional sport for men only that was 1 of 6 to be feature on the Programme in Hamilton 1930. Participation has risen from 3 countries to 17 sending athletes to Manchester 2002. Wrestling did not feature in Melbourne 2006 but makes a return to the Programme in Delhi 2010 and is...	Optional	18

Approved para-sports

Sport	Type	Years
Athletics Athletics at the Commonwealth Games Athletics is one of the sports at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games competition. It has been a Commonwealth Games sport since the inaugural edition of the event's precursor, the 1930 British Empire Games. It is a core sport and must be included in the sporting programme of each edition of the... (records)	Core	2002–present
Cycling Cycling at the Commonwealth Games Cycling is one of the sports at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games competition. It has been a Commonwealth Games sport since the second edition of the event's precursor, the 1934 British Empire Games. It is an optional sport and may, or may not, be included in the sporting programme of each edition... (records)	Optional
Lawn bowls Lawn bowls at the Commonwealth Games Bowls is one of the sports at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games competition. It has been a Commonwealth Games sport since the inaugural edition of the event's precursor, the 1930 British Empire Games. It is a core sport and must be included in the sporting programme of each edition of the Games...	Optional	2002–present
Swimming (records)	Optional	2002
Table tennis Table tennis at the Commonwealth Games Table tennis competition has been in the Commonwealth Games as an optional sports since 2002, with singles and doubles events for both men and women. Wheelchair play has been also an optional event for elite athletes with a disability since the inclusion of Para-Sports in 2002.-Events:-Medal...	Optional	2002
Weightlifting Weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games Weightlifting is one of the sports at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games competition. It has been a Commonwealth Games sport since 1950. It is a core sport and must be included in the sporting programme of each edition of the Games.-Editions:... (Powerlifting Powerlifting Powerlifting is a strength sport. It resembles the sport of Olympic weightlifting, as both disciplines involve lifting weights in three attempts. Powerlifting evolved from a sport known as 'odd lifts' which followed the same three attempt format but used a wide variety of events akin to Strongman... ) (records)	Core	2002–present
Wheelchair basketball	Optional

Commonwealth championships

In addition to the sports at the Commonwealth Games, there are a number of related sporting championships in the Commonwealth of Nations

Commonwealth of Nations

The Commonwealth of Nations, normally referred to as the Commonwealth and formerly known as the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of fifty-four independent member states...

, some of which are held in conjunction with the Commonwealth Games:

Commonwealth Fencing Championships
Commonwealth Fencing Championships
The Commonwealth Fencing Championships is one of the older sport-specific sporting events held in the Commonwealth of Nations, following the demise of fencing as an event in the Commonwealth Games...
Commonwealth Karate Championships
Commonwealth Karate Championships
The Commonwealth Karate Championships is an event that is organised by the , which aims to demonstrate that competition karate is suitable for inclusion in the Commonwealth Games...
Commonwealth Korfball Championships
Commonwealth Korfball Championships
The first Commonwealth Korfball Championships were held in Croydon from 14 July to 16 July 2006.This was a tournament recognised by the International Korfball Federation, and hosted by the British Korfball Association, at the Whitgift School, Croydon....
Commonwealth Judo Championships
Commonwealth Judo Championships
The Commonwealth Judo Championships are an international judo competition, open to countries of the Commonwealth of Nations. The Championships have been staged in the following cities:* 1986 Edinburgh, Scotland* 1988 Coleraine, Northern Ireland...
Commonwealth Pool Lifesaving Championships
Commonwealth Pool Lifesaving Championships
The Commonwealth Pool Lifesaving Championships is an international event where swimmers from around the Commonwealth take part in lifesaving sport events.- Information :The Royal Lifesaving Society....
Commonwealth Rowing Championships
Commonwealth Rowing Championships
The Commonwealth Rowing Championships are held in conjunction with the Commonwealth Games since rowing is no longer included in the Commonwealth Games programme ....
Commonwealth Rugby Sevens Championships
Commonwealth Taekwondo Championships
Commonwealth Taekwondo Championships
The Commonwealth Taekwondo Championships are held every two years, in every year the Commonwealth and Olympic Games are held. They are sanctioned by the Commonwealth Taekwondo Union, the Commonwealth Games Federation and the World Taekwondo Federation and involve world class competitors, making...
Commonwealth Tenpin Bowling Championships
Commonwealth Tenpin Bowling Championships
Following the introduction of Tenpin Bowling in the programme of the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, the Commonwealth Tenpin Bowling Federation was formed.-Stirling 2002:...

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