Bids for the Commonwealth Games

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Bids for the Commonwealth Games is the process where Commonwealth Games Associations select from within their national territory cities to put forward bids to host a Commonwealth Games. Since the creation of the Commonwealth Games Federation in 1932, which successfully appropriated the name of the Inter-Empire Championships to create a modern sporting event for the members of the Commonwealth, interested cities have rivalled for selection as host of the Commonwealth Games.

What follows is a list of the cities that have bid to host any of the Commonwealth Games. 20 cities (including repeats) have been chosen to host the Commonwealth Games; four in America, three in Asia, eight in Europe, one in the Caribbean and eight in Oceania. No African city has ever been chosen to host a Commonwealth Games.

Process

The General Assembly of the CGF is responsible for deciding who will host the Commonwealth Games, 8 years prior to the games in question once all bids have been submitted. The selection process is made in accordance with the Candidate City Manual, as drafted by the Executive Board and made available to candidates 18 months before a decision is made. The federation then entrusts the organisation of the games to the organising committee, CGA, and government of the winning host nation or territory, including the security and finance, but is still monitored by the federation.[1]

Commonwealth Games

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Games Year Bid party Result Final selection process Note Ref.
City CGAs Date CGF General Assembly
I 1930 Hamilton Canada Awarded to host the I Commonwealth Games (sole bid) [2]
II 1934 Johannesburg South Africa Awarded to host the II Commonwealth Games (moved to London) [note 1] [3]
London England Inherently awarded to host the II Commonwealth Games
III 1938 Sydney Australia Awarded to host the III Commonwealth Games (sole bid) [4]
– 1942 Montreal Canada Awarded to host the IV Commonwealth Games (cancelled) [note 2]
– 1946 Cardiff Wales Awarded to host the IV Commonwealth Games (cancelled) [note 3]
IV 1950 Auckland New Zealand Awarded to host the IV Commonwealth Games (sole bid) [5]
V 1954 Vancouver Canada Awarded to host the V Commonwealth Games 1950 Auckland [6][7]
Toronto Canada Eliminated
Montreal Canada Eliminated
Hamilton Canada Eliminated
VI 1958 Cardiff Wales Awarded to host the VI Commonwealth Games (sole bid) [8]
VII 1962 Perth Australia Awarded to host the VII Commonwealth Games (sole bid) [9]
VIII 1966 Kingston Jamaica Awarded to host the VIII Commonwealth Games (17 votes) Rome [10]
Edinburgh Scotland Eliminated in the first voting (12 votes)
Salisbury Rhodesia and Nyasaland Eliminated in the first voting (5 votes)
IX 1970 Edinburgh Scotland Awarded to host the IX Commonwealth Games (18 votes) Kingston [11]
Christchurch New Zealand Eliminated in the first voting (11 votes)
X 1974 Christchurch New Zealand Awarded to host the X Commonwealth Games (36 votes) Edinburgh [12]
Melbourne Australia Eliminated in the first voting (2 votes)
XI 1978 Edmonton Canada Awarded to host the XI Commonwealth Games (36 votes) Munich [13]
Leeds England Eliminated in the first voting (10 votes)
XII 1982 Brisbane Australia Awarded to host the XII Commonwealth Games (unanimous vote) 14 July 1976 Montreal [14]
Birmingham England Withdrew during the candidature stage
Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Withdrew during the candidature stage
Lagos Nigeria Withdrew during the candidature stage
XIII 1986 Edinburgh Scotland Awarded to host the XIII Commonwealth Games (sole bid) [15]
XIV 1990 Auckland New Zealand Awarded to host the XIV Commonwealth Games (20 votes) Los Angeles [16]
Delhi India Eliminated in the first voting (19 votes)
XV 1994 Victoria Canada Awarded to host the XV Commonwealth Games (29 votes) Seoul [17]
Cardiff Wales Eliminated in the first voting (18 votes)
Delhi India Eliminated in the first voting (7 votes)
XVI 1998 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Awarded to host the XVI Commonwealth Games (40 votes) Barcelona [18]
Adelaide Australia Eliminated in the first voting (25 votes)
XVII 2002 Manchester England Awarded to host the XVII Commonwealth Games (sole bid) [19]
XVIII 2006 Melbourne Australia Awarded to host the XVIII Commonwealth Games (sole bid) [20]
XIX 2010 Delhi India Awarded to host the XIX Commonwealth Games (46 votes) 14 November 2003 Montego Bay [21][22]
Hamilton Canada Eliminated in the first voting (22 votes)
XX 2014 Glasgow Scotland Awarded to host the XX Commonwealth Games (47 votes) 9 November 2007 Colombo [23][24]
Abuja Nigeria Eliminated in the first voting (24 votes)
Halifax Canada Withdrew during the candidature stage
XXI 2018 Gold Coast Australia Awarded to host the XXI Commonwealth Games (43 votes) 11 November 2011 Basseterre [25][26]
Hambantota Sri Lanka Eliminated in the first voting (27 votes)
XXII 2022 Durban South Africa Awarded to host the XXII Commonwealth Games and later withdrew 2 September 2015 Auckland [27][28]
Edmonton Canada Withdrew during the candidature stage
Birmingham England Awarded to host the XXII Commonwealth Games (sole bid) 21 December 2017 Birmingham [29][30]
XXIII 2026 Victoria Australia Awarded to host the XXIII Commonwealth Games and later withdrew 12 April 2022 Ballarat [31][32]
Glasgow Scotland Awarded to host the XXIII Commonwealth Games (sole bid) 17 September 2024
XXIV 2030 Amdavad India Awarded to host the XXIV Commonwealth Games (recommended bid) 26 November 2025 Glasgow [33]
Abuja Nigeria Eliminated in the bid evaluation stage
Canada Canada Withdrew during the candidature stage
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Commonwealth Youth Games

More information Games, Year ...
Games Year Bid party Result Final selection process Note Ref.
City Nation Date CGF General Assembly
I 2000 Edinburgh Scotland Awarded to host the 2000 Commonwealth Youth Games (sole bid)
II 2004 Bendigo Australia Awarded to host the 2004 Commonwealth Youth Games (sole bid)
III 2008 Pune India Awarded to host the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games 13 March 2006 [34]
Isle of Man Isle of Man Eliminated in the first round of voting
IV 2012 (moved up to 2011) Isle of Man Isle of Man Awarded to host the 2012 Commonwealth Youth Games (sole bid)
V 2015 Apia Samoa Awarded to host the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games (sole bid)
VI 2017 Castries Saint Lucia Awarded to host the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games and later withdrew
Nassau The Bahamas Awarded to host the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games 2016
VII 2021 (postponed to 2023) Belfast Northern Ireland Awarded to host the 2021 Commonwealth Youth Games and later withdrew January 2016
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Awarded to host the 2021 Commonwealth Youth Games 21 June 2019 and 28 August 2022 (postponed to 2023)
Gibraltar Gibraltar Eliminated in the first round of voting in 2019
VIII 2027 Malta Malta Awarded to host the 2027 Commonwealth Youth Games (sole bid) 31 July 2025 Buskett Gardens
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Notes

  1. [1]
    The 1934 British Empire Games (now known as the Commonwealth Games) was originally awarded to Johannesburg, South Africa but was later awarded to London, England. The reason for this change was to avoid a political crisis over South Africa's Apartheid policy and its implications on visiting Commonwealth athletes and officials. The move came after concerns, particularly from Canada, about the way South Africa would treat black and Asian athletes."1934 - London". Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 2016-08-05. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  2. [2]
    The 1942 British Empire Games (now known as the Commonwealth Games) was cancelled due to the Second World War. "What are the Commonwealth Games and who takes part?". BBC. Archived from the original on 2014-03-09. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  3. [3]
    The 1946 British Empire Games (now known as the Commonwealth Games) was cancelled due to the Second World War. "What are the Commonwealth Games and who takes part?". BBC. Archived from the original on 2014-03-09. Retrieved 2020-01-29.

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