5 Facts that I already know about the Commonwealth Games:
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Only Commonwealth countries compete
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New Zealand are competing in the commonwealth games
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Commonwealth games are a bit like olympics
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there isn't as much countries competing than the olympics
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theres more than 10 games
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10 new facts that I found out about the Commonwealth Games: (include a link to the site where you found your information. Your information needs to be in your own words)
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Four hundred athletes from eleven countries competed over 6 sports and 59 events in the first games in 1930.
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Valerie Adams was the flag bearer for NZ at the opening ceremony
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The first Commonwealth Games took place in Hamilton, Canada in 1930
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The Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games promises to be the best Commonwealth Games ever
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The Commonwealth Games is a unique, world class event which is held once every four years. It's often referred to as the ‘Friendly Games’.
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The Commonwealth is made up by 53 member countries.
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More than two billion citizens live in the commonwealth and in 2009 447,043 of those people lived in the Highlands and Islands.
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On the second Monday in March every year, an annual celebration for the Commonwealth is held to mark the Commonwealth’s achievements.
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Scotland has previously hosted the Commonwealth Games twice, in 1970 and 1986, both in Edinburgh.
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Thirty-one of the commonwealth members have a population size of 1.5million people or less.
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