Commonwealth Games

5 Facts that I already know about the Commonwealth Games:

1	Only Commonwealth countries compete
2	New Zealand are competing in the commonwealth games
3	Commonwealth games are a bit like olympics
4	there isn't as much countries competing than the olympics
5	theres more than 10 games

Useful links:

http://www.glasgow2014.com/sites/default/files/attached-files/Glasgow%202014%20Factsheet.pdf

http://www.gameonscotland.org/glasgow2014/

http://www.hie.co.uk/regional-information/2014/100-facts-about-the-games.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/othersports/article-2290636/Commonwealth-Games-2014--Facts-Figures.html

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)

1	Four hundred athletes from eleven countries competed over 6 sports and 59 events in the first games in 1930.
2	Valerie Adams was the flag bearer for NZ at the opening ceremony
3	The first Commonwealth Games took place in Hamilton, Canada in 1930
4	The Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games promises to be the best Commonwealth Games ever
5	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’.
6	The Commonwealth is made up by 53 member countries.
7	More than two billion citizens live in the commonwealth and in 2009 447,043 of those people lived in the Highlands and Islands.
8	On the second Monday in March every year, an annual celebration for the Commonwealth is held to mark the Commonwealth’s achievements.
9	Scotland has previously hosted the Commonwealth Games twice, in 1970 and 1986, both in Edinburgh.
10	Thirty-one of the commonwealth members have a population size of 1.5million people or less.