5 Facts that I already know about the Commonwealth Games:
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There is 71 countries who compete in the commonwealth games.
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Winners earn their own gold medals.
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There are 17 sports in the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
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The Commonwealth Games is simpler than the Olympics
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Scotland is hosting the Commonwealth games 2014.
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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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Netball has been the only female sporting the commonwealth games 2014
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. In the commonwealth games it has been the first time that women boxing has been included in the commonwealth games.
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New Zealand and Australia have attended every games
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Between 1930 and 2010 India has 4352 athletes that have competed in the commonwealth games.
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New Zealand have 230 athletes competing in the commonwealth games.
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Oceania has 14 countries competing in the commonwealth games.
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America only have 6 countries competing in the commonwealth games.
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Originally the games were called British Empire Games.
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50% of people in the commonwealth games are under 25 years of age.
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The first commonwealth games took place in Canada, 1930.
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