Commonwealth Games Council for England
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England is one of only six countries to have competed in every Commonwealth Games since the first Empire Games in 1930. The others are Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Scotland and Wales.
The Commonwealth Games is the only major multi-sport event in which English athletes and teams compete as England; generally England participates as part of the United Kingdom, with Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Host country (England)
After the 2014 Commonwealth Games, England was second in the All-time tally of medals, with an overall total of 1999 medals (667 Gold, 666 Silver and 666 Bronze). Australia has been the highest scoring team for ten games, England for eight and Canada for one.
England has hosted the Games twice:
Commonwealth Games England (CGE) is the organisation responsible for all matters relating to the Commonwealth Games in England. Membership of the Games Council consists of representatives of 26 sports in the Commonwealth Games programme from which the host city selects up to 17 sports for each Games. The Officers are elected by the Council and hold office for 4 years, their work will be supported by four salaried staff. The current President is Dame Kelly Holmes, who won her first international Gold medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, in Victoria, Canada.
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