What are the Commonwealth Games?

Thousands of athletes, officials and spectators from more than 70 Commonwealth nations and territories are set to descend on the Gold Coast for the 2018 Commonwealth Games. The 12-day event (starts 4 April) looks very different from the original Games held in Canada almost 90 years ago.

A supplied photo, made available Thursday, July 26, 2012, of a 1930 photo of Australian rower Bobby Pearce at the British Empire Games, signed by him. The photo along with some of his Olympic medals were sold at Bonhams Olympic Games Sale held on 25 July

عکسی از بابی پیرس قایق ران استرالیایی با امضاء خودش که در بازی های امپراطوری بریتانیا در سال هزار و نهصد و سی گرفته شده است Source: BONHAMS


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