Saturday, February 08, 2014

Sports of the Commonwealth Games

There are a total of 21 sports (with two multi-disciplinary sports) and a further seven para-sports which are approved by the Commonwealth Games Federation. They are categorised into three types. Core sports must be included on each programme. A number of optional sports may be picked by the host nation, which may include some team sports such as basketball. 

Sport
Type
Year
Optional
1982, 2010
Core
1930–present
Core
1966–present
Optional
2006, 2018
Core
1930–present
Recognised
1998
Optional
1934–present
Optional
1930–present
Recognised
1950–1970
Gymnastics
(Artistic and Rhythmic)
Optional
1978, 1990–present
Recognised
1930
Core
1998–present
Optional
1990, 2002, 2014
Core
1930–present (except 1966)
Optional
1982, 2010
Core
1930–present
Core
1998–present
Optional
1930, 1938–1962, 1986
Core
1998–present
Optional
1966, 1974–present
Core
1998–present
Core
1930–present
Core
1998–present
Optional
1930, 1938–1962, 1986
Optional
1986, 2006
Optional
2002–present
Optional
2010
Recognised
1998
Optional
2002, 2006, 2014
Recognised
1950
Core
1950–present
Optional
1930–present (except 1990,1998 and 2006)