The Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games is an multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The first event was held in 1930. It takes place every four years.
The event includes the Olympic sports, as well as other sports that are played in Commonwealth countries, such as lawn bowls and netball.
Scotland has hosted the 2014 Commonwealth Games. The 2018 Commonwealth Games will be held in Gold Coast City, (Queensland, Australia) between 4 to 15 April 2018.
Archive
The Commonwealth Games, 2002
in Manchester, England
The Schedule
| DAYS 1-6 | opening day | ||||||
| july 25 | july 26 | july 27 | july 28 | july 29 | july 30 | ||
| opening ceremony | City of Manchester Stadium | opening ceremony | |||||
| diving |
Manchester Acquatics Centre | heats finals |
heats finals |
heats finals |
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| swimming |
Manchester Acquatics Centre | heats finals |
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| syncro swimming |
Manchester Acquatics Centre | heats finals |
heats finals |
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| track & field |
City of Manchester Stadium | heats finals |
heats finals |
heats finals |
heats finals |
heats finals |
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| marathon |
City Centre Route | finals | |||||
| walks |
Salford Quays | finals | finals | ||||
| badminton team |
Bolton Arena | heats | heats | heats | semi-finals | finals | |
| badminton individual |
Bolton Arena | ||||||
| boxing heats |
Wythenbshawe Forum |
heats | heats | heats | heats | quarters | |
| cycling track |
Manchester Veledrome | finals | heats finals |
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| time trial individual |
Rivington (free to watch) | finals | |||||
| mountain bikes |
Rivington (free to watch) | finals |
DAYS 7-11 |
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| july 31 | august 1 | august 2 | august 3 | august 4 | ||
| swimming |
Manchester Acquatics Centre | heats finals |
heats finals |
heats finals |
heats finals |
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| syncro swimming |
Manchester Acquatics Centre | finals | ||||
| track & field |
City of Manchester Stadium | finals | ||||
| badminton individual |
Bolton Arena | heats | heats | quarters | semi-finals | finals |
| boxing heats |
Wythenbshawe Forum |
quarters | ||||
| boxing finals |
MEN Arena | semi-finals | finals | |||
| cycling track |
Manchester Veledrome | heats finals |
heats finals |
heats finals |
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| road race |
Rivington (free to watch) | finals |
DAYS 1-6 |
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| july 25 | july 26 | july 27 | july 28 | july 29 | july 30 | ||
| gymnastics | G-MEX | finals | finals | finals | finals | ||
| hockey |
Belle Vue | heats | heats | heats | heats | heats | |
| judo |
G-MEX | heats finals |
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| lawn bowls | Heaton Park | heats | heats | heats | heats | heats finals |
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| netball | MEN Arena | heats | heats | heats | heats | heats | |
| shooting |
N.S.C Bisley (free to watch) | finals | finals | finals | finals | finals | |
| squash singles | National Squash Centre, Sportcity | heats | heats | heats | quarters | semi-finals | |
| table tennis team | Table Tennis Centre, Sportcity | heats | heats | heats | heats quarters |
semi-finals | |
| table tennis individual | Table Tennis Centre, Sportcity | heats | |||||
| triathlon | Salford Quays (free to watch) | finals | heats finals |
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| weight lifting | M.I.C.C. | finals | |||||
| wrestling | G-MEX | finals |
| DAYS 7-11 | closing day | |||||
| july 31 | august 1 | august 2 | august 3 | august 4 | ||
| hockey |
Belle Vue | heats |
heats |
heats semi-finals |
finals |
finals |
| judo |
G-MEX | heats finals |
heats finals |
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| lawn bowls | Heaton Park | heats finals |
heats | heats finals |
heats finals |
finals |
| netball | MEN Arena | heats | heats semi-finals |
finals | ||
| rugby 7s |
City of Manchester Stadium | heats | heats quarters |
semi-finals finals |
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| shooting |
N.S.C Bisley (free to watch) | finals | finals | finals | finals | |
| squash singles | National Squash Centre, Sportcity | finals | ||||
| squash doubles | National Squash Centre, Sportcity | heats | heats | heats quarters |
semi-finals | finals |
| table tennis individual | Table Tennis Centre, Sportcity | heats | heats | heats quarters semi-finals |
quarters semi-finals finals |
semi-finals finals |
| triathlon | Salford Quays (free to watch) | finals | finals | finals | finals | |
| weight lifting | M.I.C.C. | heats | heatsfinals | heats finals |
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| closing ceremony | City of Manchester Stadium | closing ceremony |