Six hundred and sixty four runners carried the baton. On 20th July , the British Empire and Commonwealth Games adopted a symbol for the Games, and requested all its affiliated Associations to ensure that it be used only in connection with the Games and not for commercial purposes.
This symbol was first used in connection with the British Empire and Commonwealth Games, Vancouver This trophy was won by the Canadian Team by one point, and was retained by Canada until presented to the British Empire Games Federation in The Cup stood 2ft 6ins high and weighed ounces 27lbs troy.
In , with the approval of the Earl of Lonsdale and of Canada, the Trophy was melted down and on principal cup, in the design of an original Queen Anne Cup and cover made by Richard Bayley in , was presented to the Federation. It is now on display in the Royal Commonwealth Society in London.
Replicas of this principal cup were presented to From through , the parade of nations was led by a single flagbearer carrying the Union Jack, symbolising Britain's leading role in the British Empire. Since , there has been a relay of athletes carrying a baton from Buckingham Palace to the Opening Ceremony.
This baton has within it the Queen's Message of Greeting to the athletes. The baton's final bearer is usually a famous sporting personage of the host nation. All other nations march in English alphabetical order, except that the first nation marching in the Parade of Athletes is the host nation of the previous games, and the host nation of the current games marches last.
International air travel was not common and very expensive in those days, so they travelled by water, on the RMS Aorangi. We should be very proud because Australia is the overall champion of the Commonwealth! We have won medals in total. England is second with and Canada is third with Our most successful Games was in Melbourne , at which the athletes won medals 84 gold, 69 silver and 68 bronze.
At the last Games in Gold Coast, we won medals 80 gold, 59 silver and 59 bronze. The host city for the Commonwealth Games is Birmingham. These help the Games to symbolise the coming together of the diverse group of nations in a central setting — as fellow human beings. The Commonwealth Games have evolved over time much like the Commonwealth of Nations it represents.
From its inception in as the British Empire Games, it has mirrored the changing orientation of the greater organisation. The Tanzanian shocked a field that included New Zealander John Walker in one of the greatest races in history. At the Games in Edmonton , Canada, the event settled on its current name of the Commonwealth Games and Jamaican sprinter Don Quarrie won his third m gold and his sixth medal in total. Henry Rono of Kenya struck a m and steeplechase double, while Geoff Capes took his second shot put gold, Daley Thompson won the first of three decathlon titles and Tessa Sanderson the first of three javelin crowns.
Host nation Australia had plenty to cheer at the Games in Brisbane when Rob de Castella beat Juma Ikangaa of Tanzania in a ding-dong marathon battle. By now, 46 nations were taking part in the Games and Steve Cram announced his arrival with a m victory, Judy Oakes won the first of three shot put titles earned over a year period and Dave Moorcroft added the m title to the m crown he had won four years earlier.
Like Cram, Kirsty Wade also won a middle-distance double — unusually wearing the colours of Wales four years after winning m gold for Scotland. Merlene Ottey also graced the track with the Jamaican winning the m and m, but the Games showed it had no respect for reputation when an underpar Seb Coe finished only sixth in an m won by Kenyan Sammy Tiprop and the unheralded Andrew Lloyd of Australia pipped Kenyan legend John Ngugi in the final strides of the m.
Cathy Freeman, who would later become the Australian icon of the Olympics, won the m and m. Like Freeman, heptathlete Denise Lewis and middle-distance runner Kelly Holmes began their journey to Olympic glory with golds in Victoria. In the m hurdles and 4xm, Sally Gunnell took her fifth Commonwealth gold medals. In the triple jump, Julian Golley beat Jonathan Edwards and, remarkably, he is still competing at a high level 20 years later.
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