List of Commonwealth Games venues

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The following are lists of all Commonwealth Games venues, starting with the first Commonwealth Games in 1930, alphabetically, by sport and by year.

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As a multi-sport event, competitions held during a given the Commonwealth Games usually take placed in venue across the host city and its metropolitan area. Some Commonwealth competitions may be held outside the host metropolitan area, and in other regions of the host country.

One venue is designated as the big centrepiece stadium of the games. Traditionally as at the Summer Olympic Games, the opening and closing ceremonies and the Athletics competitions are held in this Stadium.

There were also 3 Commonwealth Winter Games held in St Moritz 2 years after the summer Commonwealth Games, and 4 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games held immediately before and after the summer Commonwealth Games. Both events have now been discontinued, but since 2002 athletes with a disability have competed as full members of their nation teams at the Commonwealth Games.

Commonwealth Games

YearCityCountry
1930 Hamilton Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
1934 London Flag of England.svg  England
1938 Sydney Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
1950 Auckland Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
1954 Vancouver Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
1958 Cardiff Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
1962 Perth Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
1966 Kingston Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
1970 Edinburgh Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
1974 Christchurch Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
1978 Edmonton Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
1982 Brisbane Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
1986 Edinburgh Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
1990 Auckland Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
1994 Victoria Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
1998 Kuala Lumpur Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
2002 Manchester Flag of England.svg  England
2006 Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
2010 Delhi Flag of India.svg  India
2014 Glasgow Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
2018 Gold Coast Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
2022 Birmingham Flag of England.svg  England
2026 Glasgow Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland

Youth games

YearCityCountry
2000 Edinburgh Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
2004 Bendigo Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
2008 Pune Flag of India.svg  India
2011 Isle of Man Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Isle of Man
2015 Apia Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
2017 Nassau Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
2023 Port of Spain Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago

Commonwealth Paraplegic Games

YearCityCountry
1962 Perth Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
1966 Kingston Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
1970 Edinburgh Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
1974 Dunedin Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand

Commonwealth Winter Games

YearCityCountry
1958 St. Moritz Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
1962 St. Moritz Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
1966 St. Moritz Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
2010 (cancelled) Gulmarg Flag of India.svg  India

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