The Commonwealth Games are multi-sports competitions, held every four years, and contested by representatives of the Nations of the British Commonwealth. They were first staged as the British Empire Games at Hamilton, Canada, in 1930. Ten sports are held at each games - athletics and swimming are obligatory, and the others are selected from 22 recognised sports, with additionally two demonstration sports. The recognised sports yet to be included officially at any games are canoeing, table tennis and yachting. Judo was included for the first time in 1990.

Susie O'neill Australia (Pictured left) is the most successful athlete at ALL Games with 10 golds in 3 consecutive games. (1990-98)

Canadian teenager Alexandra Orlando (Pictured right) created Commonwealth Games history, after winning gold medals in each discipline in Rhythmic Gymnastics competition, at the Melbourne 2006 games.
Orlando is the first woman to claim six gold medals in the sport - individually on the Rope, Ball, Ribbon and Clubs, and for Team and All Round.
In another remarkable feat, Orlando's half-dozen medals equals the record at a single Games, set by Australian swimmers Ian Thorpe and Susie O'Neill, and Canadian swimmer Graham Smith.