Changing The World With The Commonwealth Games 🌍
Half way around the world from the UK, the XXI Commonwealth Games is happening as we type on the Gold Coast.
The Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (GC2018) welcomes more than 6,600 athletes and team officials from 71 Commonwealth nations and territories to the Gold Coast and event cities Brisbane, Cairns and Townsville, to share in the celebration of sport, entertainment and culture.
The largest sporting event to be staged in Australia this decade, GC2018 will feature the largest integrated sports program in Commonwealth Games history, comprising 18 sports and seven para-sports.
With this huge power to bring people together, the Commonwealth Games Foundation is set up to make a difference around the world. 🌍
The Commonwealth Games Foundation
The Foundation has a vision to build “peaceful, sustainable and prosperous communities globally, by inspiring Commonwealth Athletes to drive the impact and ambition of all Commonwealth Citizens through sport.”
About the Foundation:
“Sport underpins the unique connections and friendships which bring together a third of the world’s population as citizens of the nations and territories of the Commonwealth. For more than eight decades the Commonwealth Games Federation has taken a global leadership role in uniting the Commonwealth’s athletes, citizens and communities through the transformative and connecting power of sport.
We’re inspired by the diversity and dynamism of the Commonwealth itself — a voluntary association of 71 nations and territories — and its enduring commitment to human rights, democracy and the rule of law. Among our membership are some of the world’s largest and smallest countries, from India, with over 1.2 billion people to Nauru with a population of 10,000. More than 60% of the Commonwealth citizens are under 30.
Today, the Commonwealth Games Federation is far more than the curator of a great Games. As a cornerstone of the Commonwealth itself, our dynamic sporting movement — driven by its values of Humanity, Equality and Destiny — has a key role to play in an energised, engaged and active Commonwealth of Nations and Territories. And with new members joining, Gold Coast 2018 upon us, preparations for Birmingham 2022 well underway, and the high-profile Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in April, the Commonwealth is entering an era of renewed relevance.
Every organisation and individual that works with us and supports us in our mission is part of the Commonwealth Sports Movement. We are the modern Commonwealth, and we are more relevant than ever before.”
You can learn more about the Commonwealth Games Foundation here!
The Commonwealth Games Association Isle of Man
The Commonwealth Games Association of the Isle of Man is a non-profit solely run by volunteers. They are responsible for the publicity, fundraising, travel and support of Team Isle of Man and for the accreditation of athletes and officials to each Commonwealth Games, where the Isle of Man competes as an independent state.
Their mission is simple and powerful:
To support athletes attending Commonwealth Games and Commonwealth Youth Games!
About Us:
The Commonwealth Games is the biggest international multi-sport event where the Isle of Man is allowed to compete as an independent state.
With a population of just over 80,000, the Isle of Man has earned an impressive medal tally over the years of Three Gold, Two Silver and Six Bronze, including Bronze in shooting and Bronze in cycling at the Delhi 2010 games and Silver in the track cycling points race at the Glasgow 2014 games.
The IV Commonwealth Youth Games 2011, held in the Isle of Man, saw our first Youth Games medals in Swimming, with Grant Halsall winning Two Silver and a Bronze medal.
The V Commonwealth Youth Games 2015 were held in Samoa where our medal total was added to with an excellent Silver from Mathew Rennie in the 64kg Boxing category.
You can learn more about The CGAIOM here!
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