England in the Commowelath Games 2010, New Delhi, India

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England is in Northern Europe and is bounded by Scotland, Wales, the North Sea, the Atlantic Ocean and the English Channel.
Traditionally one of the powerhouses of Commonwealth sport, England have appeared in all of the Commonwealth Games ever since they were held in 1930 at which they won 61 medals. They currently rank second to Australia on the all time medal winners list. At the 2006 Games in Melbourne they won 110 medals of which 36 were gold.
England have hosted the Games on two occasions, in London during 1934 and most recently in 2002 in the North West region of England and the city of Manchester.
The Commonwealth Games is the only multi sport event where England competes as a nation and responsibility for organising their participation rests with the Commonwealth Games England.