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.

Scotland in the Commowelath Games 2010, India

Scotland is located in northern Europe and is bounded by the North Sea, the Atlantic Ocean and England. It is around half the size of England, but most of its landmass is comprised of moorlands, mountains and about 800 islands.
From their debut in 1930 Commonwealth Games in Hamilton when they were represented by 15 athletes the Scots have taken part in every Games since, winning medals every time they have participated. At the 2006 Games in Melbourne the Scots took home a total of 29 medals, 11 of which were gold.
Edinburgh became the first city to hold the Games twice in 1970 and 1986. In 2000, Scotland inaugurated the 'Millennium' Commonwealth Youth Games which is now held every four years.
Scottish Commonwealth Games champions include boxer Dick McTaggart, sprinter Allan Wells, distance runner Liz McColgan, cyclist Chris Hoy and swimmer David Wilkie - all of whom won Olympic medals. Multiple diving gold medallist Sir Peter Heatly contributed even further by managing Scottish teams and later chairing the Commonwealth Games Federation.
The Commonwealth Games is the only multi sport event where Scotland competes as a nation and responsibility for organising their participation sits with Commonwealth Games Scotland (CGS).
The Scottish city Glasgow will host the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

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Cyprus in the Commowelath Games 2010, India

Cyprus joined the Commonwealth in 1961 and have attended all Games since 1978 in Edmonton bar the 1986 edition.
During that time Cyprus have won various colours in terms of medals in sports such as shooting, athletics, boxing, gymnastics, judo and wrestling. At the 2006 Games in Melbourne the Cypriots enjoyed a haul of 6 medals, 3 of which were gold from the sport of shooting.
The Cyprus National Olympic Committee was formed during 1974 and recognised in 1978 and is responsible for the organisation of Cypriot Commonwealth Games teams.

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New Zealand in the Commowelath Games 2010, India

New Zealand joined the Commonwealth in 1931 under the Statute of Westminster. This South Pacific nation is made up of two large islands (North and South Islands), Stewart Island and a number of offshore islands too.
The Maori name for New Zealand is Aotearoa, 'Land of the Long White Cloud', and the Kiwis (as they are commonly known) have competed in every Commonwealth Games since 1930, one of six nations to hold this distinction.
New Zealand have also hosted the Commonwealth Games on three occasions; 1950, 1974 and 1990. The latter Games in Auckland produced 58 medals for the host nation, 17 of which were gold.
The Kiwis made history in 1998 when they won the first ever Commonwealth Games Rugby 7's gold medal by defeating Fiji in the final. A feat they repeated in Manchester in 2002, with the Fijians once again securing the runners up spot, and in Melbourne in 2006 with England taking the silver. In total the Kiwis took home 31 medals from Australia.
The New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) was founded on 18 October 1911 in Wellington and recognised by the International Olympic Committee on 5 April 1919. They are responsible for the country's participation in the Commonwealth Games.

Australia in the Commowelath Games 2010, India

Australia officially became a member of the Commonwealth of Nations in 1931 under the Statute of Westminster having become independent of the UK in 1901.
Australia is one of only six countries to have competed in all of the Commonwealth Games held since 1930, although they did attend the 1911 Empire Games as part of an Australasian team. This impressive international record extends to its participation in every Olympic Games in the modern era.
At the first Games in 1930 Australia won only 8 medals against England's 61. However by the first Games of the 21st century held in the city of Manchester Australia's medal tally had moved to 207, ahead of any other country and England's 165. At the 2006 Games in Melbourne the home nation won a total of 221 medals, 84 of which were gold.
Australia has hosted the Commonwealth Games four times with the city of Melbourne in 2006 completing the quartet.
The Australian Commonwealth Games Association (ACGA) organises their participation in the Commonwealth Games and is a separate entity to the Australian Olympic Committee.

Canada in the Commowelath Games 2010, India

Canada became a member of the Commonwealth of Nations in 1931 under the Statute of Westminster and remains one of only six countries who have attended all of the Commonwealth Games since 1930, which was hosted by the Canadian city of Hamilton.
In that Games in Hamilton the host nation secured a haul of 54 medals. Their biggest yield however came in 1994 with 128 medals although the 1986 Games produced their biggest tally of gold with 51. At the 2006 Games in Melbourne the Canadians won a total of 86 medals.
Canada has also hosted a total of four Commonwealth Games and in 2003 the city of Hamilton was edged out of the race to host the 2010 Games by the Indian city of Delhi.
The Commonwealth Games Association in Canada is known as Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC) and is responsible for organising its country's participation in the Commonwealth Games. The CGC is a separate entity to the Canadian Olympic Committee.

Uganda in the Commowelath Games 2010, India

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Uganda is a landlocked East African country lying astride the equator. It is bordered by Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
It joined the Commonwealth in 1962 but first took part in the Games in 1954 where they won their first medal, a silver for Patrick Etolu in the men's high jump. Uganda has taken part in every Games since, bar the 1978 Games in Edmonton. The 1974 Games in Christchurch yielded their biggest haul of medals to date with 2 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze thanks largely to athletics and boxing.
At the 2006 Games in Melbourne Uganda picked up a gold medal in the women's 3000 metres steeplechase, the first time this event had been run in a Commonwealth Games.
The Uganda National Olympic Committee is responsible for organising the country's participation in the Commonwealth Games.

Seychelles in the Commowelath Games 2010, India

The Republic of Seychelles joined the Commonwealth in 1976. Lying in the western part of the Indian Ocean, north of Madagascar and 1593km east of Mombassa in Kenya it is an oustanding natural beauty comprising of about 155 islands.
The Seychelles have attended every Games since making their debut at the 1990 Games in Auckland. Their first medal arrived via the boxing ring in Victoria in 1994 and more boxing medals followed in 1998. Melbourne in 2006 provided two more bronze medals, one in athletics the other in weightlifting.
The Seychelles National Olympic Committee is responsible for organising their participation in the Commonwealth Games.

Ghana in the Commowelath Games 2010, India

The Republic of Ghana, formerly the Gold Coast, became a member of the Commonwealth in 1957. This West African nation lies on the Gulf of Guinea and is surrounded by the Ivory Coast, Burkino Faso and Togo.
Ghana have been a regular force in the Commonwealth Games since 1954 missing only the 1986 Games in Edinburgh. Only their debut Games and the 1982 event in Brisbane failed to deliver medals with Jamaica in 1966 providing the stage for their biggest haul of gold, five. At the 2006 Games in Melbourne Ghana took home 2 gold medals.
The Ghana Olympic Committee was formed and recognised in 1952 and is responsible for organising their participation at the Commonwealth Games.

South Africa in the Commowelath Games 2010, India

The Republic of South Africa joined the Commonwealth in 1931 under the Statute of Westminster. Having left in 1961 it re-joined in 1994.
South Africa comprises of nine provinces and borders five other countries and encloses Lesotho within it's own land area. It also has the Atlantic and Indian oceans as sea borders.
Making their debut in the 1930 Games South Africa has enjoyed uniterrupted participation since the 1994 Games which were held in Victoria. Prior to these Games they had participated from 1930-38 and 1950-58 with the Manchester edition of the Games yielding 46 medals and 38 from Melbourne in 2006.
The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) is the body responsible for controlling high performance sport in South Africa and was formed at a meeting of all sports bodies in South Africa on 27 November 2004. On the formation of this body SASCOC assumed the responsibilities of the South African Commonwealth Games Association in organising the national team for the Commonwealth Games.