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.

Nigeria in the Commowelath Games 2010, India

The Federal Republic of Nigeria joined the Commonwealth in 1960 (suspended during the 1995-99 period). Bordering Benin, Cameroon, Niger and Chad this hugely populated nation lies on the Gulf of Guinea.
Nigeria made it's debut in the Games in 1950 winning a silver in the Mens High Jump competition. Medal success has been achieved in every Games that they have taken part in with Victoria in 1994 being the most successful to date with 37 podium places bringing 11 gold, 13 silver and 13 bronze. Success has traditionally come in six sporting disciplines with athletics and boxing being good sources of medals. At the 2006 Games in Melbourne the Nigerians took home 17 medals with 3 of their 4 gold medals won by elite athletes with a disability.
The country's National Olympic Committee was established in 1951 and they have responsibility for organising Nigeria's participation in the Commonwealth Games.

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Botswana in the Commowelath Games 2010, India

Botswana became a member of the Commonwealth in 1966 soon after becoming a Republic but did not appear at a Commonwealth Games until 1974 in Christchurch, New Zealand. Botswana has appeared at all Commonwealth Games since 1974 missing the 1978 Games held in Edmonton, Canada.
The Commonwealth Games Association of Botswana is incorporated into the Botswana National Olympic Committee which was properly recognised during 1978, in time for its first appearance at the modern Olympic Games held in 1980 in Moscow.
This landlocked plateau in Southern Africa has enjoyed medal success notably in athletics and boxing as was the case at the 2006 Games in Melbourne.

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Cook Islands n the Commowelath Games 2010, India

The Cooks Islands archipelago lies in the South Pacific and is self governing in free association with New Zealand. There are 15 islands in total of which 13 are inhabited.
Having first attended the Commonwealth Games in 1974 the Cook Islands did not compete again in the Games until 1986 in Edinburgh, the same year their National Olympic Committee was formally recognised.
The Cook Islands National Olympic Committee is responsible for the country's participation in the Commonwealth Games.

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