Check out the complete list of countries participating in the Commonwealth Games 2022

The Commonwealth Games started its journey as the British Empire Games in the year 1930 in Hamilton, Canada. Since then the popularity has increased gradually and different sets of sports are included every year in the Commonwealth Games. The present-day Commonwealth Games is a multi-sport event and a jovial hunting ground for all the major athletes around the world.

When did India debut in the Commonwealth Games?

India made its debut in the 1934 Commonwealth Games in London where India won its first medal with the help of wrestler Rashid Anwar who clinched bronze in the men’s 74kg freestyle wrestling event.

What is the Commonwealth of Nations?

The Commonwealth of Nations is a voluntary group of 54 sovereign nations which includes the vast majority of former territories of the British Empire.

A total of 71 different countries participated in the last Commonwealth Games which was held in Gold Coast, Australia in 2018.

In the upcoming 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, a total of 72 countries and territories are going to feature in this mega event. India will send 216 athletes across 16 multiple disciplines in the 2022 CWGs. This year, the sole addition will be the Maldives, who left the Commonwealth in 2016 and re-joined in 2020.

What is the Motto of CWG 2022

This year the motto for CWG 2022 is “Games for Everyone” because Birmingham 2022 helps to bring people together by connecting athletes from across different countries and territories spread across this huge globe.

Commonwealth Games 2022: List of participating countries and territories 

1. Anguilla
2. Antigua and Barbuda
3. Australia
4. Bahamas
5. Bangladesh 
6. Barbados
7. Belize
8. Bermuda
9. Botswana
10. British Virgin Islands
11. Brunei
12. Cameroon
13. Canada
14. Cayman Islands
15. Cook Islands
16. Cyprus
17. Dominica
18. England
19. Eswatini
20. Falkland Islands
21. Fiji
22. Ghana
23. Gibraltar
24. Grenada
25. Guernsey
26. Guyana
27. India
28. Isle of Man
29. Jamaica
30. Jersey
31. Kenya
32. Kiribati
33. Lesotho
34. Malawi
35. Malaysia
36. Maldives
37. Malta
38. Mauritius
39. Montserrat
40. Mozambique
41. Namibia
42. Nauru
43. New Zealand
44. Nigeria
45. Niue
46. Norfolk Island
47. Northern Ireland
48. Pakistan
49. Papua New Guinea
50. Rwanda
51. Samoa
52. Scotland
53. Seychelles
54. Sierra Leone
55. Singapore
56. Solomon Islands
57. South Africa
58. Sri Lanka
59. St Helena
60. St Kitts and Nevis
61. St Lucia
62. St Vincent and the Grenadines
63. Tanzania
64. The Gambia
65. Tonga
66. Trinidad and Tobago
67. Turks and Caicos Islands
68. Tuvalu
69. Uganda
70. Vanuatu
71. Wales
72. Zambia

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