CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Games are held once in four years but only in between the Olympic years. The 1st Commonwealth Games were held in 1930 at Hamilton, Canada. India participated for the first time in the second Commonwealth games held in London in 1934.

Detailed explanation-2: -Wrestler Rashid Anwar was the first Indian to win a medal at the Commonwealth Games after clinching the bronze medal in the men’s 74 kg freestyle wrestling event at 1934 British Empire Games. Since their debut in 1934, India have won 564 medals – 203 golds, 190 silvers and 171 bronze-at the Commonwealth Games.

Detailed explanation-3: -London had the honour of hosting the second Games and Team England once again topped the medals table. England, with a larger team and home advantage, added four more gold medals to their Hamilton tally thanks to heroics in athletics and boxing, the latter of which saw the nation win six of the eight medals on offer.

Detailed explanation-4: -The 1930 British Empire Games were the inaugural edition of what now is known as the Commonwealth Games, and were held in Hamilton, Ontario, from 16 to 23 August 1930.