Description The 2002 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XVII Commonwealth Games. Event Type Competition Start Date Jul 25, 2002 End Date Aug 4, 2002 Event URL en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_Commonwealth_Games Registration URL Click here to register
The 2002 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XVII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Manchester 2002 were held in Manchester, England, from 25 July to 4 August 2002. The 2002 Games were to be hosted in the United Kingdom to coincide with the Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II, head of the Commonwealth, and Manchester was selected for the
2002 Games ahead of London using a recycled in part the project wich lost the 2000 Summer Olympics and Paralympics to Sydney,Australia.[3] The 2002 Commonwealth Games was, prior to the 2012 Summer Olympics, the largest multi-sport event ever to be held in the UK, eclipsing the London 1948 Summer Olympics in numbers of teams and athletes participating.[4][5] In terms of sports and events, the 2002 Games were the at the date,the largest Commonwealth Games in history featuring 281 events across 17 sports.
