The Commonwealth Games are a quadrennial international multisport event contested by athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The Commonwealth Games are managed by Commonwealth Sport (formerly the Commonwealth Games Federation), based in London. The Games were first held in 1930 as a means for colonies of the British Empire to express unity and honor the monarchy. Over time they evolved into a venue for an increasing number of independent countries to compete and express their own identities outside their historical association with the empire. In the 2020s the continued viability of the Commonwealth Games was called into question because of the rapidly increasing costs of hosting the event.
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