But the history goes much deeper - there were Olympic-style games held in England since the early 1600s, and Pierre de Coubertin actually visited one of these in 1890 for inspiration.
So I suppose you could say they both have equally valid origins.
]]>What is another name ofr the Commonwealth Games.
A) Olympics Rip off
B) The Australian Games
C) The Friendly Games
D) The Less-Common-Wealth Game
73% of People Answered A.
22% Said B.
3% Said C (Which was the right answer)
2% Said D.
It's funny 'cause it's true.
]]>But what about you, ganesh?
]]>Host city is Delhi (up north). Who is going?
]]>Final medal count:
G S B Total
Australia 84 69 68 221
England 36 40 34 110
Canada 26 29 31 86
India 22 17 11 50
South Africa 12 13 13 38
Scotland 11 7 11 29
Jamaica 10 4 8 22
Malaysia 7 12 10 29
New Zealand 6 12 13 31
Kenya 6 5 7 18
See you in Delhi, 2010!
]]>79 gold to us
]]>1 Australia 79 64 64
2 England 32 39 31
3 Canada 22 28 30
4 India 21 17 11
5 South Africa 12 12 13
6 Scotland 11 7 11
7 Jamaica 10 4 8
8 Kenya 6 5 7
9 New Zealand 5 10 13
10 Malaysia 4 7 7
The battle is for third place.
]]>Yay Australia We have 65 GOLD!!! and in total 171 Medals
WE RULE YEAH HA
HA HA!!!!
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