14-529: CGF may refer to: Commonwealth Games Federation , an international sports organization Consumer Goods Forum , a global organization of consumer goods companies CGF, the IATA code for Cuyahoga County Airport , located near Cleveland, Ohio CGF, the station code for Carlingford railway station , a defunct railway station in Sydney, Australia Topics referred to by
28-742: A Commonwealth Games and observers invited by the President may deliberate but do not have voting powers at the General Assembly. As well as awarding medals to athletes, the Federation may award membership of the Order of Merit (Commonwealth Games Federation) for distinguished services rendered to the Commonwealth Games movement, including the games themselves, to the federation and to a Commonwealth Games Association . The honour
42-517: A few nations, such as Eswatini and Malawi , the local organisation carries both names in its normal title. As stated in the CGF Constitution, the current 74 member associations are grouped into the following regions: Gabon and Togo are expected to make their debuts at the 2026 Commonwealth Games bringing the member associations to 74. The following 10 have been members of the CGA in
56-849: A stand-alone association dealing exclusively with the Commonwealth Games (particularly the Home Nations , the Crown Dependencies and most of the British Overseas Territories , all of whom compete at the Olympics as one Great Britain team but compete as separate teams at the Commonwealth Games), in many of the Commonwealth nations, the local National Olympic Committee performs the function of Commonwealth Games Association for that nation. In
70-629: Is awarded on the recommendation of the Executive Board at the General Assembly. On recommendation of the Executive Board, at General Assembly the federation may also elect Life Vice-Presidents, providing there are no more than six Life Vice-Presidents at a time as an award for services to the CGF. Former Chairmen and presidents automatically become a Life Vice-President. The President of the Commonwealth Games Federation
84-710: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Commonwealth Games Federation The Commonwealth Games Federation ( CGF ), currently known as Commonwealth Sport , is the international organisation responsible for the direction and control of the Commonwealth Games and Commonwealth Youth Games , and is the governing body of the Commonwealth Games Associations (CGA). The headquarters of CGF are located in London , England. Due to
98-639: Is known as the Commonwealth Youth Games. The inaugural edition of the Commonwealth Youth Games was first held in Edinburgh , Scotland. The following people are in the CGF executive board: The following people are the Honorary members of the CGF executive board: The General Assembly is the ultimate governance and authority in the CGF with powers to vote on decisions, including on which cities and Commonwealth Games Association's will host
112-530: Is responsible for chairing the Executive Board and the General Assembly. A candidate is elected to the position by the General Assembly the year following the Commonwealth Games . Other duties include inviting the Head of the Commonwealth for the opening and closing declaration of the games and overseeing the preparations for upcoming events. Previously before the XVI Commonwealth Games in 1998,
126-563: Is responsible for organising, supporting and overseeing their national team for both the Commonwealth Games and the Commonwealth Youth Games . The associations are subject to the rules of, and report to, the Commonwealth Games Federation . As well as promoting sports nationally, an association can also place a bid for the Commonwealth Games for a potential host city. While some nations have
140-584: The Commonwealth Games . It consists of 3 or more representatives of a Commonwealth Games Association of each member countries and territories, the Vice-Patron, Life Vice-Presidents and the members of the Executive Board. Sessions of the General Assembly are chaired by the CGF President, with each CGA and the President having one vote. However the Vice-Patron, Life Vice-Presidents, the Executive Board, representatives of an Organising Committee (OC) of
154-505: The President was a ceremonial role, taking on the duties of the Vice-Patron. The late Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh served as the president between 1955 and 1990. The chairman was elected by the General Assembly as head of the Commonwealth Games Federation. Commonwealth Games Association A Commonwealth Games Association ( CGA ) is a national sports council of the Commonwealth Sports movement. Each association
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#1732771834489168-585: The organising of the games. The name of the federation was changed in 1952 to the "British Empire and Commonwealth Games Federation" , and again in Jamaica in 1966 to the "British Commonwealth Games Federation" , until eventually being changed again in Christchurch , New Zealand, in 1974 to the "Commonwealth Games Federation" . The youth version of the Commonwealth Games was launched in August 2000, which
182-403: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title CGF . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=CGF&oldid=1149870734 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
196-560: The success of the first 1930 British Empire Games in Hamilton , Canada, a meeting of representatives from Great Britain, its dominions , colonies and territories decided that the games, similar to the Olympic Games should be held every four years, and that an authoritative organisation should be formed. Following the 1932 Summer Olympics , it was decided to form the "British Empire Games Federation" who would be responsible for
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