8-481: Commonwealth Games England (CGE) is the national Commonwealth Games Association for England . The council is responsible for supporting and managing the participation of Team England at the Commonwealth Games '. The Commonwealth Games Council for England (CGCE) was originally responsible for 'Team England' and oversaw each team between the 1930 British Empire Games and Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games and
16-696: A bid for the Commonwealth Games for a potential host city. While some nations have 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
24-548: A review in 2009, the Commonwealth Games Council for England was disbanded and a new organisation, Commonwealth Games England, was established in its place. CGE is governed by a board of non-executive directors, chaired by Ian Metcalfe. The Board is made up of experts from fields including sport, marketing and finance including England hockey player Alex Danson and co-founder of Carphone Warehouse and British Olympic Association non-executive director David Ross and
32-658: Is a national sports council of the Commonwealth Sports movement. Each association 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
40-534: The Commonwealth nations, the local National Olympic Committee performs the function of Commonwealth Games Association for that nation. In 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
48-675: The England teams at the Commonwealth Youth Games. Membership of the Games Council consisted of representatives from 26 different sports on the Commonwealth Games' Sports Programme , supported by a small salaried team. CGCE's President was gold medallist Sir Christopher Chataway , the first winner of the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year award and a teammate of Sir Roger Bannister . Following
56-488: The national director of the English Institute of Sport , Nigel Walker . England's gold medal-winning heptathlete Denise Lewis was named as president in 2016, succeeding double gold medal winner Dame Kelly Holmes (2009–2015). Since 1994, the costs of the preparation of Team England have been supported with funding from Sport England , a public body that distributes public and lottery funds. The raising of funds for
64-461: The team's participation in the Games themselves is the sole responsibility of CGE and is raised through sponsorship and fundraising activities. In the run-up to the 2010 Commonwealth Games , CGE adopted a new logo and brand identity. The logo features a single red English lion representing strength, power and performance. Commonwealth Games Association A Commonwealth Games Association ( CGA )
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