<P> The 2002 Commonwealth Games were held in Manchester, England . The 2002 Games were to be hosted in England to coincide with the Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II, head of the Commonwealth . In terms of sports and events, the 2002 Games were until the 2010 edition the largest Commonwealth Games in history featuring 281 events across 17 sports . The final medal tally was led by Australia, followed by host England and Canada . The 2002 Commonwealth Games had set a new benchmark for hosting the Commonwealth Games and for cities wishing to bid for them with a heavy emphasis on legacy . </P> <P> The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia . The only difference between the 2006 games and the 2002 games was the absence of Zimbabwe, which withdrew from the Commonwealth of Nations . For the first time in the history of the Games the Queen's Baton visited every single Commonwealth nation and territory taking part in the Games, a journey of 180,000 km (112,500 miles). Over 4000 athletes took part in the sporting competitions . Again the Top 3 on the medal table is Australia, followed by England and Canada . </P> <P> The 2010 Commonwealth Games were held in Delhi, India . The Games cost $11 billion and are the most expensive Commonwealth Games ever . It was the first time that the Commonwealth Games were held in India, also the first time that a Commonwealth Republic hosted the games and the second time they were held in Asia after Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 1998 . A total of 6,081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events . The final medal tally was led by Australia . The host nation India achieved its best performance ever in any sporting event, finishing second overall . Rwanda made its Games debut . </P> <P> The 2014 Commonwealth Games were held in Glasgow, Scotland . It was the largest multi-sport event ever held in Scotland with around 4,950 athletes from 71 different nations and territories competing in 18 different sports, outranking the 1970 and 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, capital city of Scotland . Usain Bolt competed in the 4 × 100 metres relay of the 2014 Commonwealth Games and set a Commonwealth Games record with his teammates . The Games received acclaim for their organisation, attendance, and the public enthusiasm of the people of Scotland, with Commonwealth Games Federation chief executive Mike Hooper hailing them as "the standout games in the history of the movement". </P>

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