Commonwealth Games : Malaysia Rejected To Host
Malaysia rejected the offer to host the Commonwealth Games (CWG) citing short notice and insufficient funds.
- The Commonwealth Games (CWG) is a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations, which mostly consists of territories of the former British Empire.
- The Commonwealth is a collective of 56 countries, primarily former British colonies.
- Established in 1949 by the London Declaration.
- Members are mainly situated in Africa, the Americas, Asia, and the Pacific, with notable emerging economies.
- It was created as the British Commonwealth of Nations through the Balfour Declaration of 1926.
- The chief institutions of the organisation are Commonwealth Secretariat and Commonwealth Foundation which focuses on intergovernmental aspects and non-governmental relations among member states respectively.
