<P> The 1978 Commonwealth Games were held in Edmonton , Alberta , Canada . These games was the first to bear the current day name of the Commonwealth Games and also marked a new high as almost 1,500 athletes from 46 countries took part . They were boycotted by Nigeria , in protest of New Zealand 's sporting contacts with apartheid - era South Africa , as well as by Uganda , in protest of alleged Canadian hostility towards the government of Idi Amin . </P>
<P> The 1978 Commonwealth Games were held in Edmonton , Alberta , Canada . These games was the first to bear the current day name of the Commonwealth Games and also marked a new high as almost 1,500 athletes from 46 countries took part . They were boycotted by Nigeria , in protest of New Zealand 's sporting contacts with apartheid - era South Africa , as well as by Uganda , in protest of alleged Canadian hostility towards the government of Idi Amin . </P>
when did the current name of commonwealth games start
when did the current name of commonwealth games start
1978
1978