<P> A sporting competition bringing together the members of the British Empire was first proposed by John Astley Cooper in 1891 , when he wrote an article in The Times suggesting a `` Pan-Britannic - Pan-Anglican Contest and Festival every four years as a means of increasing goodwill and good understanding of the British Empire '' . The John Astley Cooper Committees worldwide ( e.g. Australia ) helped Pierre de Coubertin to get his international Olympic Games off the ground . In 1911 , the Festival of the Empire was held at The Crystal Palace in London to celebrate the coronation of George V. As part of the Festival of the Empire , an Inter-Empire Championships was held in which teams from Australasia , Canada , South Africa , and the United Kingdom competed in athletics , boxing , wrestling and swimming events . </P>
<P> A sporting competition bringing together the members of the British Empire was first proposed by John Astley Cooper in 1891 , when he wrote an article in The Times suggesting a `` Pan-Britannic - Pan-Anglican Contest and Festival every four years as a means of increasing goodwill and good understanding of the British Empire '' . The John Astley Cooper Committees worldwide ( e.g. Australia ) helped Pierre de Coubertin to get his international Olympic Games off the ground . In 1911 , the Festival of the Empire was held at The Crystal Palace in London to celebrate the coronation of George V. As part of the Festival of the Empire , an Inter-Empire Championships was held in which teams from Australasia , Canada , South Africa , and the United Kingdom competed in athletics , boxing , wrestling and swimming events . </P>
what is the point of the commonwealth games
what is the point of the commonwealth games
Pan-Britannic - Pan-Anglican Contest and Festival every four years as a means of increasing goodwill and good understanding of the British Empire
Pan-Britannic - Pan-Anglican Contest and Festival every four years as a means of increasing goodwill and good understanding of the British Empire