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{{Short description|Organization that prepares national teams for the Commonwealth Games}}
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A '''Commonwealth Games Association''' ('''CGA''') 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]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://jerseyeveningpost.com/sport/2020/05/27/youth-athletes-forced-to-look-long-term-after-commonwealth-games-postponement/ | title=Youth athletes forced to look long-term after Commonwealth Games postponement | date=27 May 2020 }}</ref> The associations are subject to the rules of, and report to, the [[Commonwealth Games Federation]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://thecgf.com/about | title=The Commonwealth Games Federation &#124; Commonwealth Games Federation }}</ref> As well as promoting sports nationally, an association can also place a [[Bids for Commonwealth Games|bid for the Commonwealth Games]] for a potential host city.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.sportbusiness.com/news/hamilton-pivots-to-bid-for-2026-commonwealth-games-following-cgf-encouragement/ | title=Hamilton pivots to bid for 2026 Commonwealth Games following CGF encouragement | date=26 May 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.glasgow2014.com/commonwealth-family/commonwealth-games-associations | title=The Commonwealth Games Associations | access-date=2020-06-07 | archive-date=2014-04-14 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140414051231/http://www.glasgow2014.com/commonwealth-family/commonwealth-games-associations | url-status=dead }}</ref> While some nations have a stand-alone association dealing exclusively with the Commonwealth Games (particularly the [[Home Nations]], the [[Crown Dependencies]] and most<ref>The British Virgin Islands, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands compete separately at the Olympic Games</ref> 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 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.

==Current member associations==
As stated in the CGF Constitution, the current 74 member associations are grouped into the following regions:<ref>{{cite book |title=Constitutional Documents of the Commonwealth Games Federation |date=May 2022 |publisher=[[Commonwealth Games Federation|CGF]] |url=https://thecgf.com/sites/default/files/2022-05/CGF%20Constitution%202022.pdf |access-date=25 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525222544/https://thecgf.com/sites/default/files/2022-05/CGF%20Constitution%202022.pdf |archive-date=25 May 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Gabon]] and [[Togo]] are expected to make their debuts at the [[2026 Commonwealth Games]] bringing the member associations to 74. 

===Africa===
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* {{flagicon|Botswana}} [[Botswana National Olympic Committee|Botswana]]
* {{flagicon|Cameroon}} [[Cameroon Olympic and Sports Committee|Cameroon]]
* {{flagicon|Eswatini}} [[Eswatini Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association|Eswatini]]
* {{flagicon|Gabon}} [[Gabon National Olympic Committee|Gabon]]
* {{flagicon|Gambia}} [[The Gambia National Olympic Committee|The Gambia]]
* {{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Ghana Olympic Committee|Ghana]]
* {{flagicon|Kenya}} [[National Olympic Committee of Kenya|Kenya]]
* {{flagicon|Lesotho}} [[Lesotho National Olympic Committee|Lesotho]]
* {{flagicon|Malawi}} [[Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association of Malawi|Malawi]]
* {{flagicon|Mauritius}} [[Mauritius Olympic Committee|Mauritius]]
* {{flagicon|Mozambique}} [[National Olympic Committee of Mozambique|Mozambique]]
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* {{flagicon|Namibia}} [[Namibian National Olympic Committee|Namibia]]
* {{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Nigeria Olympic Committee|Nigeria]]
* {{flagicon|Rwanda}} [[Rwanda National Olympic and Sports Committee|Rwanda]]
* {{flagicon|Seychelles}} [[Seychelles Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association|Seychelles]]
* {{flagicon|Sierra Leone}} [[National Olympic Committee of Sierra Leone|Sierra Leone]]
* {{flagicon|South Africa}} [[South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee|South Africa]]
* {{flagicon|Tanzania}} [[Tanzania Olympic Committee|Tanzania]]
* {{flagicon|Togo}} [[Togo Olympic Committee|Togo]]
* {{flagicon|Uganda}} [[Uganda Olympic Committee|Uganda]]
* {{flagicon|Zambia}} [[National Olympic Committee of Zambia|Zambia]]
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===Americas===
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* {{flagicon|Bahamas}} [[Bahamas Olympic Committee|Bahamas]]
* {{flagicon|Belize}} [[Belize Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association|Belize]]
* {{flagicon|Bermuda}} [[Bermuda Olympic Association|Bermuda]]
* {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Commonwealth Sport Canada|Canada]]
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* {{flagicon|Falkland Islands}} [[Falkland Islands at the Commonwealth Games|Falkland Islands]]
* {{flagicon|Guyana}} [[Guyana Olympic Association|Guyana]]
* {{flagicon|Saint Helena}} [[National Sports Association of Saint Helena|Saint Helena]]
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===Asia===
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* {{flagicon|Bangladesh}} [[Bangladesh Olympic Association|Bangladesh]]
* {{flagicon|Brunei}} [[Brunei Darussalam National Olympic Council|Brunei]]
* {{flagicon|India}} [[Indian Olympic Association|India]]
* {{flagicon|Malaysia}} [[Olympic Council of Malaysia|Malaysia]]
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* {{flagicon|Maldives}} [[Maldives Olympic Committee|Maldives]]
* {{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[National Olympic Committee of Pakistan|Pakistan]]
* {{flagicon|Singapore}} [[Singapore National Olympic Council|Singapore]]
* {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} [[National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka|Sri Lanka]]
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===Caribbean===
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* {{flagicon|Anguilla}} [[Anguilla at the Commonwealth Games|Anguilla]]
* {{flagicon|Antigua and Barbuda}} [[The Antigua and Barbuda Olympic Association|Antigua and Barbuda]]
* {{flagicon|Barbados}} [[Barbados Olympic Association|Barbados]]
* {{flagicon|British Virgin Islands}} [[British Virgin Islands Olympic Committee|British Virgin Islands]]
* {{flagicon|Cayman Islands}} [[Cayman Islands Olympic Committee|Cayman Islands]]
* {{flagicon|Dominica}} [[Dominica Olympic Committee|Dominica]]
* {{flagicon|Grenada}} [[Grenada Olympic Committee|Grenada]]
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* {{flagicon|Jamaica}} [[Jamaica Olympic Association|Jamaica]]
* {{flagicon|Montserrat}} [[Montserrat Amateur Athletic Association|Montserrat]]
* {{flagicon|Saint Kitts and Nevis}} [[Saint Kitts and Nevis Olympic Committee|Saint Kitts and Nevis]]
* {{flagicon|Saint Lucia}} [[Saint Lucia Olympic Committee|Saint Lucia]]
* {{flagicon|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}} [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Olympic Committee|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]]
* {{flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago}} [[Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee|Trinidad and Tobago]]
* {{flagicon|Turks and Caicos Islands}} [[Turks and Caicos Islands at the Commonwealth Games|Turks and Caicos Islands]]
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===Europe===
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* {{flagicon|Cyprus}} [[Cyprus Olympic Committee|Cyprus]]
* {{flagicon|England}} [[Commonwealth Games England|England]]
* {{flagicon|Gibraltar}} [[Gibraltar at the Commonwealth Games|Gibraltar]]
* {{flagicon|Guernsey}} [[Guernsey at the Commonwealth Games|Guernsey]]
* {{flagicon|Isle of Man}} [[Isle of Man at the Commonwealth Games|Isle of Man]]
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* {{flagicon|Jersey}} [[Jersey at the Commonwealth Games|Jersey]]
* {{flagicon|Malta}} [[Maltese Olympic Committee|Malta]]
* {{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} [[Northern Ireland at the Commonwealth Games|Northern Ireland]]
* {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland|Scotland]]
* {{flagicon|Wales}} [[Commonwealth Games Council for Wales|Wales]]
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===Oceania===
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* {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Commonwealth Games Australia|Australia]]
* {{flagicon|Cook Islands}} [[Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee|Cook Islands]]
* {{flagicon|Fiji}} [[Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee|Fiji]]
* {{flagicon|Kiribati}} [[Kiribati National Olympic Committee|Kiribati]]
* {{flagicon|Nauru}} [[Nauru Olympic Committee|Nauru]]
* {{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[New Zealand Olympic Committee|New Zealand]]
* {{flagicon|Niue}} [[Niue Island Sports Association|Niue]]
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* {{flagicon|Norfolk Island}} [[Norfolk Island at the Commonwealth Games|Norfolk Island]]
* {{flagicon|Papua New Guinea}} [[Papua New Guinea Olympic Committee|Papua New Guinea]]
* {{flagicon|Samoa}} [[Samoa Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee|Samoa]]
* {{flagicon|Solomon Islands}} [[National Olympic Committee of Solomon Islands|Solomon Islands]]
* {{flagicon|Tonga}} [[Tonga Sports Association and National Olympic Committee|Tonga]]
* {{flagicon|Tuvalu}} [[Tuvalu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee|Tuvalu]]
* {{flagicon|Vanuatu}} [[Vanuatu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee|Vanuatu]]
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==Former member associations==
The following 10 have been members of the CGA in the past, before their nations withdrew from the Commonwealth or merged with other members.
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* {{flag|Aden}}
* {{flagicon|Hong Kong|1959}} [[Hong Kong at the Commonwealth Games|Hong Kong]]
* {{flagdeco|Leinster}} [[Ireland]]
* {{flag|Irish Free State}}
* {{flag|Newfoundland}}
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* {{flagicon|North Borneo|1948}} [[North Borneo]]
* {{flag|Northern Rhodesia}}
* {{flagicon image|Flag of Sarawak (1947–1963).svg}} [[Crown Colony of Sarawak|Sarawak]]
* {{flag|South Arabia}}
* {{flag|Zimbabwe}}
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==See also==
* [[Commonwealth Games Federation]]
* [[Commonwealth Games]]
* [[National Olympic Committee]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://thecgf.com Official Website]

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{{Associations at the Commonwealth Games}}

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