caribbean islands at the commonwealth games
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Caribbean Islands At TheCommonwealth Games
Of the 71 nations participating in Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, 17will be from the Caribbean region. So how successful have Caribbean athletesbeen at the previous Commonwealth Games? Well an infographic created byCaribbean & Co. - the ultimate guide to Caribbean lifestyle and luxury brands -using data from the Commonwealth Games Federation provides insight.Specifically:
• Caribbean islands have participated in 18 of the previous 19Commonwealth Games
• 227 Commonwealth Games medals (2.64% of the total awarded) havebeen won by 11 Caribbean islands in 9 different sports
• The most successful Commonwealth Games for the Caribbean regionwas: Manchester 2002 (31 medals), Melbourne 2006 (29 medals) and Kingston1966 (25 medals).
• The three Caribbean islands that have won the most medals include:Jamaica (112 medals), Trinidad & Tobago (44 medals) and The Bahamas (31medals).
• 168 of the 227 medals were won via athletic events.For more insight on the performance of Caribbean athletes at the
Commonwealth Games, review infographic below.
Via:http://www.caribbeanandco.com/caribbean-islands-commonwealth-games/
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