Commonwealth Games England
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| Category | Commonwealth Games Association |
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| Abbreviation | CGE |
| Headquarters | London |
| Location | Albert Embankment SE1 7TY |
| President | Laura Kenny |
| Chairman | John Steele |
| CEO | Mark Osikoya |
| Replaced | Commonwealth Games Council for England |
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Commonwealth Games England (CGE) is the national Commonwealth Games Association for England. The company is responsible for supporting and managing the participation of Team England at the Commonwealth Games'.[1]
History
Commonwealth Games Council for England
The Commonwealth Games Council for England (CGCE) was originally responsible for 'Team England' and oversaw each team between the 1930 British Empire Games and Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games and the England teams at the Commonwealth Youth Games.
Membership of the Games Council consisted of representatives from 26 different sports on the Commonwealth Games' Sports Programme, supported by a small salaried team.
CGCE's president was gold medallist Sir Christopher Chataway, the first winner of the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year award[2] and a teammate of Sir Roger Bannister.
Commonwealth Games England
Following a review in 2009, the Commonwealth Games Council for England was disbanded and a new organisation, Commonwealth Games England, was established in its place. CGE is governed by a board of non-executive directors, chaired by Ian Metcalfe. The Board is made up of experts from fields including sport, marketing and finance[3] including England hockey player Alex Danson and co-founder of Carphone Warehouse and British Olympic Association non-executive director David Ross and the national director of the English Institute of Sport, Nigel Walker.
Laura Kenny was named as the organization's president in March 2025, succeeding Denise Lewis and becoming CGE's youngest-ever president at the age of 32.[4]
Funding
Since 1994, the costs of the preparation of Team England have been supported with funding from Sport England, a public body that distributes public and lottery funds. The raising of funds for the team's participation in the Games themselves is the sole responsibility of CGE and is raised through sponsorship and fundraising activities.[5]
Identity
In the run-up to the 2010 Commonwealth Games, CGE adopted a new logo and brand identity. The logo features a single red English lion representing strength, power and performance.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "About Us – Commonwealth Games England". Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- ^ "Sports Personality: Sir Chris Chataway, the first-ever winner". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
- ^ "Our Board". Commonwealth Games England. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
- ^ "Kenny named youngest Commonwealth Games England president". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ "Sponsors – We Are England". weareengland.org. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ "Our story – We Are England". weareengland.org. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
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