Commonwealth Games

[Mags22]

Anyone know if there's rowing and equestrian events? And if not,why not?

[factor-fiction]

I don't think they have sailing, football and tennis either

[Baldric]

A Commonwealth Rowing Championships regatta has been organised in the year of the Commonwealth Games since 1986, although rowing is not currently included in the Games themselves.
In 2014 the Championships is being held in Scotland on the 9th and 10th August over a 1500m course at Strathclyde Park, Motherwell.

[factor-fiction]

This shows what they do have:
http://results.glasgow2014.com/schedule.html

[Buenchico]

The events included within the Commonwealth Games are far more limited than with the Olympics:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/2014/schedule

I suspect that part of the reason that events like rowing aren't included is that (in theory at least) any Commonwealth country should be able to host the Games. Hosting rowing might prove difficult for a country with no rivers!

Equally, the Olympic Games include skiing, bobsleigh, curling, etc. (They might take place at a different time to the summer Olympics but they're still part of the Olympic Games). Hosting those sports within the Commonwealth games could prove to be a bit tricky if the venue was in an equatorial country! ;-)

[campbellking]

There are quite a lot of restrictions around moving horses in and out of Africa due to ongoing issues with African Horse Sickness, so competition would be somewhat restricted.
Not sure why the rowing is being held over a 1500 metre course as the normal international distance is 2000