There are a total of 22 sports (with three multi-disciplinary sports) and a further seven para-sports which are approved by the Commonwealth Games Federation. Core sports must be included on each programme. A number of optional sports may be picked by the host nation, which may include some team sports such as basketball.
Sport,Type,YearsArchery (Recurve),Optional,"1982, 2010"Athletics,Core,1930-presentPara Athletics,Core,2002-presentBadminton,Core,1966-presentBasketball 3x3,Optional,"2006, 2018, 2022"Boxing,Core,1930-presentCricket,Optional,1998Cycling (Mountain Bike),Optional,"2002-2006, 2014-present"Cycling (Para Track),Optional,2014-presentCycling (Road),Core,1938-presentCycling (Track),Optional,1934-presentDiving,Optional,1930-presentHockey,Core,1998-presentGymnastics (Artistic),Core,"1978, 1990-present"Gymnastics (Rhythmic),Optional,"1978, 1990-present"Judo,Core (from 2022),"1990, 2002, 2014, 2022"Lawn bowls,Core,"1930-1962, 1970-present"Para Lawn bowls,Core,2002-presentNetball (Women),Core,1998-presentPowerlifting,Core,2002-presentRugby sevens,Core,1998-presentShooting,Optional,"1966, 1974-2018"Squash,Core,1998-presentSwimming,Core,1930-presentPara Swimming,Core,2002-presentTable tennis,Core,2002-presentPara Table tennis,Optional,"2002-2010, 2018-present"Triathlon,Core,"2002, 2006, 2014-present"Volleyball (beach),Optional,2018Weightlifting,Core,1950-presentWheelchair Basketball,Optional,NeverWrestling (Freestyle),Core,"1930-1986, 1994, 2002, 2010-present",,www.downloadexcelfiles.com,,