Commonwealth Games Australia

Commonwealth Games Australia
Abbreviation CGA
Predecessor Australian Commonwealth Games Association
Headquarters Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Location
Patron in Chief
 Sir Peter Cosgrove (Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia)
Patron
 Malcolm Turnbull (Prime Minister of Australia)
President
 Sam Coffa
Website Official Website

Commonwealth Games Australia (CGA), formerly Australian Commonwealth Games Association (ACGA), is the Commonwealth Games Association for Australia. It represents the Commonwealth Games movement and organises the participation of athletes at the Commonwealth Games and Commonwealth Youth Games.

Role

The CGA is one of 71 Commonwealth Games Associations currently recognised by the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF).

Working with the national governing bodies of each sport, the CGA selects Team Australia's members to compete in all sports at the Commonwealth Games and Commonwealth Youth Games. The CGA is independent and receives no funding from the government. Its income comes from fundraising and events.[1]

Governance

Name[2] Designation
Sir Peter Cosgrove (Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia) Patron in Chief
Malcolm Turnbull (Prime Minister of Australia) Patron
Sam Coffa President
Geraldine Brown Vice President
Mike Victor Vice President
Craig Phillips CEO

See also

References

  1. ↑ "About Commonwealth Games Australia Association". Commonwealth Games Australia. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
  2. ↑ "Governance of Commonwealth Games Australia Association". Commonwealth Games Australia. Retrieved 2017-09-28.

CGA Official website

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