South Africa at the 2014 Commonwealth Games South Africa at the 2014 Commonwealth Games South Africa competed in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland from 23 July – 3 August 2014. It is the sixth occasion that South Africa has been represented at the Commonwealth Games since re-joining the Commonwealth in 1994 after a break of 33 years during the international sports isolation period. The squad is spread over 15 codes, from aquatics to wrestling. <nowiki>*</nowiki> - Indicates the athlete competed in preliminaries but not the final South Africa has qualified a rugby sevens team. Qualifiers for the latter rounds (Q) of all events were decided
Durban bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Durban bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games The Durban bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games was a rejected bid by Durban, South Africa and South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games. The coastal South African city had previously considered bidding for the 2020 or 2024 Summer Olympics. If Durban were to host the games, it would be the first Commonwealth Games held on the African continent. South Africa's second largest city, Cape Town bid for the 2004 Summer Olympics, but lost out to Athens. Durban is home to major professional Rugby Union, Cricket