Q. Who is the father of the modern Commonwealth Games?
Answer: Melville Marks Robinson
Notes: Melville Marks Robinson is the father of the modern Commonwealth Games. The Commonwealth Games is an international multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. Their creation was inspired by the Inter-Empire Championships, as a part of the Festival of Empire, which were held in London, the United Kingdom in 1911. Melville Marks Robinson founded the games as the British Empire Games which were first hosted in Hamilton, Canada in 1930.
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