Aden or South Arabia competed twice in the Commonwealth Games; once (1962) as Aden, and once (1966) as South Arabia.
In 1967 the Federation of South Arabia left the Commonwealth, becoming part of the People's Republic of South Yemen, and in 1990 part of the Republic of Yemen.
The Colony of Aden sent a team to the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games at Perth, Australia but did not win any medals.
The Aden Team Captain was policeman Nasser Ahmed Salem, aged 29 and a father of seven. His teammate David Griffiths was a Second Lieutenant in the King's Own Scottish Borderers who ran the 800 and 1500, who two months before had led one of two platoons which battled ten thousand rioters in Aden [1]. Also Michael Shaw Cpl in the RAF who ran the sprints and relay
The Federation of South Arabia sent a team to the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games at Kingston, Jamaica but did not win any medals.