1974 British Commonwealth Games

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The 1974 British Commonwealth Games were an international multi-sport event held in Christchurch, New Zealand, featuring athletes from across the Commonwealth competing in a wide range of disciplines.

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1974 British Commonwealth Games canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Commonwealth Games
multi-sport event
category 1974 in New Zealand sport
Commonwealth Games in New Zealand
February 1974 sports events
January 1974 sports events
Sport in Christchurch
city Christchurch, New Zealand
surface form: Christchurch
continent Oceania
country New Zealand
endDate 1974-02-02
hasMedalTableWinner Australia
England
New Zealand
hostCity Christchurch, New Zealand
surface form: Christchurch
hostSelection awarded to Christchurch at the 1968 Commonwealth Games Federation meeting
mainStadium Queen Elizabeth II Park
mascot none officially adopted
motto Together
nextEvent 1978 Commonwealth Games
notableFeature first Commonwealth Games held in New Zealand since 1950
televised in colour in many participating countries
numberOfAthletes 1276
numberOfEvents 121
numberOfParticipatingNations 38
numberOfSports 9
officialName 10th British Commonwealth Games
openedByTitle Queen of New Zealand
openingBy Elizabeth II
organisingBody New Zealand Olympic Committee
surface form: New Zealand Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association
participatingRegion Commonwealth of Nations
previousEvent 1970 British Commonwealth Games
primaryLanguage English
shortName Christchurch, New Zealand
surface form: Christchurch 1974
sport athletics
badminton
boxing
cycling
lawn bowls
shooting
swimming
weightlifting
wrestling
startDate 1974-01-24
timePeriod 1974
typeOfCompetition summer sports
venue Queen Elizabeth II Park

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1970 British Commonwealth Games followedBy 1974 British Commonwealth Games