1930 British Empire Games

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British Empire Games international sports competition multi-sport event precursor to the Commonwealth Games

The 1930 British Empire Games were the inaugural multi-sport event for athletes from across the British Empire, held in Hamilton, Ontario, and the precursor to today’s Commonwealth Games.

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Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British Empire Games → international sports competition → multi-sport event → precursor to the Commonwealth Games →
alsoKnownAs	Hamilton 1930 British Empire Games →
closingCeremonyHeld	1930-08-23 →
continent	North America →
country	Canada →
currencyOfHostCity	Canadian dollar →
endDate	1930-08-23 →
followedBy	1934 British Empire Games →
geopoliticalEntityRepresented	British Empire →
hostCity	Hamilton, Ontario →
hostCountry	Canada →
hostNationCapitalCity	Ottawa →
hostProvinceOrState	Ontario →
hostSelectionMethod	invitation by Hamilton City Council →
hostVenueCity	Hamilton →
legacy	established tradition that evolved into the Commonwealth Games →
mainStadium	Civic Stadium →
mainStadiumLaterName	Ivor Wynne Stadium →
medalTableWinner	England →
motto	Humanity, Equality, Destiny →
notableFeature	first edition of the British Empire Games → first major multi-sport event bringing together athletes from across the British Empire →
numberOfEvents	59 →
numberOfParticipatingAthletes	400 →
numberOfParticipatingNations	11 →
numberOfSports	6 →
officialName	I British Empire Games →
openingCeremonyHeld	1930-08-16 →
openingYear	1930 →
organisingBody	British Empire Games Federation →
politicalContext	interwar period →
precededBy	none →
secondInMedalTable	Canada →
shortName	1930 Empire Games →
sportIncluded	athletics → boxing → lawn bowls → rowing → swimming → wrestling →
startDate	1930-08-16 →
successorSeries	Commonwealth Games →
thirdInMedalTable	South Africa →
timePeriod	August 1930 →
typeOfParticipants	athletes representing dominions, colonies, and territories of the British Empire →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
1930 British Empire Games ("Hamilton 1930 British Empire Games") →	alsoKnownAs
Commonwealth Games series →	hasEdition
Hamilton, Ontario →	hosted
1930 British Empire Games ("I British Empire Games") →	officialName
1930 British Empire Games ("1930 Empire Games") →	shortName