1970 British Commonwealth Games
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The 1970 British Commonwealth Games were an international multi-sport event held in Edinburgh, Scotland, featuring athletes from across the Commonwealth.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| IX British Commonwealth Games | 1 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Commonwealth Games
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multi-sport event ⓘ |
| category |
1970 in Scottish sport
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1970 multi-sport events ⓘ Commonwealth Games series ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth Games in Scotland
Sports competitions in Edinburgh ⓘ |
| cityState |
Edinburgh
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surface form:
Edinburgh, Scotland
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| closingCeremonyLocation | Meadowbank Stadium ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| editionNumber | 9 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1970-07-25 ⓘ |
| eventType | international multi-sport event ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1974 British Commonwealth Games ⓘ |
| hostCity | Edinburgh ⓘ |
| hostCountry | Scotland ⓘ |
| hostedIn | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| mainStadium | Meadowbank Stadium ⓘ |
| motto | Friendly Games ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
first Commonwealth Games to use metric distances in athletics
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first time the Games were branded as British Commonwealth Games ⓘ |
| numberOfAthletes | 1783 ⓘ |
| numberOfEvents | 121 ⓘ |
| numberOfParticipatingNations | 42 ⓘ |
| numberOfSports | 10 ⓘ |
| officialName |
1970 British Commonwealth Games
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surface form:
IX British Commonwealth Games
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| openingBy | Elizabeth II ⓘ |
| openingCeremonyLocation | Meadowbank Stadium ⓘ |
| organisingBody |
Commonwealth Games Federation
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surface form:
British Commonwealth Games Federation
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| participants | athletes from across the Commonwealth ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Commonwealth Games series
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surface form:
Commonwealth Games
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| precededBy | 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games ⓘ |
| primaryVenue |
Meadowbank Stadium
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surface form:
Meadowbank Sports Centre
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| startDate | 1970-07-16 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | July 1970 ⓘ |
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1970 British Commonwealth Games
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IX British Commonwealth Games