British Empire Games

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international sporting competition multi-sport event

The British Empire Games were the original multi-sport event for athletes from the British Empire and Commonwealth, serving as the precursor to what is now known as the Commonwealth Games.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
British Empire and Commonwealth Games	8
British Empire Games canonical	4
4th British Empire Games	1
II British Empire Games	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international sporting competition ⓘ multi-sport event ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Empire Games ⓘ
competitionLevel	elite international ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
firstEditionCountry	Canada ⓘ
firstEditionLocation	Hamilton, Ontario, Canada ⓘ
firstEditionYear	1930 ⓘ
frequencyDescription	quadrennial ⓘ
genderParticipation	men ⓘ women ⓘ
governingBodyLaterKnownAs	Commonwealth Games Federation ⓘ
heldEvery	4 years ⓘ
historicalPeriod	interwar period ⓘ post-World War II era ⓘ
inception	1930 ⓘ
languageOfOfficialUse	English ⓘ
lastEditionYearUnderThisName	1950 ⓘ
legacy	established tradition of regular games among Commonwealth nations ⓘ
notableAspect	brought together athletes from across the British Empire in a single event ⓘ
notableFeature	precursor to the modern Commonwealth Games ⓘ
organisedFor	athletes from the British Empire ⓘ athletes from the Commonwealth ⓘ
participantType	British Empire nations ⓘ Crown colonies ⓘ Dominions of the British Empire ⓘ
politicalContext	British imperialism ⓘ
predecessorOf	Commonwealth Games series ⓘ surface form: Commonwealth Games
purpose	to promote goodwill and understanding within the British Empire ⓘ
region	British Empire ⓘ
relatedEvent	Commonwealth Youth Games ⓘ Olympic Games ⓘ
renamedTo	British Empire Games self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: British Empire and Commonwealth Games
status	defunct ⓘ
successorName	Commonwealth Games series ⓘ surface form: British Commonwealth Games British Empire Games self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: British Empire and Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games series ⓘ surface form: Commonwealth Games
typeOfCompetition	summer sports ⓘ
typicalSportsIncluded	athletics ⓘ boxing ⓘ cycling ⓘ fencing ⓘ lawn bowls ⓘ rowing ⓘ swimming ⓘ weightlifting ⓘ wrestling ⓘ