1938 British Empire Games
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The 1938 British Empire Games were a multi-sport event held in Sydney, Australia, featuring athletes from across the British Empire in what is now known as the Commonwealth Games.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1938 British Empire Games canonical | 2 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Empire Games
ⓘ
Commonwealth Games predecessor ⓘ multi-sport event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
1938 Empire Games
ⓘ
Sydney 1938 British Empire Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closingDate | 1938-02-12 ⓘ |
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| endDate | 1938-02-12 ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1950 British Empire Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | 1934 British Empire Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hostCity | Sydney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainVenue | Sydney Cricket Ground NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motto | None ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the last British Empire Games before World War II ⓘ |
| numberOfAthletes | 464 ⓘ |
| numberOfEvents | 71 ⓘ |
| numberOfParticipatingNations | 15 ⓘ |
| numberOfSports | 7 ⓘ |
| officialName | III British Empire Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedBy | John Curtin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1938-02-05 ⓘ |
| organizedBy | British Empire Games Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatingEntity |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bermuda NERFINISHED ⓘ British Guiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ England NERFINISHED ⓘ Fiji NERFINISHED ⓘ Hong Kong NERFINISHED ⓘ India NERFINISHED ⓘ Malaya NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ Newfoundland NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British Empire Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Commonwealth Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport |
athletics
ⓘ
boxing ⓘ cycling ⓘ lawn bowls ⓘ rowing ⓘ swimming ⓘ wrestling ⓘ |
| startDate | 1938-02-05 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| venue |
North Sydney Olympic Pool
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sydney Cricket Ground NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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