VIII British Empire and Commonwealth Games
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The VIII British Empire and Commonwealth Games were an international multi-sport event held in 1966 in Kingston, Jamaica, featuring athletes from across the Commonwealth of Nations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| VIII British Empire and Commonwealth Games canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Commonwealth Games
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multi-sport event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
NERFINISHED
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1966 Commonwealth Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closingCeremonyLocation | National Stadium, Kingston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Jamaica ⓘ |
| endDate | 1966-08-13 ⓘ |
| genderCategory |
men
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women ⓘ |
| hostCity | Kingston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostedBy | Government of Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostNation | Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainStadium | National Stadium, Kingston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motto | Unitate et Humanitate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextEvent | 1970 British Commonwealth Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
first Commonwealth Games held in the Caribbean
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first Commonwealth Games hosted by Jamaica ⓘ |
| numberOfAthletes | 1300 ⓘ |
| numberOfEvents | 110 ⓘ |
| numberOfParticipatingNations | 34 ⓘ |
| numberOfSports | 9 ⓘ |
| officialName | VIII British Empire and Commonwealth Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingCeremonyLocation | National Stadium, Kingston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| organizedBy | British Empire and Commonwealth Games Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatingRegion | Commonwealth of Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | British Empire and Commonwealth Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousEvent | 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryVenueCity | Kingston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sequenceNumber | 8 ⓘ |
| shortName |
1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
NERFINISHED
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1966 Commonwealth Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sportsDiscipline |
athletics
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boxing ⓘ cycling ⓘ fencing ⓘ lawn bowls ⓘ shooting ⓘ swimming ⓘ weightlifting ⓘ wrestling ⓘ |
| startDate | 1966-08-04 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| typeOfCompetition | international ⓘ |
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