Commonwealth Games in Jamaica
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The Commonwealth Games in Jamaica refers to the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games held in Kingston, marking the first time the multi-sport event took place in the Caribbean.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Commonwealth Games in Jamaica canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | multi-sport event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Kingston 1966 Commonwealth Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| athleticsVenue | National Stadium, Kingston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
1966 in Jamaican sport
ⓘ
Commonwealth Games by year NERFINISHED ⓘ International sports competitions hosted by Jamaica ⓘ |
| closingDate | 1966-08-13 ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Jamaica ⓘ |
| currencyUsed | Jamaican pound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eventType | summer multi-sport event ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1970 British Commonwealth Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | held during the era of the British Empire and Commonwealth Games branding ⓘ |
| hostCity | Kingston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostedBy |
Government of Jamaica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jamaica Olympic Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostNation | Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy |
contributed to development of sports infrastructure in Kingston
ⓘ
enhanced Jamaica’s reputation as a host of international sporting events ⓘ |
| mainStadium | National Stadium, Kingston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first Commonwealth Games held in a developing country
ⓘ
first Commonwealth Games held in the Caribbean ⓘ |
| numberOfAthletes | 1300 ⓘ |
| numberOfParticipatingNations | 34 ⓘ |
| numberOfSports | 9 ⓘ |
| officialName | 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1966-08-04 ⓘ |
| organisingBody | British Empire and Commonwealth Games Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Commonwealth Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Caribbean ⓘ |
| shortName | 1966 Commonwealth Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sportsIncluded |
athletics
ⓘ
boxing ⓘ cycling ⓘ fencing ⓘ lawn bowls ⓘ shooting ⓘ swimming ⓘ weightlifting ⓘ wrestling ⓘ |
| swimmingVenue | National Stadium Pool, Kingston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC−05:00 ⓘ |
| year | 1966 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.