1982 Commonwealth Games (as main city region)

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The 1982 Commonwealth Games (as main city region) were an international multi-sport event held in Brisbane, Australia, featuring athletes from across the Commonwealth competing in a wide range of disciplines.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Commonwealth Games
multi-sport event
alsoKnownAs XII Commonwealth Games
closingDate 1982-10-09
continent Oceania
country Australia
followedBy 1986 Commonwealth Games
hostCity Brisbane
hostCityRegionRole main city region
hostNation Australia
hostStateOrTerritory Queensland
mainCity Brisbane
mainStadium QEII Stadium
mainStadiumLocation Nathan, Brisbane
motto The Friendly Games
notableFor first time Brisbane hosted the Commonwealth Games
major international sporting event in Queensland in the early 1980s
numberOfAthletes 1583
numberOfEvents 142
numberOfParticipatingNations 46
numberOfSports 12
openingDate 1982-09-30
organizedBy Commonwealth Games Federation
precededBy 1978 Commonwealth Games
sequenceInCommonwealthGames 12
sportsIncluded archery
athletics
badminton
boxing
cycling
gymnastics
lawn bowls
rowing
shooting
swimming
weightlifting
wrestling
yachting
year 1982

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Brisbane
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