2002 Commonwealth Games

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Commonwealth Games multi-sport event

The 2002 Commonwealth Games were a major international multi-sport event featuring athletes from across the Commonwealth of Nations, widely noted for revitalizing Manchester and showcasing large-scale urban regeneration through sport.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
XVII Commonwealth Games	2

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Commonwealth Games ⓘ multi-sport event ⓘ
athletesVillageLocation	Hulme, Manchester ⓘ
broadcastRegion	worldwide ⓘ
closingCeremonyPerformedBy	Elizabeth II ⓘ
continent	Europe ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
currencyOfHostCity	Pound sterling ⓘ
endDate	2002-08-04 ⓘ
followedBy	2006 Commonwealth Games ⓘ
governingBody	Commonwealth Games Federation ⓘ
hostBidSuccessfulYear	1995 ⓘ
hostCity	Manchester ⓘ
hostNation	England ⓘ
hostRegion	North West England ⓘ
legacy	catalyst for regeneration in East Manchester ⓘ development of City of Manchester Stadium for football ⓘ improved sports infrastructure in Manchester ⓘ
mainStadium	City of Manchester Stadium ⓘ
mainVenue	City of Manchester Stadium ⓘ
motto	The Spirit of Friendship ⓘ
notableFeature	first multi-sport event to use the City of Manchester Stadium ⓘ large-scale volunteer programme ⓘ
numberOfAthletes	about 3900 ⓘ
numberOfEvents	about 281 ⓘ
numberOfParticipatingNations	72 ⓘ
numberOfSports	17 ⓘ
officialName	2002 Commonwealth Games self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: XVII Commonwealth Games
openedBy	Elizabeth II ⓘ
openingCeremonyPerformedBy	Elizabeth II ⓘ
organisingCommittee	Manchester 2002 Ltd ⓘ
participatingOrganization	Commonwealth countries ⓘ surface form: Commonwealth of Nations
partOf	Commonwealth Games series ⓘ
precededBy	1998 Commonwealth Games ⓘ
primaryFundingSource	public sector funding ⓘ
primaryLanguageOfHostCity	English ⓘ
significance	revitalized Manchester’s international profile ⓘ showcased large-scale urban regeneration through sport ⓘ
sportsIncluded	athletics ⓘ badminton ⓘ boxing ⓘ cycling ⓘ gymnastics ⓘ hockey ⓘ netball ⓘ swimming ⓘ
startDate	2002-07-25 ⓘ
timePeriod	2002 ⓘ
typeOfCompetition	international multi-sport event ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Manchester 2002 Ltd → associatedEvent → 2002 Commonwealth Games ⓘ

this entity surface form: XVII Commonwealth Games

The Spirit of Friendship → associatedWithEvent → 2002 Commonwealth Games ⓘ

Sportcity complex → developedFor → 2002 Commonwealth Games ⓘ

Manchester 2002 Ltd → eventOrganised → 2002 Commonwealth Games ⓘ

1998 Commonwealth Games → followedBy → 2002 Commonwealth Games ⓘ

Commonwealth Games series → hasEdition → 2002 Commonwealth Games ⓘ

City of Manchester Stadium → hostedEvent → 2002 Commonwealth Games ⓘ

The Spirit of Friendship → mottoOf → 2002 Commonwealth Games ⓘ

2002 Commonwealth Games → officialName → 2002 Commonwealth Games self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: XVII Commonwealth Games

2006 Commonwealth Games → precededBy → 2002 Commonwealth Games ⓘ

Manchester → sportsEventHosted → 2002 Commonwealth Games ⓘ