1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

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Template:Short description Template:EngvarB Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Script error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Kingston, Jamaica, from 4 to 13 August 1966. This was the first time that the Games had been held outside the so-called White Dominions. The opening ceremony was the first Games to be opened in the evening. [1] The event was followed by the 1966 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games for wheelchair athletes. Jamaica remains the only host nation of a Commonwealth Games that did not win at least one gold medal in its own games.

Two sports; lawn bowls and rowing were dropped from the Games due to lack of facilities and were replaced by the debut sports of badminton and shooting. A record 38 countries competed at the Games.[2]

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The National Stadium was the primary venue for the Games

Host selection

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A Jamaican five-shilling coin commemorating the Games

Kingston was elected host by the CGF in Rome, Italy, during the 1960 Summer Olympics.

1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games bidding results
City Country Votes
Kingston File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica 17
Edinburgh File:Flag of Scotland (navy blue).svg Scotland 12
Salisbury File:Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (1953–1963).svg Rhodesia and Nyasaland 5

Venues

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Participating teams

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Countries that participated

34 teams were represented at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
(Teams competing for the first time are shown in bold).

Participating Commonwealth countries and territories:

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Medals by country

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Sports

External links

References

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Preceded by
Perth 		British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Kingston
VIII British Empire and Commonwealth Games 		Succeeded by
Edinburgh

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