1950 British Empire Games

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf multi-sport event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:4th_British_Empire_Games
gptkb:Auckland_1950
gptkbp:endDate 1950-02-11
gptkbp:hostCity gptkb:Auckland
gptkbp:hostCountry gptkb:New_Zealand
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1950 British Empire Games
gptkbp:mainVenue gptkb:Eden_Park
gptkbp:memberState 12
gptkbp:nextEdition gptkb:1954_British_Empire_and_Commonwealth_Games
gptkbp:notableFor Gold Coast (now Ghana) participated for the first time
First British Empire Games held after World War II
First time the Games were held in New Zealand
Hong Kong participated for the first time
Jamaica participated for the first time
Malaya participated for the first time
South Africa did not participate
The Games were closed at Eden Park
The Games were opened at Eden Park
No Games were held in 1942 or 1946 due to World War II
The Games were the last to be called 'British Empire Games' before the name changed to 'British Empire and Commonwealth Games'
Rhodesia and Nyasaland participated for the first time
Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) participated for the first time
gptkbp:numberOfAthletes 590
gptkbp:numberOfEvents 88
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:1950_British_Empire_Games
gptkbp:opened gptkb:Bernard_Freyberg
gptkbp:organizedBy gptkb:British_Empire_Games_Federation
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Olympic_Games
gptkbp:previousEdition gptkb:1938_British_Empire_Games
gptkbp:sportsIncluded athletics
boxing
cycling
fencing
rowing
swimming
weightlifting
wrestling
lawn bowls
gptkbp:startDate 1950-02-04
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mount_Eden_Cricket_Pitch
gptkb:Yvette_Williams
gptkb:British_Empire_Games_Federation
gptkb:Nola_Nicholas
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6