1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

GPTKB entity

Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf multi-sport event
gptkbp:category gptkb:Olympic_Games
gptkb:1958_in_Welsh_sport
Sports competitions in Cardiff
gptkbp:endDate 1958-07-26
gptkbp:hostCity gptkb:Cardiff
gptkbp:hostCountry gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:Wales
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
gptkbp:logo 1958_British_Empire_and_Commonwealth_Games_logo.png
gptkbp:mainVenue gptkb:Cardiff_Arms_Park
gptkbp:memberState 35
gptkbp:motto Wales welcomes the Commonwealth
gptkbp:notableFor First Games to use the name 'British Empire and Commonwealth Games'
First time the Games were held in Wales
South Africa withdrew due to anti-apartheid protests
gptkbp:numberOfAthletes 1130
gptkbp:numberOfEvents 94
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:VI_British_Empire_and_Commonwealth_Games
gptkbp:opened gptkb:Prince_Philip,_Duke_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:previousEvent gptkb:1962_British_Empire_and_Commonwealth_Games
gptkb:1954_British_Empire_and_Commonwealth_Games
gptkbp:sportsIncluded athletics
boxing
cycling
fencing
rowing
swimming
water polo
weightlifting
wrestling
lawn bowls
gptkbp:startDate 1958-07-18
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dorothy_McCombe
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5