VIII British Empire and Commonwealth Games

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The VIII British Empire and Commonwealth Games were an international multi-sport event held in 1966 in Kingston, Jamaica, featuring athletes from across the Commonwealth of Nations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Commonwealth Games
multi-sport event
alsoKnownAs 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
1966 Commonwealth Games
closingCeremonyLocation National Stadium, Kingston
continent North America
country Jamaica
endDate 1966-08-13
genderCategory men
women
hostCity Kingston
hostedBy Government of Jamaica
hostNation Jamaica
language English
mainStadium National Stadium, Kingston
motto Unitate et Humanitate
nextEvent 1970 British Commonwealth Games
notableFeature first Commonwealth Games held in the Caribbean
first Commonwealth Games hosted by Jamaica
numberOfAthletes 1300
numberOfEvents 110
numberOfParticipatingNations 34
numberOfSports 9
officialName VIII British Empire and Commonwealth Games
openingCeremonyLocation National Stadium, Kingston
openingYear 1966
organizedBy British Empire and Commonwealth Games Federation
participatingRegion Commonwealth of Nations
partOfSeries British Empire and Commonwealth Games
previousEvent 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
primaryVenueCity Kingston
sequenceNumber 8
shortName 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
1966 Commonwealth Games
sportsDiscipline athletics
boxing
cycling
fencing
lawn bowls
shooting
swimming
weightlifting
wrestling
startDate 1966-08-04
timePeriod 20th century
typeOfCompetition international

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1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games alsoKnownAs VIII British Empire and Commonwealth Games
VIII British Empire and Commonwealth Games officialName VIII British Empire and Commonwealth Games