VIII British Empire and Commonwealth Games

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/VIII_British_Empire_and_Commonwealth_Games
GPTKB entity
Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf multi-sport event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:1958_British_Empire_and_Commonwealth_Games
gptkbp:endDate 1958-07-26
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:1962_British_Empire_and_Commonwealth_Games
gptkbp:hostCity gptkb:Cardiff
gptkbp:hostCountry gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:Wales
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label VIII British Empire and Commonwealth Games
gptkbp:logo VIII_British_Empire_and_Commonwealth_Games_logo.png
gptkbp:mainVenue gptkb:Cardiff_Arms_Park
gptkbp:memberState 35
gptkbp:motto nan
gptkbp:notableFor First Games to use the name 'British Empire and Commonwealth Games'
First time the Games were held in Wales
gptkbp:numberOfAthletes 1122
gptkbp:numberOfEvents 94
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:VIII_British_Empire_and_Commonwealth_Games
gptkbp:opened gptkb:Prince_Philip,_Duke_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Olympic_Games
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:1954_British_Empire_and_Commonwealth_Games
gptkbp:sportsIncluded athletics
boxing
cycling
fencing
rowing
swimming
weightlifting
wrestling
diving
lawn bowls
cycling (track and road)
gptkbp:startDate 1958-07-18
gptkbp:website https://thecgf.com/games/cardiff-1958
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1966_British_Empire_and_Commonwealth_Games
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7