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Kingston, Jamacia 1966
Trivia
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The Games were held between 4-13 August 1966
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With the British Empire formally ended, the Kingston Games became the VIII British Commonwealth Games.
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There was a worry amongst the larger nations that Jamaica’s infrastructure would not enable a successful Games delivery – but this proved to be largely unfounded.
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Controversially, the event programme was altered for the first time since 1950 with lawn bowls and rowing dropped and replaced with badminton and shooting instead.
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Thirty-four nations competed in the Kingston Games sending a total of 1,316 athletes and officials
Sports
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The nine sports featured in the Kingston Games were athletics, badminton, boxing, cycling, fencing, shooting, swimming and diving, weightlifting and wrestling.
Medal Count
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The following list includes the first four ranked teams. The ranking list for all years is available here.
| Year | Country | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1966 |
England |
33 |
24 |
23 |
80 |
Related Pages
- List of Commonwealth Games Host Cities