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1970 British Commonwealth Games

Multi-sport event in Edinburgh, Scotland

Field	Value
name	IX British Commonwealth Games
logo	Edinburgh 1970 Commonwealth Games.png
size	200
host_city	Edinburgh, Scotland
nations	42
athletes	1,744 (inc. officials)
events	121 events in 10 sports
opening	16 July 1970
closing	25 July 1970
opened_by	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
athlete_oath	Crawford Fairbrother
Queens_Baton	Jim Alder
stadium	Meadowbank Stadium
previous	[VIII](1966-british-empire-and-commonwealth-games)
next	[X](1974-british-commonwealth-games)

The 1970 British Commonwealth Games were held in Edinburgh, Scotland, from 16 to 25 July 1970. This was the first time the name British Commonwealth Games was adopted, the first time metric units rather than imperial units were used in all events, and also the first time the event was held in Scotland.

Also, the event saw the first unique Games trademark logo: an emblem showing the Games emblem intertwined with a St Andrews Cross and a thistle. The event was followed by the 1970 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games for wheelchair athletes. The 1970 Games was one of the most successful in the history of the event.

Host selection

In August 1966, the bid vote was held in Jamaica. The successful bidder was Edinburgh, Scotland with 18 votes beating Christchurch, New Zealand, with 11. In 1967, an appeal fund was launched, aiming to raise £200,000 towards the cost of running the games.

City	Country	Votes
Edinburgh	[[File:Flag of Scotland (navy blue).svg	link=[[:File:Flag of Scotland (navy blue)]].svg	21x21px]] Scotland	18
Christchurch	[[File:Flag of New Zealand.svg	21x21px]] New Zealand	11

Participating teams

42 teams were represented at the 1970 Games. (Teams competing for the first time are shown in bold).

23px Antigua
Australia
Bahamas
Barbados
Bermuda
Canada
Ceylon
Dominica
England
23px Fiji
Ghana
Gibraltar
Grenada: first appearance
Guernsey: first appearance
Guyana
23px Hong Kong
India
Isle of Man
Jamaica
Jersey
Kenya
Malawi: first appearance
Malaysia
Malta
23px Mauritius
New Zealand
Nigeria
Northern Ireland
Pakistan
PNG Papua and New Guinea
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Scotland (host)
23px Sierra Leone
Singapore
Swaziland: first appearance
Tanzania
The Gambia: first appearance
Trinidad and Tobago
Uganda
Wales
Zambia

Venues

Pollock Halls of Residence and the Royal Commonwealth Pool

The Meadowbank Sports Centre was built for the 1970 Commonwealth Games, at a cost of £2.8 million. It was opened by Prince Edward, Duke of Kent on 2 May 1970. Adjacent to the main stadium were three sports halls for the fencing, badminton and wrestling competitions and a velodrome built at the cost of £90,000.

Athletes' Village – Pollock Halls of Residence
Athletics, Opening and Closing Ceremonies - Meadowbank Sports Centre
Badminton – Meadowbank Sports Centre
Boxing – Murrayfield Ice Rink
Cycling (track) – Meadowbank Velodrome
Cycling (road) – Holyrood Park 102 miles (31 circuits)
Diving – Royal Commonwealth Pool
Fencing – Meadowbank Sports Centre
Lawn bowls - Balgreen Bowling Club
Swimming – Royal Commonwealth Pool
Weightlifting - Leith Town Hall
Wrestling – Meadowbank Sports Centre

Medal table

Sports

Aquatics

References

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(9 May 2007). "Glasgow makes final call for 2014 games". Johnston Publishing.
Buttle, Cameron. (7 March 2013). "The good and bad of Commonwealth Games". BBC.
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(9 December 1967). "S.R.U. gift of £1,000 to Games fund". Glasgow Herald.
Inglis, Simon. (1987). "Football Grounds of Britain". Collins Willow.
(29 June 1970). "Edinburgh builds athletes village". Aberdeen Evening Express.
(2 May 1970). "Facilities for evey sport". The Scotsman.
(16 July 2020). "Remembering Edinburgh's 1970 Commonwealth Games".
(12 March 1970). "Cyclists spin round 'drome at 60 mph". Dalkeith Advertiser.

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