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1938 British Empire Games
Sydney,
Australia
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Held in the southern hemisphere for the first time,
the III Games opening ceremony took place at the
famed Sydney Cricket Ground in front of 40,000
spectators who were keen to see Australia and New
Zealand excel against England in particular.
Fifteen nations participated down under at the
Sydney Games involving a total of 466 athletes and
43 officials. New participants included Fiji and
Ceylon.
Seven sports were featured in the Sydney Games -
track and field, boxing, cycling, lawn bowls,
rowing, swimming and diving, and wrestling.
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The History of the Games
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1930 - Hamilton,
Canada. |
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1934 –
London, England. |
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1938 –
Sydney, Australia. |
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1950 –
Auckland, New Zealand. |
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1954 –
Vancouver, Canada. |
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1958 –
Cardiff, Wales. |
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1962 –
Perth, Australia. |
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1966 – Kingston, Jamaica.
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1970 –
Edinburgh, Scotland. |
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1974 –
Christchurch, New Zealand. |
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1978 –
Edmonton, Canada. |
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1982 –
Brisbane, Australia. |
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1986 –
Edinburgh, Scotland. |
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1990 –
Auckland, New Zealand. |
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1994 –
Victoria, Canada. |
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1998 – Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia. |
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2002 –
Manchester, England. |
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2006 –
Melbourne, Australia. |
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2010 - Delhi, India. |
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