1970 British Commonwealth Games

Multi-sport event in Edinburgh, Scotland May 2020 January 2026 IX British Commonwealth Games Edinburgh 1970 Commonwealth Games.png 200 Edinburgh, Scotland 42 1,744 (inc. officials) 121 events in 10 sports 16 July 1970 25 July 1970 Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Crawford Fairbrother Jim Alder Meadowbank Stadium VIII X 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.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005236/19690219/296/0019 Its a First for Scotland at IXth Commonwealth Games Leven Mail 19 February 1969 19 British Newspaper Archive subscription 1 January 2026 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.http://www.scotsman.com/sport/more-sport/athletics/glasgow-makes-final-call-for-2014-games-1-746056 Glasgow makes final call for 2014 games The Scotsman Johnston Publishing 9 May 2007 28 December 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131230232643/http://www.scotsman.com/sport/more-sport/athletics/glasgow-makes-final-call-for-2014-games-1-746056 30 December 2013 livehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-21674542 The good and bad of Commonwealth Games Cameron Buttle BBC News BBC 7 March 2013 28 December 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20140207043154/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-21674542 7 February 2014 live thumb|right|250px|The Meadowbank Stadium 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.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5XhAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=x6MMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6656%2C1132888 Edinburgh Get 1970 Games 8 August 1966 Glasgow Herald 5 November 2016 In 1967, an appeal fund was launched, aiming to raise £200,000 towards the cost of running the games.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zHhAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wqMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1263%2C1464595 S.R.U. gift of £1,000 to Games fund Glasgow Herald 9 December 1967 1 6 November 2016 +1970 British Commonwealth Games bidding results City Country VotesEdinburghlink=:File:Flag of Scotland (navy blue).svg|21x21px Scotland18Christchurch21x21px New Zealand11 Participating teams thumb|220px|Countries that participated 42 teams were represented at the 1970 Games.(Teams competing for the first time are shown in bold). 20em 23px Antigua Australia Bahamas colonial Barbados Bermuda Canada Ceylon 1951 Dominica 1965 England 23px Fiji Ghana Gibraltar ensign1939 Grenada 1967: first appearance Guernsey old: first appearance Guyana 23px Hong Kong India Isle of Man Jamaica Jersey old Kenya Malawi: first appearance Malaysia Malta 23px Mauritius New Zealand at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games Nigeria Northern Ireland Pakistan PNG 1970 Papua and New Guinea Saint Lucia 1967 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines colonial Scotland (host) 23px Sierra Leone Singapore Swaziland: first appearance Tanzania The Gambia: first appearance Trinidad and Tobago Uganda Wales Zambia 1964 Venues thumb|right|350px|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. Simon Inglis Football Grounds of Britain 1987 Collins Willow 0-00-218249-1 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.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000445/19700629/092/0006 Edinburgh builds athletes village Aberdeen Evening Express 29 June 1970 6 British Newspaper Archive subscription 1 January 2026https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19700502/228/0009 Facilities for evey sport The Scotsman 2 May 1970 9 British Newspaper Archive subscription 16 January 2026 Athletes' Village – Pollock Halls of Residencehttps://www.scotsman.com/heritage-and-retro/heritage/remembering-edinburghs-1970-commonwealth-games-2914641 Remembering Edinburgh's 1970 Commonwealth Games The Scotsman 16 July 2020 1 January 2026 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)https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002714/19700312/161/0010 Cyclists spin round 'drome at 60 mph Dalkeith Advertiser 12 March 1970 10 British Newspaper Archive subscription 1 January 2026 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 Medals won by country SCO flagCGF 36 24 22 27 25 32 18 24 24 6 8 11 yes 5 3 6 5 3 4 4 3 2 4 2 1 3 3 1 3 1 5 2 6 6 2 6 4 2 3 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 British Hong Kong 1959 0 4 3 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 FIJ colonial 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 MAW 1964 0 0 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines colonial Saint Vincent Sports Aquatics Diving Swimming Athletics Badminton Boxing Cycling Fencing Lawn bowls Weightlifting Wrestling References External links "Edinburgh 1970". Commonwealthsport.com. Commonwealth Sport. 1970 British Commonwealth Games – Australian Commonwealth Games official website Kingston British Commonwealth GamesEdinburghIX British Commonwealth Games Christchurch Sports Scotland British Commonwealth Games, 1970 Category:Commonwealth Games in Scotland Category:Commonwealth Games in the United Kingdom British Commonwealth Games British Commonwealth Games British Commonwealth Games, 1970 British Commonwealth Games