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.
+1970 British Commonwealth Games bidding results City Country VotesEdinburgh Scotland18Christchurch New Zealand11
Participating teams
42 teams were represented at the 1970 Games.(Teams competing for the first time are shown in bold).
Antigua
Fiji
: first appearance : first appearance
Hong Kong
: first appearance
Mauritius
Papua and New Guinea
(host) Sierra Leone
: first appearance
: first appearance
Venues
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
External links "Edinburgh 1970". Commonwealthsport.com. Commonwealth Sport. 1970 British Commonwealth Games – Australian Commonwealth Games official website