1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games


The 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Kingston, Jamaica, from 4 to 13 August 1966. This was the first time that the Games had been held outside the so-called White Dominions. The opening ceremony was the first Games to be opened in the evening. The event was followed by the 1966 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games for wheelchair athletes. Jamaica remains the only host nation of a Commonwealth Games that did not win at least one gold medal in its own games.
Two sports; lawn bowls and rowing were dropped from the Games due to lack of facilities and were replaced by the debut sports of badminton and shooting. A record 38 countries competed at the Games.

Host selection

Kingston was elected host by the CGF in Rome, Italy, during the 1960 Summer Olympics.
CityCountryVotes
Kingston Jamaica17
Edinburgh Scotland12
Salisbury Rhodesia and Nyasaland5

Venues

34 teams were represented at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
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Participating Commonwealth countries and territories:

Sports

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