The XX Commonwealth Games will be held in Glasgow from 23rd July to 3rd August. This will be the third time the Games have been held in Scotland. Edinburgh hosted the previous two.
The name of the Games has changed since the first event in 1930 when it was the British Empire Games. In 1954 it became the British Empire & Commonwealth Games. At Edinburgh in 1970 it changed again.
The sports on the 1970 stamps were:
The name of the Games has changed since the first event in 1930 when it was the British Empire Games. In 1954 it became the British Empire & Commonwealth Games. At Edinburgh in 1970 it changed again.
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The final name change came in 1978 to the Commonwealth Games.
The Games are said to be the third largest multi-sport event in the world behind the Olympics and the Asian Games.
In 1970 42 countries took part in 121 events covering 9 sports. One of the countries involved was Malawi.
- 5d - Running
- 1/6d - Swimming
- 1/9d - Cycling
For more sporting exercise I suggest you visit the links at Viridian's Sunday-Stamps-178.
