Английская Википедия:1970 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games

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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:EngvarB Шаблон:Infobox games The Third Commonwealth Paraplegic Games was a multi-sport event that was held in Edinburgh, Scotland from 26 July to 1 August 1970. Dubbed the "little games", they followed the 1970 British Commonwealth Games which were held in Edinburgh from 16 to 25 July of that year.

Background and administration

The chairman of the Organising Committee was Lieutenant-Colonel John Fraser.[1] It was also known as the "little games" and the "Wheelchair Games".[1][2]

Ceremonies

The Games were opened by the British Prime Minister Edward Heath. The opening ceremony was at Meadowbank stadium and was attended by a crowd of 2,000 people.[3] The teams were led in by the hosts of the previous games, Jamaica.[3] On behalf of all the competitors, James Laird, the Scottish team captain, took an oath.[3] A message of support from the Provosts of 28 towns and cities across Scotland was read out, having been relayed from John o' Groats by runners from the Scottish Youth Clubs Association.[3]

The games were closed by James MacKay, Lord Provost of the Edinburgh Corporation.[4]

Participating teams

197 athletes from fourteen Commonwealth countries took part.[3] Countries at this games that had not previously participated were Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Malta and Uganda.[1] Шаблон:Div col

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Sports

Sports included:[3] Шаблон:Div col

  • Archery
  • Athletics
  • Dartchery
  • Lawn Bowls
  • Pentathlon (Archery, Athletics and Swimming Events)
  • Shooting
  • Swimming
  • Table Tennis
  • Weightlifting (Men Only)
  • Wheelchair Basketball (Men Only)
  • Wheelchair Fencing

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Venues

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Meadowbank Stadium

The following were the venues for the games:

Venue Sport
Games Village (RAF Turnhouse) Archery, Precision Javelin
Meadowbank Sports Complex All other sports including some archery
Royal Commonwealth Pool Swimming
Lochend Bowling Green Lawn Bowls
Redcraig Shooting Range Shooting

Logistics

An athletes' village was located at Turnhouse, with accommodation provided free of charge to the athletes by the Ministry of Defence.[1] The Edinburgh Corporation had supplied fourteen adapted buses, which volunteer drivers used to transport the athletes between venues during the games.[4] Athletics events were held at Meadowbank stadium.[5] Shooting events were held at Redcraigs shooting range in West Lothian.[6] There was some criticism of the lack of day-to-day television coverage from the BBC and ITV broadcasters.[2]

Medal table

The final medal table is:[7]

Nations Gold Silver Bronze Total
Шаблон:Flag 48 32 23 103
Шаблон:Flag 29 31 39 99
Шаблон:Flag 27 29 21 77
Шаблон:Flag 25 14 10 49
Шаблон:Flag 12 14 4 30
Шаблон:Flag 5 6 2 13
Шаблон:Flag 1 2 6 9
Шаблон:Flag 1 1 0 2
Шаблон:Flag 1 0 0 1
Шаблон:Flagicon Trinidad and Tobago 1 0 0 1
Шаблон:Flag 0 2 2 4
Шаблон:Flag 0 1 0 1
Шаблон:Flag 0 0 0 0
Шаблон:Flag 0 0 0 0
150 132 107 389

See also

Commonwealth Games hosted in Scotland:

References

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  1. ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3 Шаблон:Cite news
  2. ↑ 2,0 2,1 Шаблон:Cite news
  3. ↑ 3,0 3,1 3,2 3,3 3,4 3,5 Шаблон:Cite news
  4. ↑ 4,0 4,1 Шаблон:Cite news
  5. ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
  6. ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
  7. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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