Commonwealth Winter Games

The Commonwealth Winter Games was a multi-sport event comprising winter sports, last held in 1966. Three editions of the Games have been staged. The Winter Games were designed as a counterbalance to the Commonwealth Games, which focuses on summer sports, to accompany the Winter Olympics and Summer Olympic Games.

History

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The winter Games were founded by T.D. Richardson.[1] The 1958 Commonwealth Winter Games[2] were held in St. Moritz, Switzerland.[3] This was the inaugural games for the winter edition.[1] The 1962 Games were also held in St. Moritz, complementing the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia,[4] and the 1966 event was held in St. Moritz as well,[5] following which the idea was discontinued.

A Winter Games was proposed for 2010 in India, complementing the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. The proposed venue was Gulmarg in Jammu and Kashmir,[6] where the Indian National Winter Games had previously been held,[7] but the idea did not come to fruition.

List of Commonwealth Winter Games

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Edition Year Location
I 1958   St. Moritz, Switzerland
II 1962   St. Moritz, Switzerland
III 1966   St. Moritz, Switzerland
IV 2010   Gulmarg, India (proposed)
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Semanticus.info, T.D. Richardson Archived 2014-07-26 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 7 July 2012)
  2. ^ CBC News, Canadian Ski Museum in trouble, 15 March 2011, Ashley Burke (accessed 7 July 2012)
  3. ^ NZ Collector Services St. Moritz 1958 Commonwealth Winter Games silver medal Archived 2017-04-16 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 7 July 2012)
  4. ^ Biography of Christine Smith at sports-reference.com
  5. ^ Antiques Reporter AU, St. Mortiz 1966 Commonwealth Winter Games bronze medal (accessed 7 July 2012)
  6. ^ "Artificial snow to extend winter games season in Gulmarg". Hindustan Times. 25 February 2007.
  7. ^ "2010 Commonwealth winter sports to be held in Kashmir: Azad". Press Trust of India. 6 January 2006.
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