Editing Commonwealth Games (section)

==== British Empire and Commonwealth Games ====
[[File:Bannister and Landy.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|Statue in Vancouver commemorating the "Miracle Mile" between [[Roger Bannister]] and [[John Landy]]]]

The fifth edition of the Games, the [[1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games]], were held in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], Canada. This was the first event since the name change from British Empire Games took effect in 1952, the same year of Queen Elizabeth II's reign. The fifth edition of the Games placed Vancouver on a world stage and featured memorable sporting moments as well as outstanding entertainment, technical innovation and cultural events. The 'Miracle Mile', as it became known, saw both the gold medallist, [[Roger Bannister]] of England and silver medallist [[John Landy]] of Australia, run sub-four-minute races in an event that was televised live across the world for the first time. [[Northern Rhodesia]] and [[Pakistan]] made their debuts and both performed well, winning eight and six medals respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/games/vancouver-1954|title=Vancouver 1954|website=Commonwealth Games Federation|language=en|access-date=12 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180407120046/https://thecgf.com/games/vancouver-1954|archive-date=7 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:1958 Commonwealth Games 3d Stamp.jpg|thumb|3 pence British stamp with theme of [[1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games]], [[Cardiff]], Wales]]

The [[1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games]] were held in [[Cardiff]], Wales. The sixth edition of the games marked the largest sporting event ever held in Wales and it was the smallest country ever to host a British Empire and Commonwealth Games. [[Cardiff]] had to wait twelve years longer than originally scheduled to become host of the Games, as the 1946 event was cancelled because of the [[Second World War]]. The Cardiff Games introduced the [[Queen's Baton Relay]], which has been conducted as a prelude to every British Empire and Commonwealth Games ever since. Thirty-five nations sent a total of 1,122 athletes and 228 officials to the Cardiff Games and 23 countries and dependencies won medals, including for the first time, [[Singapore]], [[Ghana]], [[Kenya Colony|Kenya]] and the [[Isle of Man]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/games/cardiff-1958|title=Cardiff 1958|website=Commonwealth Games Federation|language=en|access-date=12 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180407120128/https://thecgf.com/games/cardiff-1958|archive-date=7 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In the run up to the Cardiff games, many leading sports stars including [[Stanley Matthews]], [[Jimmy Hill]] and [[Don Revie]] were signatories in a letter to ''The Times'' on 17 July 1958 deploring the presence of white-only South African sports, opposing 'the policy of apartheid' in international sport and defending 'the principle of racial equality which is embodied in the Declaration of the Olympic Games'.<ref>Brown and Hogsbjerg, ''Apartheid is not a game'', 16</ref>

The [[1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games]] were held in [[Perth]], [[Western Australia]]. Thirty-five countries sent a total of 863 athletes and 178 officials to Perth. [[Jersey]] was among the medal winners for the first time, while [[British Honduras]], [[Dominica]], [[Territory of Papua and New Guinea|Papua and New Guinea]] and [[Saint Lucia|St Lucia]] all made their inaugural Games appearances. [[Colony of Aden|Aden]] also competed by special invitation. [[Crown Colony of Sarawak|Sarawak]], [[Crown Colony of North Borneo|North Borneo]] and [[Federation of Malaya|Malaya]] competed for the last time, before taking part in 1966 under the [[Malaysian flag]]. In addition, [[Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland|Rhodesia and Nyasaland]] competed in the Games as an entity for the first and only time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/games/perth-1962|title=Perth 1962|website=Commonwealth Games Federation|language=en|access-date=12 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180407183025/https://thecgf.com/games/perth-1962|archive-date=7 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games]] were held in [[Kingston, Jamaica]]. This was the first time that the Games had been held outside the so-called [[White Dominion]]s. Thirty-four nations (including [[Federation of South Arabia|South Arabia]]) competed in the [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]] Games, sending a total of 1,316 athletes and officials.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/games/kingston-1966|title=Kingston 1966|website=Commonwealth Games Federation|language=en|access-date=12 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180407120105/https://thecgf.com/games/kingston-1966|archive-date=7 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>