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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.
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.
Edition | Year | Location |
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I | 1958 | St. Moritz, Switzerland |
II | 1962 | St. Moritz, Switzerland |
III | 1966 | St. Moritz, Switzerland |
IV | 2010 | Gulmarg, India (proposed) |
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (July 2022) |
Commonwealth Games |
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Main topics |
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.
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.
Edition | Year | Location |
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I | 1958 | St. Moritz, Switzerland |
II | 1962 | St. Moritz, Switzerland |
III | 1966 | St. Moritz, Switzerland |
IV | 2010 | Gulmarg, India (proposed) |