2014 Commonwealth Games
multi-sport event in Glasgow, Scotland
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Summary
2014 Commonwealth Games is a multi-sport event[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of multi sport event entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,258 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Strathclyde[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Instance of: edition of the Commonwealth Games[5]
- Follows: 2010 Commonwealth Games[6]
- Followed by: 2018 Commonwealth Games[7]
- Location: Glasgow[8]
- Commons category: 2014 Commonwealth Games[9]
- Edition number: 20[10]
- Has part(s): athletics at the 2014 Commonwealth Games[11], badminton at the 2014 Commonwealth Games[12], boxing at the 2014 Commonwealth Games[13], cycling at the 2014 Commonwealth Games[14], diving at the 2014 Commonwealth Games[15], gymnastics at the 2014 Commonwealth Games[16], hockey at the 2014 Commonwealth Games[17], judo at the 2014 Commonwealth Games[18], lawn bowls at the 2014 Commonwealth Games[19], netball at the 2014 Commonwealth Games[20], rugby sevens at the 2014 Commonwealth Games[21], shooting at the 2014 Commonwealth Games[22], squash at the 2014 Commonwealth Games[23], swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games[24]
- Officially opened by: Elizabeth II[25]
- Start time: July 23, 2014[26]
- End time: August 3, 2014[27]
- Point in time: 2014[28]
- Participant: Nekoda Smythe-Davis[29], Melissa Hoskins[30]
- Significant event: 2014 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony[31], 2014 Commonwealth Games closing ceremony[32]
- Official website: http://www.glasgow2014.com/[33]
- Topic's main category: Category:2014 Commonwealth Games[34]
- Number of participants: 4947[35]
- Sports season of league or competition: Commonwealth Games[36]
- Final event: 2014 Commonwealth Games closing ceremony[37]
- Date of official closure: August 3, 2014[38]
Why It Matters
2014 Commonwealth Games has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]