Chapters: Australia at the 1982 Commonwealth Games, Cycling at the 1982 Commonwealth Games, Aquatics at the 1982 Commonwealth Games, 1982 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony, Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre, Athletics at the 1982 Commonwealth Games, New Zealand at the 1982 Commonwealth Games, Fiji at the 1982 Commonwealth Games, Badminton at the 1982 Commonwealth Games, Botswana at the 1982 Commonwealth Games, Archery medal winners at the 1982 Commonwealth Games, . Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 50. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publishers book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The 1982 Commonwealth Games were held in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia from 30 September-9 October 1982. The Opening Ceremony was held at the QEII Stadium (named for Queen Elizabeth II), in the Brisbane suburb of Nathan. The QEII Stadium was also the venue which was used for the athletics and archery competitions during the Games. Other events were held at the purpose-built Sleeman Sports Complex in Chandler. The Chairman of the 1982 Commonwealth Games was Sir Edward Williams KCMG, KBE. Sir Edward later became the Commissioner General of Expo 88. He was also the Chairman of the Queensland Turf Club in the 80s until the early 90s. The 1982 Commonwealth Games Logo was designed by Hugh Edwards, who was the winner of a nation-wide competition held in 1978. The symbol is derived from the form of a bounding kangaroo. The three bands, forming stylized As (for Australia), are in colours which are common to flags of many Commonwealth countries. Matilda the kangaroo mascot for the 1982 Commonwealth Games was represented by a cartoon kangaroo, and a gigantic 13-metre (42 feet 8 inches) high mechanical "winking" kangaroo, who travelled around the stadium and winked at the crowd. The games were officially opened by the Duke of Edinburgh. Bidding for the...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=1006015
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1982 Commonwealth Games : Australia at the 1982 Commonwealth Games, Cycling at the 1982 Commonwealth Games