kids encyclopedia robot

2002 Commonwealth Games facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts

The 2002 Commonwealth Games were held in Manchester, England from 25 July to 4 August 2002. The XVII Commonwealth Games was the largest multi-sport event ever to be held in England. It was larger than London's 1948 Summer Olympics in numbers of teams and athletes in the event.

After the 1996 Manchester bombing, the Games were part of the development of Manchester. It helped Manchester's reputation as a European Global City, and also, internationally. Rapid Economy of Manchester economic growth and continued urban rebuilding of the city continued after the Games. This helped make it one of the main cities in the United Kingdom.

Events were held across Greater Manchester. The opening and closing ceremonies, the athletic and the rugby sevens events were held at the City of Manchester Stadium. It was built for the Games. The shooting events were held in the National Shooting Centre in Bisley, Surrey. This was some 200 miles (322 km) from the main focus of the Games in Manchester. This is unusual for a large multi-sport event.

Seventy-two nations competed in 14 individual sports and 3 team sports events.

Images for kids

  • Manchester Sky

    Manchester was selected by the Commonwealth Games Council of England as the official bid city from England for the 2002 Commonwealth Games

  • Manchester-city-fc-stadium

    The City of Manchester Stadium hosted Athletics and Rugby Sevens events

  • CWG027 Manchester Aquatics Centre

    Manchester Aquatics Centre hosted Diving and Swimming events

  • MEN Arena, Manchester - panoramio

    The Manchester Arena hosted the boxing and netball events

  • Manchester Velodrome

    Manchester Velodrome hosted the track cycling programme

  • Bilston St.-Garrick St. - geograph.org.uk - 536739

    The Queen's Baton Relay passes through Wolverhampton before the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester

  • CWG007 Opening Ceremony

    Opening Ceremony

  • CWG015 Opening Ceremony Athletes Parade

    Athletes Parade at the Opening Ceremony

  • Commonwealth games 2002 countries map

    Nations competed at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester

  • City of Manchester Stadium 2002

    The City of Manchester Stadium during the Games

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Juegos de la Mancomunidad de 2002 para niños

kids search engine
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
2002 Commonwealth Games Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.