1934 British Empire Games

II British Empire Games

Host city	London, England
Nations	17
Athletes	500
Events	68
Opening	4 August 1934
Closing	11 August 1934
Opened by	George V
Athlete's Oath	Robert Howland
Main venue	White City Stadium
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The 1934 British Empire Games was the second edition of what is now known as the Commonwealth Games, held in England, from 4–11 August 1934. The host city was London, with the main venue at Wembley Park, although the track cycling events were in Manchester. Seventeen national teams took part, including the Irish Free State (the only Games in which they participated, although an all-Ireland team competed at the 1930 Games).

The 1934 Games had been originally awarded to Johannesburg, South Africa, but the change of venue to London was made due to concerns regarding the treatment of black and Asian athletes by South African officials and fans.^[1]

Six sports were featured in the Games: athletics in White City Stadium; boxing, wrestling, and aquatics (swimming and diving) in the Empire Pool and Arena, Wembley; cycling in Fallowfield Stadium, Manchester; and lawn bowls at Paddington and Temple.^[2] Events for women athletes included a debut in athletics; the previous games had women's events only in swimming and diving.