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The 1934 British Empire Games were the second of what is now known as the Commonwealth Games. They were held at the White City Stadium in London, England, United Kingdom from 4 11 August 1934, apart from the cycling at Fallowfield Stadium, Manchester, and the swimming, which took place at the Empire Pool in Wembley. Seventeen national teams took part, including the Irish Free State (the only Games in which they participated, although at the 1930 Games a team representing the whole of Ireland competed). The 1934 Games had originally been awarded to Johannesburg, South Africa, but were changed to London because of concerns (particularly from Canada) about the way South Africa would treat black and Asian athletes. Six sports were featured in the Games: athletics, boxing, cycling, lawn bowls, swimming and diving, and wrestling. A highlight of the 1934 Games was the inclusion of events for women in athletics, with careful consideration given not to include events that were considered 'too exhaustive'. The running events were restricted to the short sprints and a shortened 4 x 220 yard relay instead of the 4 x 440 yard relay as per the men's program. Nevertheless this was a breakthrough for women in sport that would one day lead to full recognition and programming for women's athletics on the international stage.
Participating teams  Countries which participated Teams participating for the first time in bold. Medals by Country | 1 | | 29 | 20 | 24 | 73 | | 2 | | 17 | 25 | 9 | 51 | | 3 | | 8 | 4 | 2 | 14 | | 4 | | 7 | 10 | 5 | 22 | | 5 | | 5 | 4 | 17 | 26 | | 6 | | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | | 7 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | 8 | | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | 9 | | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 10 | | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 11 | | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 12 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | Total | 68 | 68 | 68 | 204 | Medals by event Athletics Boxing Cycling Track Diving Men's events | 3 m springboard | | 117.12 | | 110.50 | | 106.57 | | 10 m platform | | 83.83 | | 83.63 | | 70.64 | Women's events | 3 m springboard | | 62.27 | | 60.49 | | 57.00 | | 10 m platform | | 30.74 | | 27.64 | | 27.36 | Lawn Bowls All events were for men only. Swimming Men's events Women's events Wrestling All events were for men only. | Bantamweight | | | | | Featherweight | | | | | Lightweight | | | | | Welterweight | | | | | Middleweight | | | | | Light heavyweight | Mick Cubbin (SAF) | | | | Heavyweight | | | | External links de:British Empire Games 1934 es:Juegos de la Mancomunidad de 1934 fr:Jeux de l'Empire britannique de 1934 nl:British Empire Games 1934 ja:1934 pl:Igrzyska Imperium Brytyjskiego 1934 pt:Jogos do Imp rio Brit nico de 1934 sv:Brittiska imperiespelen 1934
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