The 1966 Commonwealth Games event was held in the city of Kingston in Jamaica. The event took place from 4th August to 13th August. The spectacular Independence Park Stadium was the main venue for the event. Around 110 events were held in the category of 10 sports.
The Commonwealth Games of 1966 was attended by 32 nations of the commonwealth. There are various events in sports like cycling, weightlifting, shooting, fencing, rowing, swimming, diving, wrestling, boxing, badminton and athletics and so on. The participating countries in the Commonwealth games, 1966 were:
- Nigeria
- Northern Ireland
- Pakistan
- Papua & New Guinea
- Scotland
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- South Arabia
- St Vincent
- Tanzania
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Uganda
- Wales
- Antigua
- Australia
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Bermuda
- British Honduras
- Canada
- Ceylon
- England
- Fiji
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Guyana
- India
- Isle of Man
- Jamaica
- Jersey
- Kenya
- Malaysia
- Mauritius
- New Zealand
India's journey in the Commonwealth games, 1966 was also full of glory. India had a medal tally of 10 (including 3 gold medals). The star performers in the Indian team were
- Dinesk Khanna (Badminton)
- Mahon Ghosh (Featherweight)
- Randhawa Singh (Featherweight)
- Shamrao Sable(Flyweight)
- Bishamber Singh (Bantamweight)
- Mukhtiar Singh (Lightweight)
- Bhim Singh (Heavyweight)
- Hukum Singh (Welterweight)
- Bishwanath Singh (Light heavyweight)
