2-514: The 1978 Commonwealth Games were held in Edmonton , Alberta, Canada, from 3 to 12 August, two years after the 1976 Summer Olympics was held in Montreal , Quebec. They were boycotted by Nigeria , in protest at New Zealand's sporting contacts with apartheid -era South Africa, as well as by Uganda , in protest at alleged Canadian hostility towards the government of Idi Amin . The Bid Election
4-467: Was held at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich . This was the first Commonwealth Games where a computerized system was used to handle ticket sales. This was the first Commonwealth Games to be named Commonwealth Games , having dropped British . The Games were opened by Queen Elizabeth II for the first time since becoming Queen in 1952. 46 teams were represented at the 1978 Games. (Teams competing for
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