The 1978 Commonwealth Games were held in Edmonton, Alberta from 3 to 12 August 1978, two years after the 1976 Summer Olympics were 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 was held at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. This was the first Commonwealth Games where a computerised system was used to handle ticket sales. These were 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. Host selection Participating teams 46 teams were represented at the 1978 Games.(Teams competing for the first time are shown in bold). Medals by country Medals by event Athletics Badminton Bowls Boxing Cycling Track Road Diving Gymnastics Shooting Pistol Rifle Shotgun Swimming Men's events Women's events Weightlifting Wrestling Venues Commonwealth Stadium: Athletics, Opening and Closing Ceremonies (built new for the games) University of Alberta Arena: Badminton Commonwealth Bowls: Lawn Bowling (built new for the games) Edmonton Gardens: Boxing Argyll Velodrome: Cycling (built new for the games) Northlands Coliseum: Gymnastics Strathcona Shooting Range: Shooting (built new for the games) Kinsmen Aquatic Centre: Swimming and Diving (built new for the games) Jubilee Auditorium: Weightlifting University of Alberta Gym: Wrestling References External links Commonwealth Games Official Site A Brief History from the Delhi 2010 site 1978 Commonwealth Games – Australian Commonwealth Games official website Going the Distance, an NFB documentary Sports competitions in Edmonton International sports competitions hosted by Canada Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games in Canada Commonwealth Games by year Commonwealth Games Commonwealth August 1978 sports events in Canada 1970s in Edmonton