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The seventeenth
Commonwealth Games
took place in Manchester from 25 July to 4 August 2002, with 5000 athletes from 72 nations competing for medals in fourteen individual and three team sports. The new 38,000-seater
City of Manchester Stadium
, in the east of the city, was the centrepiece of the games, staging the opening and closing ceremonies, as well as the athletics events and the Rugby Sevens competition. It's part of a wider
Sportcity
development, incorporating the
Indoor Tennis Centre
and
National Squash Centre
. The
Aquatics Centre
, in the city centre, has been purpose-built for the swimming competitions; other events are at a variety of existing and refurbished venues, including the National Cycling Centre (cycling), G-Mex (gymnastics, judo and wrestling), International Convention Centre (weightlifting), Manchester Evening News Arena (netball and boxing), Belle Vue Leisure Centre (hockey) and Salford Quays (triathlon).
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