The 1970 Commonwealth Games was the first event of its kind where the metric units were used rather than the imperial units. Around 1,744 participants including officials took part in the event. The main venue of the Commonwealth Games, 1970 was the Meadowbank Stadium.
There were around 121 events at Commonwealth games, 1970 in the category of 10 sports. Some of the major events in the Commonwealth Games of 1970 were:
- Athletics
- Badminton
- Shooting
- Weightlifting
- Boxing
- Cycling
- Swimming
- Fencing
- Wrestling
- Australia
- India
- England
- Canada
- Scotland
- Kenya
- Pakistan
- Jamaica
- Wales
- Uganda
- Northern Ireland
- New Zealand
- Ghana
- Nigeria
- Malaysia
- Hong Kong
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Zambia
- Singapore
- Barbados
- Tanzania
- Fiji
- Gambia
- Guyana
- Isle of Man
- Malawi
- Gambia
- Saint Vincent
Indian sportsmen made their country proud by performing excellently in the Commonwealth games, 1970. India had a medal tally of 12 which included 5 gold medals. Some of the star Indian performers in the 1970 Commonwealth Games were:
- Mohinder Singh Gill (Triple Jump)
- Shivaji Bhonsle (Welterweight)
- Alexander Navis (Featherweight)
- Ved Prakash (Wrestling)
- Sudesh Kumar (Flyweight)
- Udey Chand (Lightweight)
- Mukhtiar Singh (Welterweight)
- Harish Rajindra (Middle weight)
- Sajjan Singh (Light heavyweight)
- Bishwanath Singh (Heavyweight)
- Maruti Mane (Super Heavyweight)
- Randhawa Singh (Featherweight)
