1978 in Sports - General Sporting Events

General Sporting Events

  • Third All-Africa Games held in Algiers, Algeria
  • Eighth Asian Games held in Bangkok, Thailand
  • Central American and Caribbean Games held in Medellin, Colombia
  • British Commonwealth Games held in Edmonton, Canada
  • Ninth Winter Universiade held in Špindleruv Mlýn, Czechoslovakia

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