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Topic: 2002 Commonwealth Games Medal Count

	Australia set to dominate in the pool. 26/7/2002. Commonwealth Games
		Australia topped the medals count in Fukuoka, Japan, with 13 golds, up six on their gold medal return in Perth three years before.
		The Commonwealth Games have produced some of Australia's finest moments in swimming.
		The last time they had any stiff competition for Commonwealth swimming supremacy was in 1986 in Edinburgh, when Australia and Canada tied 11-all in the gold medal count.
	abc.net.au /commonwealthgames/2002/items/s631990.htm (625 words)

	Games have big shoes to fill - theage.com.au
		As much as anything, the Commonwealth Games are about big bucks, broadcast rights and bums on seats.
		We had an appalling Atlanta Games, we did pretty well in Kuala Lumpur but it didn't receive much coverage here because it was on the other side of the world and all the footage came in in the middle of the night."
		Last year, facing a funding shortfall, an extra 70-100 million pounds was pumped into the Games as the organising committee desperately sought to shore up income to pay for rising costs, in part because of extra security as a result of the September 11 terrorist attacks.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2002/07/20/1026898930665.html (831 words)

	The Voice of Russia ( Olympic games 2002 )
		In the medal count Norway was in the first place with 16 medals (7 gold, 3 silver and 6 bronze) and the United States was in the second place with 11 medals (4 gold, 6 silver and 1 bronze).
		The games in Alberville were swelled by 15 new events and debuting were the women 3 by 7,5 kilometre biathlon relay, the 7,5 and 15 kilometre races, the women 30 kilometre ski pursuit race instead of the 20 kilometre distance.
		The games in Lillehammer were the first in which sportsmen and women from the former Soviet Union competed under their own flag and of course Russia had the largest contingent and as a result won more gold medals.
	www.vor.ru /Olymp/history_eng.html (6455 words)

	The Games: What you need to know \| Special reports \| Guardian Unlimited Sport
		The Commonwealth Games - a politically incorrect tribute to the British Empire comprised of 17 of the more random sports ever devised.
		Medals won by EAD athletes count towards the overall medal table.
		Until September 2001, games were played on a first to 21 basis.
	sport.guardian.co.uk /commonwealthgames2002/story/0,12238,763105,00.html (617 words)

	Enjoy the show, hold the hype - theage.com.au
		It is what the Games are not, but what they will be made by some, that stands to make them look ridiculous.
		Australia's cache of medals will not bulge as it did in Kuala Lumpur because this team is smaller and has been weakened by injuries, and because England is taking these Games seriously for once.
		But during the course of the Games, Australians discovered a fraternity of nations celebrating togetherness in sport, in which winning was the objective, of course, but losing with best endeavours was OK. They discovered that there could be sport without jingoism.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2002/07/20/1026898930662.html (585 words)

	Commonwealth Games News 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Malaysia, the host of the last Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur in 1998, might be forced to leave some of its team members at home due to an outbreak of the mosquito-borne illness Dengue fever.
		The Times reported that medals won at the event would count and be "recognized by the Commonwealth Games Federation." Inquiries to the directors of the competition have yet to verify this statement.
		The Commonwealth Games Baton was unveiled in London in December at a reception held at the Commonwealth Institute.
	www.internationalgames.net /commonwealth2.htm (6948 words)

	Vanguard - Sports : GATEWAY GAMES 2006: An unforgettable experience
		Its four gold medals were good enough to place it ahead of a number of states that were hitherto powerhouses in Nigerian sports.
		Ogun, on its part, is reveling in its third position placement, the two gold medals it won in the male and female football events and of course, the many gains that has now accrued to it through hosting the biggest festival ever.
		After winning the hammer throw in front of an enthusiastic crowd, Vivian who won a silver medal at the just concluded Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia said the participation of elite athletes provided the right atmosphere for the festival and was the incentive that drew more people to the Games.
	www.vanguardngr.com /articles/2002/sports/may06/06052006/sp406052006.html (1200 words)

	commonwealth games preview - EAD events (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Manchester represents a step forward for Elite Athletes with a Disability in Commonwealth terms as it is the first games where there are EAD events included alongside the mainstream events, in all sports not just swimming.
		Any medals won by the EAD competitors will count towards the overall medal tallies of the relevant country.
		The Isle of Man will also have a shot at a medal from their EAD representative, 4 time paralympian and Sydney silver medallist Ian Sharpe, who swims in the S11 category.
	www.pullbuoy.co.uk /eadswim.html (409 words)

	Aussies set 200-plus medal target - smh.com.au
		Australia's Commonwealth Games team aims to raise its performance bar to unprecedented levels in Manchester, setting a target of winning more than 200 medals.
		But with more medals on offer in Manchester than in Kuala Lumpur four years ago, Crosswhite said the team expected to better its 1998 haul of 198 medals, of which 80 were gold.
		The Commonwealth Games will be held from July 25 to August 4, with 72 nations taking part in 17 sports.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2002/06/14/1023864346205.html (336 words)

	The Paralympian Newsletter 3/2002
		In an era where the Stoke Mandeville Games were the major competition of the year, the sport of Shooting was part of the program.
		He is a medal winner for over two decades now and is still on the top.
		Another is Libby Kosmala from Australia who, on her 60th birthday, won the gold medal in Prone Air Rifle with a perfect score at the recent World Championships.
	www.paralympic.org /paralympian/20023/2002307.htm (1856 words)

	rediff.com sports: India end third in overall medals tally
		India capped their stupendous show in the XVII Commonwealth Games grabbing two more medals in wrestling and maintained their third position in the overall tally as the eleven-day extravaganza drew to a close in Manchester on Sunday.
		The experienced Shokinder Tomar fetched a silver medal in the 60kg wrestling event while Anil Kumar had to be content with a bronze in the 96kg category to boost India's overall haul to 32 gold, 21 silver and 19 bronze medals.
		Star shuttler Aparna Popat and paddler Chetan Baboor, who were far from impressive at the Games, also chipped in with a bronze medal each having reached the semi-final stage of their respective events.
	rediff.com /sports/2002/aug/04ind.htm (510 words)

	Singapore National Olympic Council
		Singapore’s Chef de Mission for the Doha Asian Games, Annabel Pennefather was moderately optimistic in November 2006 when she forecast six gold medals for the country’s athletes at the Games in December—just one gold better than 2002 in Busan.
		In swimming Tao Li, who had made a strong debut at the SEA Games in 2005, surprised spectators with a golden performance in the women’s 50 metre butterfly and a bronze medal in the 100 metres.
		In line with Olympic tradition, the Games would be held every four years, and the location would change, allowing countries to alternate as hosts of the Games.
	www.singaporeolympics.com /asian_games.php (2169 words)

	People's Daily Online -- Melbourne modernrizes Commonwealth Games with history
		Queen Elizabeth II officially open the Commonwealth Games, which is tagged as the second biggest international competition to the Olympic Games.
		During a 18-beat countdown to the beginning of the opening ceremony, 17 "hero" images from the 17 previous Commonwealth Games were flashed up in sequence onto the main surface in the middle of the stadium.
		Australia topped the medal count with 1,684 medals, including 646 gold medals, at the Commonwealth Games from 1930-2002, with England at second with 1,584 in total and 542 gold medals.
	english.people.com.cn /200603/16/eng20060316_250956.html (395 words)

	Australian Sports Commission - Media Liaison - audio centre (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The gold medal in the Men's team sprint was a fitting end to a world-class cycling performance at the Manchester Velodrome, AIS Director Michael Scott said.
		AIS Coach Barry prime says Caloundra swimmer Nicole Irving should be absolutely delighted with her Games silver medal and talks of the gains made since she came to the Institute a few short weeks before the games.
		'The Commonwealth Games are the first major international multi-sport event since the Sydney Olympics and, given that they are on the other side of the world, the challenge for Australia is that much greater.
	www.ausport.gov.au /media/audio/cg2002.asp (1869 words)

	The 2006 Commonwealth Games
		Canada finished in third place in the medal count at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England, with 116 medals – 31 gold, 44 silver and 41 bronze.
		In 1978, Canada ranked first with a total medal count of 109 when the games were held in Edmonton, Canada.
		Commonwealth Games Canada is responsible for all aspects of Canada's involvement in the Commonwealth Games.
	www.pch.gc.ca /progs/sc/calen/commonwealth-2006_e.cfm (353 words)

	International Games News August 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The games in 2006 are scheduled from March 15-26, which conflicts with the longstanding traditional dates of the annual IAAF World Cross Country Championships, always scheduled for the last weekend in March.
		The games are scheduled to be held in October 2003 and organizers are once again looking for a plan or company to market the games.
		Sponsors for the Asian Games, reported to be shy earlier this year, and focusing on the World Cup instead of the Asian Games, are now turning their attentions to the games.
	www.internationalgames.net /august2002.html (8633 words)

	rediff.com: How high priced are India's Busan medals?
		For most of the other top 10 countries (in terms of medals) the ratio is between 1:6 and 1:8 or maybe even 1:9.
		So the medal: athlete ratio is likely to be about 1:12 or maybe even more.
		Look deeper and it becomes clear that more than half the medals are won by a single sport, which has a contingent of about 50.
	www.rediff.com /money/2002/oct/12bizspo.htm (718 words)

	Commonwealth Games: Cavendish scores rare win for Isle of Man
		First it was the Scots who raised the roof at the venue, edging out the English in the final of the men's team sprint to claim their only cycling gold medal of the games, then it was the turn of the Manxmen.
		It was their first gold medal of the meeting and helped make up for the surprise defeat of Hoy in the men's kilometer time-trial.
		The highly-ranked Australian track cycling team finished on top of the medal table after four days of competition in the Commonwealth Games came to an end Sunday -- but British riders proved they are on the way back.
	www.velonews.com /race/trk/articles/9624.0.html (798 words)

	Melbourne medal count expected to top 46 - 11 Dec 2005 - Sport and Recreation NZ
		He said 50 medals would be a "significant" step forward and there was a degree of confidence the half century could be reached for the first time since the 1990 Auckland games.
		Flynn said the initial breakdown of their six medals would point to one in mountain biking, two on the road and three on the track, but he was hopeful they could pinch an extra medal on both the mountain and the track.
		Cycling, bowls and athletics all won four medals each in Manchester and cycling is being asked to improve that to six next year, athletics to five while bowls remains the same.
	www.nzherald.co.nz /organisation/story.cfm?o_id=306&ObjectID=10359447 (1113 words)

	CNNSI.com - More Sports - Canadian triathlete at Games tests for nandrolone - Friday July 26, 2002 04:12 PM
		Posted: Friday July 26, 2002 5:05 AM Updated: Friday July 26, 2002 4:12 PM MANCHESTER, England (AP) - With the Commonwealth Games getting into full swing, triathlete Kelly Guest was headed home on Friday after adding his name to the list of Canadian headline makers who have flunked drug tests at major events.
		In her absence, Debbis Ferguson of the Bahamas ran the fastest time of the four heats with 11.23 seconds with Sri Lanka's Susanthika Jayasinghe, who was at the center of a nandrolone investigation in 1997, second fastest in 11.27.
		The two finals on the track Friday were the women's hammer, with Australia's Bronwyn Eagles expected to take the first Commonwealth Games gold medal in the event, and the men's 10,000 meters in which Wilberforce Talel appeared likely to take advantage of the absence of his more famous Kenyan countryman and win the title.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /more/news/2002/07/26/triatlete_guest (803 words)

	The Nation Newspaper \| Bajan boxers for Pan Am Games
		Emmanuel, 22, winner of a bronze medal at last year's Commonwealth Games in Australia, was somewhat lucky to qualify as he did not even win a fight.
		The country's medal count at the Games stands at nine comprising three silvers and six bronze.
		The 15th Pan American Games are slated for Rio de Janiero, Brazil, from July 13 to 29, with an estimated 5 500 athletes from 43 countries down to take part in 28 sports.
	www.nationnews.com /story/358138167450624.php (326 words)

	Swimming: Baker rises to occasion and adds gold to record - Telegraph
		Sheffield-born Baker, 26, based in Christchurch, New Zealand, was adamant before the Games that her aims were to break the world record and win the gold medal.
		The medal was a bonus for Sheppard, 29, who is now based on Vancouver Island in Canada, where she is coached by her husband, Gary van den Meulen.
		The organising committee for the aquatic events at the Games have admitted that an error was made in the disqualification of Australia's Jennifer Reilly in the 200m medley.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2002/08/01/socswi01.xml (839 words)

	Commonwealth Games Information
		The Commonwealth Games are held every four years with competitors coming from the nations of the British Commonwealth.
		By 2002 a record 515 athletes represented Australia at the Games and the total number of athletes from all countries had grown to approximately 3690.
		Support at the games was very strong and a British Empire Games Federation was formed with the decision to hold the games every four years between the Olympic Games.
	alldownunder.com /oz-p/commonwealth-games-0.htm (510 words)

	Kenya - Commonwealth Games
		When this year's Commonwealth Games begin in Manchester, Kenya will count on youth to maintain the country's long tradition of making a clean sweep of medals in the middle and long distance races.
		Inzikuru showed her pedigree and proved to be a strong fovourite to win a medal for her country in Manchester when she easily won the 3,000 metres at the IAAF Nairobi permit meeting last May.
		Kenya qualified and competed in the World rugby sevens for the first time in Argentina last year and their coach, Bill Githinji, is optimistic his side gained the experience to challenge England, Samoa and the Cook Islands in their opening group matches in Manchester.
	www.abc.net.au /commonwealthgames/2002/nations/kenya.htm (658 words)

	CNNSI.com - More Sports - Bannister begins Commonwealth Games baton relay - Monday March 11, 2002 07:20 PM
		The queen will open and close the games for the first time as part of jubilee celebrations, honoring her 50 years on the throne.
		Bannister said the Commonwealth Games had provided some highlights of his career, including his duel with Australian John Landy, who broke Bannister's mile record a month before the 1954 event.
		They were first held in Hamilton, Ontario, in 1930 as the British Empire Games, before being renamed the Commonwealth Games in 1954.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /more/news/2002/03/11/commonwealth_games_ap (759 words)

	Manchester England 2002 : Host countries and cities of the Commonwealth Games
		One of the smallest nations captured one of the most prized medals in Manchester when Kim Collins of St Kitts and Nevis, sprinted to victory in the 100m.
		A total of 17 disciplines, the highest ever were held at Manchester and a total of 72 countries came for the games.
		A full list of the 2002 Medal Tally is also available.
	www.topendsports.com /events/commonwealth-games/hosts/manchester.htm (212 words)

	CANOE -- SLAM! 2004 Games: Team Canada - Swimming - Beavers
		While he won't likely be a medal threat in his first Olympic appearance in Athens, he has clearly established himself as Canada's top performer in the men's 200-metre backstroke.
		He broke the Canadian record in the event initially in 2002 in a bronze medal performance at the Pan Pacific Championships, then lowered the time a year later at the U.S. Nationals.
		However Beavers said all that success would not have been possible without a disappointing performance at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.
	slam.canoe.ca /Slam/Athletics/Games/2004/TeamCanada/Swimming/Beavers (208 words)

	Manchester 2002 - XVII Commonwealth Games - Aquatics
		Thirty-one years later, Matthew Webb became the first man to swim the English Channel and when the Olympic Games were revived at Athens in 1896, swimming was one of the major sports, with women participating from 1912.
		Swimming and diving have continued to be an integral part of any major Games and were among the six sports included in the first Commonwealth Games in Hamilton, Ontario, in 1930.
		It was not until the Los Angeles Games of 1984 that it became an Olympic event, appearing at the Commonwealth Games two years later.
	www.rocketdesign.co.uk /case_studies/m2002/other/shop (363 words)

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