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  2006 Commonwealth Games - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Australia between March 15 and March 26.
The Games were opened by Queen Elizabeth II, in her capacity as Head of the Commonwealth.
The Games' first gold medal was awarded in the Women’s Weightlifting (48 kg class) to Kunjarani Devi Nameirakpam from India.
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 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/2006 Commonwealth Games (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
2006 Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony: Both the Melbourne Cricket Ground and the Yarra River were again centrepieces for the ceremony.
On 20 March 2006 it was reported that two athletes had gone missing from the Commonwealth Games village: Tanzanian boxer Omari Idd Kimweri and Bangladeshi runner Mohammad Tawhidul Islam.
These incidents were not without precedence: 27 athletes similarly disappeared from the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England (21 from Sierra Leone, 5 from Bangladesh and one from Pakistan), and over 80 athletes and officials overstayed their visas after the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
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 The 2006 Commonwealth Games (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
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.cob-web.org:8888 /progs/sc/calen/commonwealth-2006_e.cfm   (353 words)

  
 ABC Sport Online - Commonwealth Games 2006 - The Sports Desk (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Games volunteers have been gagged on making any public comment regarding the Games even if they are positive remarks about their organisation or even trivial issues such as the eating habits of athletes.
Games traffic and transport spokeswoman, Lynne Haultain, said the exclusive lanes were needed so athletes wouldn't suffer from the stress of being held up in traffic, therefore allowing the public to "enjoy their extraordinary athletic prowess".
Commonwealth record holder Sandie Richards thinks Lewis is a joke and says she has lowered herself as both a woman and athlete with her conduct in the Jana Pittman spat.
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 Sierra Leone at the 2006 Commonwealth Games - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sierra Leone was represented at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne by a 35-member strong contingent comprising 22 sportspersons and 13 officials.
On 22 March 2006 it was reported that seven athletes from Sierra Leone (three women and four men) had gone missing from the Commonwealth Games village.
On request of Sierra Leone officials, the Commonwealth Games Federation cancelled the missing athletes' Games accreditation, allowing the Australian Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (DIMA) to cancel their visas at midnight on Monday 27 March, and begin investigating their disappearance.
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You do understand that quote/unquote "HM Queen Elizabeth II is the Head of the Commonwealth and is recognised as the 'symbol of their free association' by members of the association.
Bocci - developed from the roman game of bowls Bowls - developed in the 1500's Petanque - formally established at the turn of last century - in actual fact its less than 100 years old and obviously traces its heritage to the other two.
The olympic games (with the disabled games just after) don't bring discrimination in a worldwide point of view.
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 SSAA - 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
On day one of the shooting at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games at the Melbourne Gun Club in Lilydale, Australia took home two gold medals thanks to the efforts of experienced competitors Suzanne Balogh, Deserie Baynes, Michael Diamond and Adam Vella.
At the Melbourne International Shooting Club in Port Melbourne, the pistol events also boosted Australia’s medal count with gold to David Moore and Daniel Repacholi, and silver to Pamela McKenzie and Lalita Yauhleuskaya.
Russia-born Lalita and her Women’s 25m Pistol Pairs shooting partner Pamela were disappointed with their silver, after being overcome by the Indian team with Lalita clearly expecting to have performed better.
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 2002 Commonwealth Games - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The 2002 Commonwealth Games were held in Manchester, England from July 25 to August 4.
After experimenting with it on a smaller scale at the 1994 Commonwealth Games and dropping it at the 1998 Games, disabled competitions were held in swimming, athletics, bowls, table tennis and weightlifting (powerlifting).
In terms of infrastructure, the Games were the catalyst for the widepsread redevelopment of the east of the city, an area which had remained derelict since the departure of heavy industry some decades before.
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 Wales at the 2006 Commonwealth Games at AllExperts (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The squad to represent Wales at the 2006 Commonwealth Games was announced by the Commonwealth Games Council for Wales (CGCW) on 22 February 2006.
Wales first competed at the then British Empire Games in 1930, and is one of only six countries to have sent athletes to every Commonwealth Games.
At the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England, Wales won 6 Gold, 13 Silver and 12 Bronze medals.
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 1998 Commonwealth Games medal count - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
This is the full table of the medal count of the 1998 Commonwealth Games, including nations which participated but which did not win any medals.
These rankings sort by the number of gold medals earned by a country.
The number of silvers is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze.
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 Suchmaschine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The Games' first gold medal was awarded in the Women-s Weightlifting (48 kg class) to Kunjarani Devi Nameirakpam from India.
Australians Kate Bates and Rochelle Gilmore get gold and silver respectively in the Women-s 25 km Points Race, repeating their Manchester Games results.
In the men-s final, the host nation beat Pakistan 3-0, after leading 1-0 before the break.
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 Nigeria at the 2006 Commonwealth Games at AllExperts (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Nigeria at the 2006 Commonwealth Games at AllExperts (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)
The Official Logo of the Nigeria Commonwealth Games Association
Nigeria is represented at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne by a xx-member strong contingent comprising xx sportspersons and xx officials.
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