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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.
		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.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2006_Commonwealth_Games (3136 words)

	Commonwealth Games - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Commonwealth Games is a multi-sport event held every four years involving the elite athletes of the Commonwealth of Nations.
		The four constituent countries of the United Kingdom—England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland—send separate teams to the Commonwealth Games, and individual teams are also sent from the British Crown Dependencies—Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man—and many of the British overseas territories.
		Nigeria boycotted the 1978 Games in protest of New Zealand's sporting contacts with apartheid-era South Africa, and 32 of 59 nations from Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean boycotted the 1986 Commonwealth Games due to the Thatcher government's attitude to South African sporting contacts.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Commonwealth_Games (1436 words)

	Weblog - Commonwealth Games - Times Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Shera the lion, Delhi's 2010 Commonwealth Games mascot, was unveiled at the Melbourne Cricket Ground today as the games flag was handed to the host of the 2010 event during the closing ceremony of the 2006 Games in Melbourne.
		As the 2006 Commonwealth Games wind down, and the inevitable review of 11 days of action looms, it is fitting to first take note of the moments that helped lighten the mood in Melbourne and briefly steal the limelight from the fierce competition for medals.
		The Games had it all: allegations of cheating in the badminton, drunken escapades among New Zealand cyclists in the athletes village and an invasion of the lawn bowls by thousands of African Black Beetles.
	timesonline.typepad.com /commonwealth_games (2000 words)

	Commonwealth Games Review : 2006 : January (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		One way to boost your Commonwealth Games campaign is to beat a rival who beat you at the world championships which is exactly what Craig Mottram has done with a blistering final 60m sprint in the 5000m at the Boston Indoor Games.
		Residents who live next to the Commonwealth Games village are going to be required to wear identification when walking down the street outside their own homes during the 32 days that the Parkville exclusion zone is in enforcement.
		The Commonwealth Games in Melbourne will be the swimmers first major competition since the 2004 Athens Olympics which will see him compete in the 100m and 200m freestyle.
	breakingnewsblog.com /commonwealth-games/archive/2006/01 (2095 words)

	Articles - Commonwealth Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Nigeria boycotted the 1978 Games in protest of New Zealand´s sporting contacts with apartheid-era South Africa, and 32 of 59 nations from Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean boycotted the 1986 Games due to the Thatcher government´s attitude to South African sporting contacts.
		The Cornwall Commonwealth Games Association claimed that Cornwall should be allowed to participate in the same respect as England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man.
		The Cornwall Commonwealth Games Association is now taking legal action for the right for Cornwall (Kernow) to participate in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India and at future games.
	www.centralairconditioners.net /articles/Commonwealth_Games (1188 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Commonwealth Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Commonwealth Games is a multi-sport event held every four years involving the elite athletes of The Commonwealth.
		Unlike other regional games of this type (i.e., Pan-American Games, Asian Games, All-Africa Games) which usually attract second-tier athletes, the Commonwealth Games attracts the top athletes of member nations of the Commonwealth, thus making this competition world-rate in the true sense of the word (second only to the Olympic Games).
		Medal counts in the Commonwealth Games tend to be heavily slanted towards the largest, industralized nations such as Canada and Australia.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Commonwealth_Games (825 words)

	Runner's & Triathlete's Web Games: Melbourne Gears Up For 2006 Commonwealth Games
		The 2006 Commonwealth Games will be a spectacular celebration of more than just sport; it will also be a celebration of Melbourne's identity and cultural diversity.
		Tourism Victoria Regional Manager (South Asia) Ms Celia Ho said the Games is the most significant event on Australia's tourism horizon and Tourism Victoria would target Indian travellers in the lead-up to the Commonwealth Games and beyond.
		Ho said in the lead up to the 2006 Commonwealth Games, Victoria's State Government is undertaking a range of sporting infrastructure developments which would ensure the State's capacity to continue to host world class sporting events.
	www.runnersweb.com /running/news/rw_news_20041214_Melbourne2006.html (525 words)

	Commonwealth Games Coins
		The 2005 Secondary School Student 50c piece conveys the spirit of the games, celebrates Australia’s unique fauna and is a fun, yet emotive piece within the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games coin series.
		The Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games are being held from the 15th March 2006 to the 26th March 2006.
		The first of the coins to be produced and released for the coin series for the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games is the Queen's Baton Relay $5.00 Bronze Uncirculated Coin.
	www.prospectstampsandcoins.com.au /web/comm_games (1826 words)

	Georgia Today on the Web
		The Melbourne 2006 Sports Program comprises 12 individual and four team sports, with a total of 24 disciplines to be contested at the XVIII Commonwealth Games.
		The Current Melbourne Games 2006 are the 16th to be held.
		From 1930 to 1950 the Games were known as the British Empire Games, and then the name was changed to the British Empire and Commonwealth Games until 1962.
	www.georgiatoday.ge /article_details.php?id=1062 (633 words)

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		In amateur boxing (the version of the sport found at the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games) the primary emphasis is on landing scoring punches rather than concern with doing physical damage to one's opponent.
		The Cornwall Commonwealth Games Association claimed that Cornwall should be recognised with a team, in the way that other sub-state entities such as England, Guernsey and the Isle of Man are.
		After finishing 4th in the 1970 Commonwealth Games and running the fastest season time in 1971, he was not a big favourite for the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, having limited competition experience.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/C/Commonwealth-Games.htm (756 words)

	Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games
		The Commonwealth Games are to Canada what the Olympic Games are to Greece as the first Commonwealth Games were held in 1930 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
		From 1930 to 1950 the Games were known as the British Empire Games, then the British Empire and Commonwealth Games until 1962.
		The bonds of the Commonwealth Games help to encourage and support the pursuit of health and fitness in each of the 72 member countries and provide an inspiration for youth to strive for excellence.
	www.executive-trvl.com /MCG/index_en.html (747 words)

	The Commonwealth Games - 2006 Melbourne, Australia - 2010 Delhi, India
		The venues for the 2006 Commonwealth Games are focused on the city of Melbourne itself, but events are also taking place at several other locations in the state of Victoria.
		The State Mountain Bike Course, built with the 2006 Games in mind, includes around 14km of trails, including a 6km elite competition course.
		Recently upgraded for the Games, the venue has a 10m indoor shooting area as well as 25m and 50m ranges.
	www.gamesdelhi.com (871 words)

	The Age Blogs: Commonwealth Games / March 2006 Archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Richmond won a gold and bronze medal in his two Empire Games appearances in the 1950s as a wrestler, but he achieved fame as the bare-chested gong banger at the beginning of the J Arthur Rank movies.
		Predicting medal tallies at the Commonwealth Games used to follow a simple rule - games held in the northern hemisphere were the domain of the English, while the southern hemisphere belonged to Australia.
		All the Games since 1994 have been held in the northern hemisphere, so the potential is there for Australia in 2006 to ride the home crowd's "oi oi ois" to a triple-figure haul of gold.
	blogs.theage.com.au /commonwealth-games/archives/2006/03 (6536 words)

	Australian Commonwealth Games Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		With the withdrawal of the city of Wellington (New Zealand) in March, Melbourne is the sole contender for the 2006 Games.
		Mike Fennell, President of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has said the decision to award the Games to tbe Australian city should only be a formality, with the decision to be ratified in Fiji in October at the CGP General Assembly.
		It is imperative that the ACGA maintains the friendly nature of the Games and that consideration of what is in the best interest of the athletes and sports is always at the forefront when decisions are made affecting the Commonwealth Games.
	www.commonwealthgames.org.au /News/Newsletters/vol02no01.htm (2291 words)

	Commonwealth - XVIII Commonwealth Games Launched in Melbourne (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The 18th Commonwealth Games kicked off in Melbourne, Australia, on 15 March 2006 in a glittering opening ceremony attended by more than 80,000 spectators who thronged the Melbourne Cricket Ground and the banks of the Yarra River.
		The 2006 Queen's Baton Relay is said to have been the world's longest relay, having travelled more than 180,000 kilometres around the globe throughout the countries and territories competing in the Melbourne Games.
		The baton was passed from one runner to another across the Commonwealth, symbolising the unity, diversity and shared ideals of the association.
	www.thecommonwealth.org /Templates/System/LatestNews.asp?NodeID=149711 (488 words)

	Weblog - Commonwealth Games - Times Online: Aquatics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The 25-year-old, Commonwealth champion in the 10m platform, was in third place going into the final dive but only 4.35 points ahead of Australia's Steve Barnett.
		It was the poorest Commonwealth performance by an Australian men's squad in almost 70 years, and contrasted starkly with the 16 gold claimed by Australia's world champion women's team.
		The swimming portion of the Games programme may have come to an end yesterday but we are not yet done with the pool where diving now takes centre stage.
	timesonline.typepad.com /commonwealth_games/aquatics (3205 words)

	Commonwealth Games 2006
		Aquatics I Athletics I Badminton I Basketball I Boxing I Ceremonies I Cycling I Gymnastics I Hockey I Lawn Bowls I Netball I Rugby 7's I Shooting I Squash I Super Sunday I Table Tennis I Triathlon I Weightlifting I Venue Q & A
		The Weightlifting podium is located at the front of the seating area (Beginning at Row A), directly in front of the seating between Aisles 3 and 4.
		The Prelininary games will be held at the State Netball Hockey Centre, with the finals being staged at Melbourne Park.
	www.travelplaces.co.uk /cg-seating-plans.htm (1603 words)

	BBC Manchester Online 2002 Commonwealth Games - Aquatics
		Aquatics fans will be spoiled for choice at Manchester 2002.
		On the roster are the traditional swimming and diving events, alongside the recent newcomer to the Commonwealth Games, synchronised swimming.
		While swimming and diving have been an integral part of any major Games, synchronised swimming didn't appear until the Los Angeles Olympic Games of 1984, and then two years later as a Commonwealth Games sport.
	www.bbc.co.uk /manchester/2002/events/aquatics.shtml (212 words)

	Commonwealth Games 2006
		I wasn’t sure what it would feel like to watch the Commonwealth Games - instead of competing - as they have been such a big part of my life for so many years as a swimmer.
		In the last hours of the games, the netball team got the result against Jamaica that had eluded them in Manchester and the last world championships.
		Hosting the Games in 2012 is an opportunity we must seize, both to put sport at the heart of our society and to reach out and develop that talent.
	www.sportengland.org /index/news_and_media/commonwealth_games_2006.htm (938 words)

	ABC Sport Online - Commonwealth Games 2006
		Henzell continued to soak up the pressure in the third game, which he won 11-5, content to play a holding game against which Achanta continued to make unforced errors with his aggressive all-or-nothing style of play.
		Henzell began to expose Sharath's propensity for his forehand from all corners of the table at the beginning of the fourth game, but the Indian countered strongly to take the game 11-8 and tie the match at two games apiece.
		The fifth game went down to the wire, a real dogfight between the delicate placement of the Australian and the flamboyant attacking shots of Sharath, the Indian ranked 150th in the world eventually running out 11-8 victor.
	www.abc.net.au /sport/content/200603/s1601110.htm (373 words)

	XVIII Commonwealth Games competition ends - Wikinews
		In the final event of the Games, New Zealand defeated the reigning Netball Commonwealth champion Australia, 60-55, for the first time in 12 years.
		Australia received its largest medal haul in Commonwealth Games history, receiving more than a third of the gold medals available; a total of 221 medals.
		The games will be officially closed tonight, (0900 UTC) with the handing over of the Games to Delhi for 2010 Commonwealth Games.
	en.wikinews.org /wiki/XVIII_Commonwealth_Games_competition_ends (292 words)

	Commonwealth Games 2006
		This encompases diving, swimming and synchronised swimming, all of which will be contested in the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre (MSAC): It is proposed that full and exclusive access to the competition venue would be made available atleast 7 days prior to the start of the Games for training and familiarity purposes.
		The 2006 Games will be the historical debut of this sport into the Commonwealth Games.
		The State Netball Hockey Centre is located Close to the Commonwealth Games Village, this venue includes a five-court indoor stadium designed for international competition.
	www.travelplaces.co.uk /commonwealth-sports-venues.htm (1972 words)

	2006 Commonwealth Games, Melbourne
		Kaisey Griffith, student, competed at the 2005 Island Games in Shetland Isles, Scotland, and was Overall Champion at the Games.
		He has competed in the 1990, (also competing in these games was his mother) 1994 (swimming) and 2002 (cycling) Commonwealth Games, as well as the 1992 Olympic Games and 2005 Island Games where he placed 1st in the road race.
		She has competed at the Commonwealth Games 2002, Pan American Games 2003, Island Games in Guernsey, Caribbean Championships and World B Championships, and was Bermuda's National Champion in Road Race and Time Trial in 2005.
	www.olympics.bm /commonwealth2006games.htm (1752 words)

	::: Commonwealth Games Federation :::
		The proposed dates for the Games are 3 - 14 October 2010 inclusive of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies.
		The Delhi Games Village is to be constructed as a low rise medium development on a 40 acre site in the heart of the capital with a possible capacity for 8,500 athletes and officials.
		Delhi won the right to host the 2010 Games by defeating the Canadian city of Hamilton by 46 votes to 22 at the CGF General Assembly held in Montego Bay in November 2003.
	www.thecgf.com /games/2010.asp (388 words)

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