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	Commonwealth Games - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Commonwealth Games is a multi-sport event held every four years involving the elite athletes of The Commonwealth.
		Medal counts in the Commonwealth Games tend to be heavily slanted towards the largest, industralized nations such as Canada and Australia.
		Flags and Emblems of the Commonwealth Games Evolution of the emblems of the Games
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /commonwealth_games.htm (832 words)

	2006 Commonwealth Games - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 2006 Commonwealth Games will be held in Melbourne, Australia between March 15 and March 26.
		Early concerns have arisen about the large cost of staging the Games, with projected costs likely to be over 1 billion Australian dollars and a high likelihood the state government will have to cover the expense.
		A vast majority of venues for the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games are already built and have hosted major events and many of these venues will host a number of different sports concurrently.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2006_Commonwealth_Games (288 words)

	Commonwealth Games - free-definition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Medal counts in the Commonwealth Games tend to be heavily slanted towards the largest, industralized nations such as Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia.
		The Empire Games flag was donated in 1930 by the British Empire Games Association of Canada the year and location of subsequent games were added until the 1950 games after which the name of the event was changed to the British Empire and Commonwealth Games and the flag retired.
		Flags and Emblems of the Commonwealth Games (http://www.kiwi-house.com/cg-flags/gamepage.htm) Evolution of the emblems of the Games
	www.free-definition.com /Commonwealth-Games.html (496 words)

	Commonwealth Games News 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		England's women 800 meter runners, not medalling, but it was the first time in history that three British women had broken 2:00 minutes in the same race.
		England's 5000 meter runner Paula Radcliffe, and triple jumper Jonathan Edwards, both of whom have won gold medals at this years games have voiced their frustration at the destruction of the track facility.
		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)

	Commonwealth Games Sports Links - RealSportsNetwork.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Commonwealth Games Federation - Official site offers the history of the Games, the role of the CGF and the nations and territories of the Commonwealth.
		Commonwealth Games "He who speaks of what he knows not only works hard to portray his ignorance." (Joseph Muchemi) "I owe much to my friends; but, all things considered, it strikes me that I owe even more to my enemies.
		Commonwealth Games Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot- proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots.
	www.realsportsnetwork.com /Events_Commonwealth_Games.html (1791 words)

	Game Solitare
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		You will also note that the heading game solitare you refer to was by no means the beginning of the NPOV discussion, which began in some respects in the archived material.
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	game.hostrim.com /game/solitare.html (854 words)

	Press Releases
		He won a silver medal in Team England colours in the 4x100m medley relay and a bronze in the 100m breaststroke at the Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games in 1998.
		England cyclist Liam Killeen - who aims to repeat his Commonwealth Games medal winning performance in Melbourne next year - followed up his victory in the marathon World Cup event in Canada with a fifth place in the cross-country race.
		England mountain bike ace Liam Killeen continued his build-up to the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games in impressive style by winning the marathon World Cup event in Canada.
	www.cgce.co.uk /melbourne2006/pressreleases.html (3680 words)

	SkyscraperCity Forums - PROJECT: Commonwealth Games 2006 Projects / Discussion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Melbourne 2006 organising committee chairman Ron Walker, who was involved in the initial bid, said the licence fees were absent from early cost estimates because he and others "didn't exactly have a handle" on them.
		Victoria's Commonwealth Games Minister Justin Madden said the Games would be one of the largest sport and community events staged by the state.
		Another Olympic and Commonwealth Games star, Raelene Boyle, said victory for Freeman in front of a home crowd would be the sweetest way to end her career.
	www.skyscrapercity.com /printthread.php?t=29755 (2471 words)

	basketball 365: Basketball accepted into 2006 Commonwealth Games
		At the recent Commonwealth Games Federation General Assembly meeting it was decided that Melbourne would host the Commonwealth Games in 2006.
		Basketball has previously had Commonwealth Championships outside of the main Commonwealth Games and the acceptance of basketball into the Commonwealth Games gives us a genuine medal winning opportunity".
		England commented: "We are delighted following consistent lobbying by the English Basketball Association that basketball is accepted into the Commonwealth Games family and this is an exciting opportunity for a sport that is played across the whole of the Commonwealth to be showcased in 2006.
	www.basketball365.co.uk /ebba070801.htm (349 words)

	Commonwealth Games - Australian Rowing History
		From 1930 to 1950 the Games were known as the British Empire Games, then the British Empire and Commonwealth Games until 1962.
		While other Games around the globe have been founded on geographic or climatic factors such as the Asian, Pan American, African Games and Winter Olympics, the Commonwealth Games has been founded on history.
		The Commonwealth Games Association claim that unlike other sporting events, the Commonwealth Games brings together nations from every corner of the world in a unique family spirit of shared history, of common experiences, of a uniting language, of links that transcend cultural barriers and physical borders.
	www.rowinghistory-aus.info /commonwealth-games (724 words)

	Netball: England clinch netball series
		ENGLAND secured victory in their Test series against South Africa with a 64-48 victory in the MEN Arena last night.
		England continued to dominate their opponents throughout and the winning margin was no more than they deserved.
		England will want to maintain their unbeaten record against the South Africans, but coach Marg Caldow may now look to experiment as she builds for the future in the next game.
	www.manchesteronline.co.uk /sport/s/139/139681_netball_england_clinch_netball_series.html (362 words)

	England's knockout team for Games
		As expected, the Commonwealth Games Council for England named a 12-strong team, with one boxer in each of the divisions contested at the Games.
		He is a member of the West Wythenshawe Club, which trains at the Wythenshawe Forum, venue for the preliminary rounds at the Commonwealth Games.
		The England team came home from the last Commonwealth Games with medals in six of the 12 categories - four golds and two bronzes.
	www.thisislancashire.co.uk /lancashire/bolton/sport/GAMESARCHIVE1.html (517 words)

	ONE YEAR AND COUNTING
		With exactly one year to go until the 2006 Commonwealth Games, England’s team managers have made the long-haul trip to Melbourne to recce the competition venues and accommodation which will be used during the event, and to meet key personnel and local media.
		Between now and the opening of the Games, athletes from 17 Commonwealth Games sports will be aiming to reach the qualifying standard and many, supported by the EIS, will have already set their sights on success.
		Further improvement in 2006 is now the goal and support from the EIS should play a key role during the final phase of preparations, as Claire Huddart of the Commonwealth Games Council for England CGCE explains.
	www.eis2win.co.uk /tex/ONEYEARANDCOUNTING160305.aspx?page=2092&folder=14& (574 words)

	Commonwealth Games 2006 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		It passes through all Commonwealth countries ahead of the games and carries the Queen’s message to be read at the opening.
		It left Buckingham Palace on 14 March 2005 – almost exactly a year before the games are to be opened by HM the Queen or a representative in Melbourne on 15 March 2006.
		The Commonwealth Games is one of the few global sporting events that allows us to watch elite competition across a vast range ofdisciplines.
	www.sportengland.org /index/news_and_media/commonwealth_games_2006.htm (325 words)

	15th Asian Games - Doha - 2006 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The reason for the dramatic growth is easily explained; squash is a sport which combines fitness, fun and competition and delivers all of this in an hour of intense and absorbing action.
		An application to be included in the programme of the Olympic Games was presented to the IOC.
		Squash became an event at the Asian Games in the Thirteenth Asian Games in 1998 in Bangkok, Thailand.
	www.dohaasiangames.org /en/asian_games_2006/sports/squash_history.htm (342 words)

	Melbourne starts countdown clock for Commonwealth Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		If all goes according to plan, the 2006 Commonwealth Games will kick off in Melbourne, Australia in 1000 days, or just under three years.
		Countdown clocks were also started in the capital, Canberra, and in London, England.
		The Games are scheduled to begin on March 15, 2006.
	www.internationalgames.net /news/0603/015.htm (63 words)

	City of Casey - 'Commonwealth Games' - www.casey.vic.gov.au (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games will be a landmark in Melbourne's history, creating long term benefits for Victorians, Australians and the Commonwealth.
		Held between 15 and 26 March 2006 the government advises that the Commonwealth Games will be the largest event Victoria will ever have staged.
		To celebrate the diversity of the Commonwealth Games; the "Adopt a Second Team" program was developed by the State Government.
	www.casey.vic.gov.au /commonwealthgames (219 words)

	icWales - Commonwealth Games: Big ambitions ahead (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		IN EXACTLY 12 months, 4,500 sportsmen and women from 71 nations will be primed for the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.
		Swansea's Leanda Cave - who won silver on the last day of the 2002 Games - plans to go one better in the country where she was raised.
		Wales can realistically expect a top-four spot on the per head of population medal table, though forecasts should be tempered by the absence of judo which gave Wales six medals in 2002.
	icwales.icnetwork.co.uk /0700sports/1200sportsroundup/tm_objectid=15298315&method=full&siteid=50082&headline=commonwealth-games--big-ambitions-ahead-name_page.html (994 words)

	Strong marathon line-up for Commonwealth Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		NAMIBIA is expected to field a competitive line-up of marathon runners at the Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England in July and August.
		Much is expected from Monghudi, who already has a Commonwealth bronze medal, when she competes in northern England.
		The International Games Committee is currently in the process of finalising the composition of the team, while Directorate of Youth and Sport needs to sort out the budget that is estimated at around N$2 million for the team.
	www.namibian.com.na /2002/may/sport/02624FAC2B.html (525 words)

	Commonwealth Games - Enpsychlopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The name changed to British Empire and Commonwealth Games in 1954, to British Commonwealth Games in 1970 and assumed the current name of the Commonwealth Games in 1978.
		Attendance is typically around 5,000 athletes, which puts these games in third place behind the Olympics and the World Police & Fire Games.
		Flags and Emblems of the Commonwealth Games (http://www.commonwealthgamesflags.com/) Evolution of the emblems of the Games
	www.grohol.com /wiki/Commonwealth_Games (917 words)

	Commonwealth Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Since then, the games have been held every four years and have evolved into an international gathering that includes the Commonwealth Arts Festival, first introduced at the 1978 Games in Edmonton.
		The 15th Commonwealth Games in Victoria in 1994 marked the first time athletes with disabilities participated in a major international sporting event.
		The city of Hamilton is bidding to host the Games in 2010, eighty years after it hosted the first Games.
	www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca /foreign_policy/commonwealth/imoc317-en.asp (205 words)

	Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games Case Study
		Sportsworld is proud to have been appointed as the official ticket and tour operator for the 2006 Winter Olympic Games by the following National Olympic Committees: Great Britain, Australia, Switzerland, New Zealand, Denmark, Liechtenstein Sportsworld can accept ticket and tour requests from residents of all of the EU and EEA countries.
		Sportsworld were appointed by the Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (M2002) in July 2000, after a consultative and tender process lasting almost a year, as the Official Accommodation Management Company for the Games.
		The creation of one accommodation agency to handle all market sector needs was a new concept for the Commonwealth Games, however it was unqualified success, both in terms of the quality of service – adjudged by the positive feedback from both official and spectators and the revenue generated for the M2002 Organising Committee.
	www.sportsworld-group.com /swg/casestudies/manchester2002.html (503 words)

	Press Point (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The AAA of England with funding from Sport England is to support athletes in their preparation to gain selection to represent England in the 2006 Commonwealth Games to be held in Melbourne in March.
		Sport England have contributed £100,000, which has been supplemented with £20,000 from the AAA of England.
		The funding will assist athletes in their preparation for the Commonwealth Games Trials being held on 9 and 10 July at SportCity, Manchester, and then to further assist those chosen for the team.
	www.sportsfeatures.com /PressPoint/show.php?id=20327 (288 words)

	Articles - Commonwealth Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The current regulations state that a minimum of ten and no more than 15 sports (recently reduced from 17) must be included in a Commonweath Games scedule.
		There is a list of core sports, which must be included and a further list of approved sports from which the host nation choses which to include.
		The host nation may also apply for the inclusion of other team sports to the CGF General Assembly, like the Melbourne organising commited did with Basketball for the 2006 Games.
	www.1-helmets.com /articles/Commonwealth_Games (700 words)

	Travel Forum - 2006 Commonwealth Games, Melbourne
		It 2006 Commonwealth Games will be held in Melbourne, Australia.
		The Commonwealth Games in kind of like a mini olympics for nations in the Commonwealth like Australia, NZ, England and the rest of Great Britan, Canada etc...
		The Commonwealth Games are a summer event that will be in Australia in late 2006...
	www.ttgforum.com /printthread.php?t=184 (276 words)

	Commonwealth Games 2002
		If you are planning to attend the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester (25 July - 4 August 2002) then you need to contact Sportsworld (01235 554844 - or via email at travel@sportsworld-group.plc.uk) who has just been appointed as the Official Accommodation Management Company.
		In addition to managing accommodation, Sportsworld will be one of a select group of tour operators in the UK who will be able to sell tickets as part of inclusive travel packages.
		Sportsworld is also the main ticket and tour operator for the Games in the key Commonwealth countries including Australia, New Zealand and Canada aiming to bring as many as 2,000 spectators over to the event.
	www.sportsworld-group.com /swg/news/commonwealth2002.html (460 words)

	2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games - G'DAY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		A cosmopolitan metropolis, Melbourne was the first city in the Southern Hemisphere to host the Olympic Games (in 1956) and is today the home to people who represent over 160 different nationalities.
		Entry is via the trapezoid shaped glass building on the corner of Flinders and Swanston Streets.
		Captain James Cook's birth cottage was shipped out from England in 1934 as a gift to the people of Victoria.
	www.geocities.com /m2006cg/melbourne.html (821 words)

	Commonwealth Games Under Way (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Bonn, Germany – The XVII Commonwealth Games have begun.
		On July 25, the Queen of England declared the Games officially open at the City of Manchester Stadium.
		Approximately nine million television viewers in the United Kingdom, representing nearly 50% of the whole national TV audience, watched the Opening Ceremony of the Commonwealth Games.
	www.paralympic.org /release/Main_Sections_Menu/Media/Press_Releases/2002_07_30_a.html (296 words)

	Athletics: Mark of respect
		MARK Lewis-Francis won't mind upsetting 6,000 Mancunians next weekend if it means achieving his double goal at the Norwich Union World Championship and Commonwealth Games trials.
		But only the race winner is assured of representing England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
		He and Dwain Chambers both failed to deliver at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, and 12 months ago at the trials he could only finish third over 100 metres.
	www.manchesteronline.co.uk /sport/s/164/164504_athletics_mark_of_respect.html (398 words)

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