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	Commonwealth Games - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		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.
		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.
	www.open-encyclopedia.com /Commonwealth_Games (534 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)

	Encyclopedia: 2006 Commonwealth Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Categories: 2006 Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games is a multi-sport event held every four years involving the elite athletes of The Commonwealth.
		The 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Australia 38 36 31 105 England 29 22 27 78 New Zealand 10 12 10 32 Pakistan 8 1 0 9 Canada 4 12 15 31 Scotland 4 7 3 14 Ghana 3 5 1 9 Jamaica 3 1 1...
		The 1998 Commonwealth Games were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from August 11 to August 21 making it the first Asian country to act as host.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/2006-Commonwealth-Games (1304 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.
		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.
		The 2006 Commonwealth Games competition schedule includes highlights such as aquatics, athletics, badminton, hockey, shooting and weightlifting.
	www.runnersweb.com /running/news/rw_news_20041214_Melbourne2006.html (525 words)

	Commonwealth Games - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Attendance is typically around 5,000 athletes, which puts these games in third place behind the Olympics and the World Police and Fire Games.
		It is thus been claimed that the Commonwealth Games are quite one-sided and serve as little more than an easy ego-stroking victory for these nations.
		The constituent parts of the United Kingdom — England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland — send separate teams to the Commonwealth Games, and individual teams are also sent from crown dependencies such as the Isle of Man and Jersey.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Commonwealth_Games (1074 words)

	2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games - G'DAY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The initial games consisted of sports and events that called upon war fighting skills that placed emphasis on running; upper body strength (athletics); swimming; hand to hand combat (wrestling); boxing, archery and shooting.
		Further, the Commonwealth has expanded from an initial fellowship of 11 nations in the early 1950's to a family of nations consisting of 71 nations and realms in 2005.
		Today the Commonwealth Games are a centrepiece of the many functions performed by the Commonwealth family of nations that continue to promote goodwill, removal of barriers and divisions, and the promotion of peace to all nations, that represent all continents and regions of the globe.
	www.geocities.com /m2006cg/thegames.html (890 words)

	Commonwealth Games - free-definition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The name changed to British Empire and Commonwealth Games in 1954, to British Commonwealth Games in 1970 and assumed the current name in 1990.
		Medal counts in the Commonwealth Games tend to be heavily slanted towards the largest, industralized nations such as Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia.
		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 /British-Commonwealth-Games.html (496 words)

	Commonwealth Games News 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		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 main stadium for the Commonwealth Games, Manchester City Stadium, is nearing completion, but in what is becoming a commonplace approach, the stadium will be "temporary", with 38,000 seats, for the Games and will undergo extensive remodeling and completion after the games close.
		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 Coins
		To celebrate the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games, the Royal Australian Mint is releasing the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Eighteen Coin Uncirculated Collection.
		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 (1518 words)

	Web Archive Copy: Report to the Minister for Commonwealth Games on the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games
		The Commonwealth Games Advisory Committee (Environment) was appointed on 2 July 2002 to provide advice to the Minister for Commonwealth Games on measures that address sustainability issues, assessment criteria for environmental measures for infrastructure projects and a monitoring and reporting mechanism for overseeing environmental performance.
		The Games provide an unique opportunity to accelerate and showcase a range of activities which can make a significant contribution to our efforts to pass on to the next generation a city and a state which are being managed to minimise the ecological footprint and sustain the resources on which we depend.
		Hosting the 2006 Commonwealth Games is an opportunity to both showcase Melbourne’s existing achievements and, in the spirit of the Games, to strive for excellence in waste avoidance and resource recovery.
	www.ausport.gov.au /fulltext/2002/vic/CG_advisory_committee_report.asp (14116 words)

	Australian Commonwealth Games Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		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 Games Council for Scotland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		With just over 430 days to go until the 2006 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony in Melbourne, the qualifying period for team selection is now open for Scotland's athletes.
		Firstly they have to reach the agreed selection standards in the nine month period and then, if nominated for the team, they and their coaches will have to gear their training schedules to compete during a time which for a number of them would normally be out of season.
		At the Commonwealth Youth Games in Bendigo last November Scotland's young athletes were no strangers to the podium and it is hoped that their success will be repeated next March.
	www.cgcs.org.uk /2006/News/M2006%20Selection%20Period%20Opens.htm (211 words)

	Shooting - Commonwealth Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The accent at Olympic shooting events is on one thing only: accuracy.
		Three different kinds of targets are used in the shooting competition, clay targets, electronic targets and paper targets.
		In March, 2006 the Commonwealth Games will be held in Melbourne.
	www.abc.net.au /commonwealthgames/sports/sports_shooting.htm (102 words)

	Australia Travel Discussion :: View topic - Commonwealth Games - Melbourne
		The Commonwealth Games 2006 in Melbourne are rapidly approaching.
		Speaking from her US base in Seattle, Ms Jackson said she was thrilled by the prospect of pulling on the green and gold and playing for gold, and Australia, in Melbourne.
		Commonwealth Games Chairman Ronald Walker said to have someone of Lauren Jackson’s calibre playing at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games was “a huge coup”.
	www.vroz.net /viewtopic.php?p=56&sid=e92d523a94e3d3c911d2d2c7d4567385 (750 words)

	Melbourne gears up for 2006 CWG
		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.
		"With New Delhi preparing to host the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Indians will be focusing even more on Melbourne in 2006 and we are anticipating that many Indians will be among the expected 40,000 international visitors during the Games.
		In the meantime, international visitors can start planning their stay by visiting the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games website http://www.melbourne2006.com.au/, or for information on Melbourne and Victoria, visitors can check the website http://www.visitmelbourne.com/.
	in.rediff.com /sports/2004/dec/14games.htm (484 words)

	Sydney Olympic Volunteers for Melbourne Weblog
		This is a site for prospective volunteers with news, views and information about the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games.
		She is particularly proud about being the face of the Melbourne 2006
		Commonwealth Games and her work with the charities Inspire, Cottage By The Sea and the...
	www.konnecke.com /2004/04/ironman-hurst-targets-melbourne-2006.html (316 words)

	Melbourne Commonwealth Games 2006
		The centrepiece for the Games will be the magnificent, internationally-renowned Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) where the Opening and Closing Ceremonies and the Athletics will be held and the Marathon will start and finish.
		Throughout the Games, Melbourne will be alive with a free cultural festival, celebrating the diverse contemporary cultures of the Commonwealth.
		Visitors attending the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games will find getting to venues quick and easy, with 14 sports contested at venues within three kilometres of Melbourne’s CBD, and all events easily accessible by public transport.
	www.visitmelbourne.com /displayObject.cfm/ObjectID.0009CE9D-6CE0-1F1C-86A880C476A90000/vvt.vhtml (250 words)

	icWales - Commonwealth Games: Big ambitions ahead
		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.
		There should be medal hauls in shooting and bowls and Ryan Jenkins and Adam Robertson, men's doubles silver medallists in Manchester, will be flying the flag in the table tennis hall.
	icwales.icnetwork.co.uk /0700sports/1200sportsroundup/tm_objectid=15298315&method=full&siteid=50082&headline=commonwealth-games--big-ambitions-ahead-name_page.html (1007 words)

	M2006 > Sports and Venues
		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.
		Learn how Elite Athletes with a Disability will compete at the Games and what sports will be contested.
		Wear, swap, give and live to be part of the Commonwealth Games.
	www.melbourne2006.com.au /?s=sports (224 words)

	Basketball for 2006 Commonwealth Games
		Basketball has been added to the Commonwealth Games for the first time in Melbourne 2006 and Australia is out to dominate the competition in its inaugural year.
		The Australian Commonwealth Games Association (ACGA) is keen for Australia to be represented by the best prepared players in Melbourne and has therefore provided Basketball Australia with funding to help prepare our teams through the ACGA's âTarget 2006' Program.
		In addition to âTarget 2006' the ACGA is providing funding under the Australian Junior Commonwealth Games Squad (AJCGS) Program to help develop young players who have been identified as having the potential to represent Australia in 2006 and 2010.
	www.nigeriasports.com /1663 (403 words)

	M2006 > Ticketing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Tickets are available from your Commonwealth Games Association or appointed agent in your country of residence.
		The Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games is committed to ensuring that the families of competing athletes will have an opportunity to purchase Games tickets for sessions that their family members compete in.
		In keeping with its Equal First strategy, the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games is committed to making the Games accessible for people with disabilities.
	www.melbourne2006.com.au /?s=ticketing (572 words)

	Office of Commonwealth Games Coordination (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Set in Port Melbourne, just fifteen minutes from the city centre, the Melbourne International Shooting Club will host the small bore and pistol shooting events at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
		Even before the 2006 Commonwealth Games, the upgrade to Melbourne International Shooting Club is boosting Victoria's capacity to host major events.
		In January 2005, the redeveloped club hosted shooting events for the Deaf Olympics and the Commonwealth Shooting Championships in March 2005.
	dvc.vic.gov.au /ocgc/building/misc.htm (142 words)

	DCITA - Commonwealth Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Inspiration, pride, celebration, friendship, excellence—the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience and a unique opportunity to showcase Australia’s best to the rest of the world.
		In addition, $7.5 million in travel grants will be paid to all Commonwealth countries to subsidise airfares for athletes, particularly those from developing countries that might otherwise be unable to attend.
		The Melbourne Commonwealth Games relay will be the longest, most inclusive relay in history—travelling some 180 000 kilometres and visiting 53 countries and 18 territories of the Commonwealth.
	www.dcita.gov.au /sport/commonwealth_games (1016 words)

	::: Commonwealth Games Federation :::
		Manchester is an international destination for conferences and exhibitions with more than 200,000 bed spaces within one hour's drive of the city centre.
		The XVII Commonwealth Games was a world-class event and the most significant multi-sport event to be held in Great Britain since the Olympics of 1948.
		It was the largest in the history of the Commonwealth Games with participating athletes from 72 nations competing in 14 individual sports and three team sports from 25 July - 4 August 2002.
	www.thecgf.com /games/intro.asp?yr=2002 (167 words)

	City of Greater Bendigo - 2006 Commonwealth Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The Australian city of Melbourne, will host the Commonwealth Games between the 15 and 26 March 2006.
		Melbourne was the location for the 1956 Olympic Games, and 50 years on will host a Commonwealth Games.
		The Melbourne Games will have one village which will house both the athletes and team officials, located within three kilometres of the city centre.
	www.bendigo.vic.gov.au /Page/PagePrint.asp?Page_Id=734 (290 words)

	AusPistol - Melbourne 2006
		Trim Speed target mechanisms are to be installed at the Melbourne International Shooting Club for the 25m events at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
		The targets will be installed later in December (2004) in time for the 'test event', the 2005 Commonwealth Shooting Federation Championships in March.
		Although the basic mechanisims are the same as the original, there has been some cosmetic changes to the framework to suit changes to target sizes and safety constraints.
	www.auspistol.com.au /melb06/trimspeed.htm (255 words)

	New Zealand Shooting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The Primary goal of New Zealand Shooting Federation (NZSF) over the coming years is to consolidate and build on our past successes and to build a coordinated high performance programme for our talented athletes that will deliver sustained Commonwealth Games success.
		The key to sustained Commonwealth Games success will be to implement this High Performance Plan as outlined to provide a programme and pathway for our athletes to achieve their potential not only at the 2006 Commonwealth Games but also future:
		To be successful at the Commonwealth Games we need to provide quality training facilities within New Zealand and facilitate access to the equipment required to produce internationally competitive results.
	www.nzshootingfed.org.nz /hpp.htm (2006 words)

	MCG - Article
		Releasing full details of the ballot and ticketing allocations, Melbourne 2006 Chief Executive John Harnden said the majority of tickets to all sessions across 31 competition venues would be made available to the public in the ballot.
		The limit is 20 tickets per individual session, except for diving, swimming, synchronised swimming, regional basketball and some shooting events where tickets are limited to four per session.
		The Games will be a unique opportunity to witness 4500 elite athletes from 71 nations taking part in the XVIII Commonwealth Games to be held from 15-26 March 2006.
	www.mcg.org.au /default.asp?pg=eventsdisplayarticle&articleid=1588 (647 words)

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