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The Australian city of Melbourne, will host the
Commonwealth Games in 2006. Melbourne was the
location for the 1956 Olympic Games, and 50 years on
will host a Commonwealth Games.
Melbourne is the capital of the State of Victoria
and the second largest city in Australia with a
population of nearly 3,500,000 people. The city is a
multicultural one, known for its arts, culture,
parks and gardens, restaurants and sport.
The Melbourne Games will have one village that will
house both the athletes and team officials, located
within three kilometres of the city centre. The
majority of the sports venues are located along the
Yarra River within the city precinct and are of
world class standard. The Opening Ceremony and
Athletics competition will be held at the Melbourne
Cricket Ground, one of the world's largest and most
outstanding outdoor sporting grounds. It seats
approximately 100,000 spectators.
The Sports that will be contested are:
Aquatics, Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, Bowls,
Boxing, Cycling, Gymnastics, Hockey, Netball, Rugby
7s, Shooting, Squash, Table Tennis, Triathlon and
Weightlifting.
To get the latest on preparations for the Games
follow the link to the official Games website for
Melbourne 2006. |
