Portal:Commonwealth Games
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The Commonwealth Games is a multi-sport event held every four years involving the elite athletes of the Commonwealth of Nations. The first such event, then known as the British Empire Games, was held in 1930. 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.
The XVIII Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia were opened officially by Queen Elizabeth II in a two-and-a-half hour spectacular Opening Ceremony on 15 March 2006. About 80,000 spectators were in attendance at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, with millions more watching on TV.
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"I am glad to have this opportunity to offer my best wishes to every athlete and official taking part in these friendly Games .... It now gives me the greatest pleasure to declare the 18th Commonwealth Games open." Queen Elizabeth II, on opening the 2006 Commonwealth Games, in Melbourne
Medals table (Host nation highlighted; sorted in terms of most gold medals - IOC ranking')
| 2006 Commonwealth Games medal count |  |
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| Pos | Country |  |
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Total | |||||
| 1 |  Australia |
84 | 69 | 68 | 221 | |||||
| 2 |  England |
36 | 40 | 34 | 110 | |||||
| 3 |  Canada |
26 | 29 | 31 | 86 | |||||
| 4 |  India |
22 | 17 | 11 | 50 | |||||
| 5 |  South Africa |
12 | 13 | 13 | 38 | |||||
| 6 |  Scotland |
11 | 7 | 11 | 29 | |||||
| 7 |  Jamaica |
10 | 4 | 8 | 22 | |||||
| 8 |  Malaysia |
7 | 12 | 10 | 29 | |||||
| 9 |  New Zealand |
6 | 12 | 13 | 31 | |||||
| 10 |  Kenya |
6 | 5 | 7 | 18 | |||||
| For full version: 2006 Commonwealth Games medal count | ||||||||||
