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26-03-2006, 01:15 PM
The Commonwealth Games in Melbourne were of incredible success. Evidence? Massive ticket sales! Over 70 new games records! What more do you expect? Even the Ceremonies Artisitc Director and Executive Producer Andrew Walsh said, "If the opening Ceremony was about theatre, the Closing is distinctly Melbourne."
Commonwealth Games Federation chief Mike Furnell said: "What an incredible success these 18th Games have been."
Australia ended top of the medals table for the fifth straight time, with 84 golds and a total haul of 221. Followed by England with 110, Canada with 86, India with 50, South Africa with 38 and Scotland with 29. More information on the Medal Field can be found here.
In the end 1.6 million tickets were sold worth almost £33m, almost double the amount sold in Manchester four years ago. Australia's federal sports minister Rod Kemp added: "These Games have lifted Melbourne and Australia to new levels."
New Delhi will stage the Commonwealths in 2010 as India hosts the event for the first time.
Click here (http://www.melbourne2006.com.au/M2006/Homepage+News/20060323+Closing+Ceremony.htm) to find out the full details of all that had happened or here (http://www.melbourne2006.com.au/In+the+News/Photo+Galleries/Melbourne+says+Farewell/) to check out some of the hot galleries!
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Commonwealth Games Federation chief Mike Furnell said: "What an incredible success these 18th Games have been."
Australia ended top of the medals table for the fifth straight time, with 84 golds and a total haul of 221. Followed by England with 110, Canada with 86, India with 50, South Africa with 38 and Scotland with 29. More information on the Medal Field can be found here.
In the end 1.6 million tickets were sold worth almost £33m, almost double the amount sold in Manchester four years ago. Australia's federal sports minister Rod Kemp added: "These Games have lifted Melbourne and Australia to new levels."
New Delhi will stage the Commonwealths in 2010 as India hosts the event for the first time.
Click here (http://www.melbourne2006.com.au/M2006/Homepage+News/20060323+Closing+Ceremony.htm) to find out the full details of all that had happened or here (http://www.melbourne2006.com.au/In+the+News/Photo+Galleries/Melbourne+says+Farewell/) to check out some of the hot galleries!
http://www.melbourne2006.com.au/NR/rdonlyres/82B2030B-78FC-4F34-8801-5369FE0CBCB1/4558/melb2006ClosePG.jpg