2006 Commonwealth Games

The Games are over.

The medal tally, for the Commonwealth Games held over 11 days in Melbourne,
there were 40 nations who won medals, some, like Kenya and Nigeria simply
dominate in certain events, (distance running) others, who fielded very small
teams were ecstatic when they won or were placed in their events.

While Australia had the largest team, the domination was more than had been
expected, our lady swimmers were superb, (the men did not fare at all well
with only 1 gold, part of the reason for this was because Ian Thorpe had to
withdraw for health reasons) the cyclists and divers also were above
expectations.

As has been the case when we have staged any major sporting event these
Games were rated as the best ever, (as was the case at the conclusion of
the Sydney Olympics in 2000)

Melbourne managed to turn on perfect weather, (this is not something that
Melbourne is known for!!) the volunteers who pitched in to assist with every
detail were superb, the venues were all turned out to perfection, the crowds
were both large and well behaved, the atmosphere between the athletes was
excellent as were their performances.

You just might be able to detect the sound of a very proud Australian here
if you look and listen closely.

	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	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
11	Singapore	5	6	7	18
12	Nigeria	4	6	7	17
13	Wales	3	5	11	19
14	Cyprus	3	1	2	6
15	Ghana	2	0	1	3
16	Uganda	2	0	1	3
17	Pakistan	1	3	1	5
18	Gambia	1	1	0	2
19	Papua New Guinea	1	1	0	2
20	Isle of Man	1	0	1	2
21	Tanzia	1	0	1	2
22	Nambia	1	0	1	2
23	Sri Lanka	1	0	0	1
24	Mauritius	0	3	0	3
25	Northern Ireland	0	2	0	2
26	Bahamas	0	2	0	2
27	Cameroon	0	1	2	3
28	Botswana	0	1	1	2
29	Malta	0	1	1	2
30	Nauru	0	1	1	2
31	Bangladesh	0	1	0	1
32	Lesotho	0	1	0	1
33	Grenada	0	1	0	1
34	Seychelles	0	0	2	2
35	Barbados	0	0	1	1
36	Samoa	0	0	1	1
37	swaziland	0	0	1	1
38	Mozambique	0	0	1	1
39	Fiji	0	0	1	1
40	British Virgin Isles	0	0	1	1