XVIII Commonwealth Games



The Australian city of Melbourne, successfully hosted the XVIII Commonwealth Games between the 15 and 26 March 2006.

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. It was also the venue for the 1956 Olympic Games. The city is synonymous as a multicultural one, known for its arts, culture, parks and gardens, restaurants and love of sport.

Whilst Bendigo, the venue for the 2004 Commonwealth Youth Games, and Lilydale hosted two of the shooting disciplines the majority of the sports venues were located along the Yarra River and within the city precinct. The Opening and Closing ceremonies as well as the athletics competition took place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), one of the world's largest and most outstanding outdoor sporting grounds. The Athletes Village was located within three kilometres of the city centre.

The sports on the programme were:
Aquatics, Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, Bowls, Boxing, Cycling, Gymnastics, Hockey, Netball, Rugby 7s, Shooting, Squash, Table Tennis, Triathlon and Weightlifting.


Medal Tally of 18th Commonwealth Games
 

S.No.

Nation

Medals

     Gold

      Silver

       Bronze

     Total

1

 Anguilla

-

-

-

-

2

 Antigua & Barbuda

2

-

-

2

3

 Australia

84

69

70

223

4

 Bahamas

-

2

-

2

5

 Bangladesh

-

1

-

1

6

 Barbados

-

-

1

1

7

 Belize

-

-

-

-

8

 Bermuda

-

-

-

-

9

 Botswana

-

1

1

2

10

 British Virgin Islands

-

-

-

-

11

 Brunei Darussalam

-

-

-

-

12

 Cameroon

-

1

2

3

13

 Canada

26

30

31

87

14

 Cayman Islands

-

-

-

-

15

 Cook Islands

-

-

-

-

16

 Cyprus

3

1

2

6

17

 Dominica

-

-

-

-

18

 England

36

40

36

112

19

 Falkland Islands

-

-

-

-

20

 Fiji

-

-

1

1

21

 Ghana

2

-

1

3

22

 Gibraltar

-

-

-

-

23

 Grenada

-

1

-

1

24

 Guernsey

-

-

-

-

25

 Guyana

-

-

-

-

26

 India

22

17

10

49

27

 Isle of Man

1

-

1

2

28

 Jamaica

10

4

8

22

29

 Jersey

-

-

-

-

30

 Kenya

6

5

7

18

31

 Kiribati

-

-

-

-

32

 Lesotho

-

1

-

1

33

 Malawi

-

-

-

-

34

 Malaysia

7

12

10

29

35

 Maldives

-

-

-

-

36

 Malta

-

1

1

2

37

 Mauritius

-

3

-

3

38

 Montserrat

-

-

-

-

39

 Mozambique

-

-

1

1

40

 Namibia

1

-

1

2

41

 Nauru

-

1

1

2

42

 New Zealand

6

12

14

32

43

 Nigeria

4

6

7

17

44

 Niue

-

-

-

-

45

 Norfolk Island

-

-

-

-

46

 Northern Ireland

-

2

-

2

47

 Pakistan

1

3

1

5

48

 Papua New Guinea

1

1

-

2

49

 Samoa

-

-

1

1

50

 Scotland

11

7

11

29

51

 Seychelles

-

-

2

2

52

 Sierra Leone

-

-

-

-

53

 Singapore

5

6

7

18

54

 Solomon Islands

-

-

-

-

55

 South Africa

12

13

13

38

56

 Sri Lanka

1

-

-

1

57

 St. Helena

-

-

-

-

58

 St. Kitts & Nevis

-

-

-

-

59

 St. Lucia

-

-

-

-

60

 St. Vincent & The Grenadines

-

-

-

-

61

 Swaziland

-

-

1

1

62

 Tanzania

1

-

1

2

63

 The Gambia

-

-

-

-

64

 Tonga

-

-

-

-

65

 Trinidad & Tobago

-

-

3

3

66

 Turks & Caicos Islands

-

-

-

-

67

 Tuvalu

-

-

-

-

68

 Uganda

2

-

1

3

69

 Vanuatu

-

-

-

-

70

 Wales

3

5

11

19

71

 Zambia

-

-

-

-

Total

282

280

336

898

 

   Pakistan Medal Tally in 18th Commonwealth Games
 

S.No.

Discipline

Medals

     Gold

      Silver

       Bronze

     Total

1.

Boxing

-

1

-

1

2.

 Hockey

-

1

-

1

3.

 Shooting

-

1

-

1

4.

Weightlifting

1

-

1

2

Total

1

3

1

5

 

S.No.

Player's Name

Event

Medal
Boxing

1

Mr. Mehrullah

57 Kg

Silver
Hockey

2

Pakistan Team

 

Silver
Shooting

3

Mr. Irshad Ali 

25m Standard Pistol

Silver
Weightlifting

4

Mr. Shuja-ud-Din Malik

85 Kg

Gold

5

Mr. Muhammad Irfan

77 Kg

Bronze