Prince closes XVIII Commonwealth Games
{{Date|March 27, 2006}}
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[[w:Prince Edward|Prince Edward]] formally closed the XVIII Commonwealth Games last night in a spectacular 4 hour ceremony at the [[w:Melbourne Cricket Ground|Melbourne Cricket Ground]].

About 85,000 spectators were in attendance; [[w:British Prime Minister|British Prime Minister]] [[w:Tony Blair|Tony Blair]] and [[w:Australian Prime Minister|Australian Prime Minister]] [[w:John Howard|John Howard]] were also there.

Melbourne 2006 Chairman [[w:Ron Walker|Ron Walker]] said that the games were “the greatest coalition of Commonwealth nations ever seen….We have all been united by the moment… …[[w:Melbourne|Melbourne]], we did it!”

[[w:Commonwealth Games Federation|Commonwealth Games Federation]] chairmen [[w:Mike Fennell|Mike Fennell]]; named Indian Shooting competitor [[w:Samaresh Jung|Samaresh Jung]] as  the winner of the [[w:David Dixon Award|David Dixon Award]], for being the Best Athlete of the 18th Commonwealth Games. Jung won five Gold; one silver and one bronze medal in the Games.

Fennell also praised the organisation, crowds, volunteers, transport, and support services as well as the athletic performances and he said that the games had been an “incredible success”.

==Releated Wikinews==
*{{wikinews|title=2006 Commonwealth Games open in Melbourne|date=March 15, 2006}}
*{{wikinews|title=XVIII Commonwealth Games competition ends|date=March 26, 2006}}

==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/03/26/Games.close/|title=Games close in spectacular fashion|author=|pub=CNN|date=March 26, 2006}}

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Prince Edward formally closed the XVIII Commonwealth Games last night in a spectacular 4 hour ceremony at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

About 85,000 spectators were in attendance; British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Australian Prime Minister John Howard were also there.

Melbourne 2006 Chairman Ron Walker said that the games were “the greatest coalition of Commonwealth nations ever seen….We have all been united by the moment… …Melbourne, we did it!”

Commonwealth Games Federation chairmen Mike Fennell; named Indian Shooting competitor Samaresh Jung as  the winner of the David Dixon Award, for being the Best Athlete of the 18th Commonwealth Games. Jung won five Gold; one silver and one bronze medal in the Games.

Fennell also praised the organisation, crowds, volunteers, transport, and support services as well as the athletic performances and he said that the games had been an “incredible success”.
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