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The 18th Commonwealth Games took place in Melbourne between the 15th and 26th March 2006. The City of Sport five dollar
coin was struck in sterling silver to commemorate the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. The
Melbourne can boast to be a City of Sport as it really has embraced the concept. The opening and closing ceremonies took place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and it also hosted the start and finish of the marathon. The badminton, boxing and weightlifting took place at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre. The Melbourne Gun Club was the venue for the Clay Target Shooting whilst the Melbourne International Shooting Club was the venue for the Small Bore and Pistol Shooting. The Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre hosted the Aquatics, Squash and Table Tennis events. Melbourne Park was the venue for the Basketball Finals, Track Cycling and the Netball Finals. The Rod Laver Arena at Melbourne Park hosted the Gymnastics events. The Royal Botanic Gardens Circuit was the venue for the Cycling Road Race events and is approximately 2.5 km south-east of the city centre. St. Kilda Foreshore and Beach Road was the venue for the Triathlon and Cycling Time Trial whilst the State Mountain Bike Course at Lysterfield Park was the venue for Mountain Biking. The famous Telstra Dome was used for the Rugby 7's. Other venues included the The State Netball and Hockey Centre and The State Lawn Bowls Centre (Melbourne 2006, 2013) . Melbourne has also welcomed numerous years of Formula 1 racing, Australian V8 Supercars, Porsche Carrera Cup along with so many others which truly gives it sporting heritage.
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