XVIII Commonwealth Games 2006
15-26 March 2006 | Melbourne, Australia
Date: 15 – 26 March 2006
Venue: Melbourne, Australia
Participating Countries: 71
170 Malaysian athletes participated in 14 sports at the XVIII Commonwealth Games 2006. Badminton and Lawn Bowls had their best ever gold-medal haul with four (4) gold medals and two (2) gold medals respectively.
The 2006 Games saw the debut of Lee Chong Wei who won his first two Commonwealth Games medals and subsequently went on to defend his title in the next three Commonwealth Games. Chong Wei won the Men’s Singles and helped the team to the gold medal in the Mixed Team event.
Other medallists in badminton include Chan Chong Ming / Koo Kien Keat (Men’s Doubles), Chin Ee Hui / Wong Pei Tty (Women’s Doubles) and Choong Tan Fook, Julia Wong Pei Xian, Wong Choong Hann and Wong Mew Choo who completed the line-up for the Mixed Team gold.
Siti Zalina Ahmad (Women’s Single) and the trio of Azlina Arshad, Nor Hashimah Ismail and Nor Iryani Azmi reaped the gold medals for Lawn Bowls while Mohd Faizal Baharom (Men’s 56 kg) completed Malaysia’s gold medal collection at the XVIII Commonwealth Games.
Emblem
The logo of the 2006 Commonwealth Games is an image of 2 figures, which represents sport and culture, achievement and excellence, while the colours green, yellow, and red represents the celebratory, fresh and youthfully optimistic character of Melbourne city. The two figures in the logo joined together to form a letter M, which is the initial letter of Melbourne, the games host city.
Mascot
Playful. Loud. Friendly. Energetic. Handsome. Cheeky. Endangered. That's Karak, (Calyptorhynchus banksii graptogyne), the Official Mascot of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games (15-26 March 2006).
With the moniker 'Karak' – after his distinctive birdcall – this native bird was chosen because he embodies the spirit of the Games. He is uniquely Australian and welcoming to all. His gregarious nature and rugged good looks make Karak the perfect Mascot to unite city and bush.
Athletes & Officials
Click on any of the sport’s icon to view the list of athletes & officials.
Medals
7
Gold
12
Silver
10
Bronze
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