The British overseas territory of St Helena

Saint Helena

Saint Helena , named after St Helena of Constantinople, is an island of volcanic origin in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is part of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha which also includes Ascension Island and the islands of Tristan da Cunha...

was represented at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne by a small team which took 9 days to reach Australia.

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Marathon

St. Helena was represented in the men's marathon by Erroll Duncan from Ascension Island

Ascension Island

Ascension Island is an isolated volcanic island in the equatorial waters of the South Atlantic Ocean, around from the coast of Africa and from the coast of South America, which is roughly midway between the horn of South America and Africa...

, who at 45 ran in his first marathon. As Duncan left the stadium

Melbourne Cricket Ground

The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...

, he was given a huge cheer as he was already so far behind the rest of the field. He finished the race in 14th position (last among the completers) with a time of 3:11:21.