Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is an island country in the Lesser Antilles chain, namely in the southern portion of the Windward Islands, which lie at the southern end of the eastern border of the Caribbean Sea where the latter meets the Atlantic Ocean....
was represented at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
2006 Commonwealth Games
The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia between 15 March and 26 March 2006. It was the largest sporting event to be staged in Melbourne, eclipsing the 1956 Summer Olympics in terms of the number of teams competing, athletes competing, and events being held.The site...
in Melbourne.
The BBC's Hazel Irving made a classic faux-pas during her commentary of the Opening Ceremony. She was relating that St Vincent had gained a number of medals over the years, but that this seems to have stopped as "they joined forces with the Grenadines" (sic).
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See also
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at the 2004 Summer OlympicsSaint Vincent and the Grenadines at the 2004 Summer OlympicsSaint Vincent and the Grenadines competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.- Athletics:Natasha Mayers was the slowest qualifier in the 100 metres, before being forced to abandon the competition at the second round, while Andy Grant avoided the infamy of placing last in the men's 800...
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at the 2007 Pan American GamesSaint Vincent and the Grenadines at the 2007 Pan American GamesThe 15th Pan American Games were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 13 July to 29 July 2007.-External links:*...
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at the 2008 Summer OlympicsSaint Vincent and the Grenadines at the 2008 Summer OlympicsSaint Vincent and the Grenadines sent two athletes to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.- Athletics :Both Vincentian athletes failed to qualify from the heats, though flag-bearer Kineke Alexander finished just a tenth of a second short of advancing in the women's 400...