The 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia can be seen in Google Earth. The venues for the games are focused on Melbourne itself, but some events are also taking place at several other locations outside the city in the Australian state of Victoria. A full list of the sports and venues is included below.
The links in the file below show all the stadium locations and include network paths showing the routes of some of the races. The file has been developed by Andrew Harris on his woowoowoo blog and is the authentic thing as he comes from Melbourne.
Do not feel left out of the action, watching the events on your television. Check out these aerial photos and see where the sportsmen and women will be competing in future days.
If you have Google Earth installed on your computer click on the globe image to bring the locations to your computer.
2006 Commonwealth Games venues
ATHLETICS at the world-famous Melbourne Cricket Ground.
BADMINTON, BOXING, WEIGHLIFTING at the Melbourne Exhibition Center
TRACK CYCLING, BASKETBALL & NETBALL FINALS in the Multi-Purpose Venue at Melbourne Park
AQUATICS, SQUASH, TABLE TENNIS at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Center
GYMNASTICS at the Rod Laver Arena, the home of the Australian Open tennis championships
RUGBY SEVENS in the Telstra Dome
ROAD RACE CYCLING around the Royal Botanic Gardens Circuit
CYCLING TIME TRIALS, MOUNTAIN BIKING at the St Kilda Foreshore and Beach Road
SHOOTING in the Melbourne Gun Club at Lilydale
HOCKEY, NETBALL PRELIMINARIES at the State Netball Hockey Centre in Parkville.
LAWN BOWLS at the State Lawn Bowls Centre at the John Cain Memorial Park