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With just 50 days remaining until the Opening Ceremony, the official Countdown Auction begins in the Bourke Street Mall for the first of 50 individually numbered art pieces titled "Unity" to go under the hammer. South Africa’s Olympic 4x100m Freestyle champions are continuing to build a strong focus ahead of the anticipated showdown at Melbourne 2006. Jessicah Schipper, Leisel Jones, Libby Lenton and Jade Edmistone broke four world records at the six-day meet, but 17-year-old Matthew Cowdrey nailed seven. Pre-tournament favourites Anthony Ricketts and Rachael Grinham have won their respective national titles at the Australian Open Squash Championships in Melbourne. Australia’s netballers have hit the court for an exhausting training program aimed at fielding the best possible team to defend their Games gold in March. Clocking 2 minutes 6.25 seconds at the end of the 200m Butterfly, the 10th-fastest time in history, Jessicah Schipper fell just 0.64 outside the world record of Poland's Otylia Jedrzejczak. Melbourne has cheered the gold medal winning Australian athletes and the Games volunteers in the Commonwealth Games Thank You Parade. Leisel Jones and Jade Edmistone last night fought a ferocious battle in the 100 metres Breaststroke final in order to secure the 2005 Queensland Championship, and more importantly, gain a competitive edge for the upcoming Commonwealth Games trials. Gold medallist Samaresh Jung of India has been named as the winner of the David Dixon Award for the most outstanding athlete of the 2006 Commonwealth Games. The host of the 2010 Games, Delhi, staged a stunning display of Indian culture at the Closing Ceremony, marking the handover from Melbourne 2006.
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