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href="/web/20060825141051/http://melbourne2006.com.au/In+the+News/20060316Small+teams+determined+athletes.htm"><br/></a><a href="/web/20060825141051/http://melbourne2006.com.au/In+the+News/20060316Small+teams+determined+athletes.htm"><span id="SummaryNewsText2"><a href="/web/20060825141051/http://melbourne2006.com.au/In+the+News/20060316Small+teams+determined+athletes.htm"><br/>Small teams with determined athletes</a><a href="/web/20060825141051/http://melbourne2006.com.au/In+the+News/20060316Small+teams+determined+athletes.htm"></a></span><span id="SummaryNewsDate3"><font class="datedesc"><br/></font></span></a></span> <span id="SummaryNewsDate3"> <font class="datedesc">16 <abbr title="March">Mar</abbr> 06 10:46<br/></font> </span> <span id="SummaryNewsText3">Among the 71 nations and territories in last night鈥檚 Opening Ceremony were twelve small but proud teams, each with fewer than ten competitors at the Games.<a href="/web/20060825141051/http://melbourne2006.com.au/In+the+News/20060315+Opening+Cermony.htm"><br/><br/>Games opened by the Queen</a></span> <span id="SummaryNewsDate2"> <br/> <font class="datedesc">15 <abbr title="March">Mar</abbr> 06 20:27</font> <br/> </span> <span id="SummaryNewsText2">The Melbourne skyline erupted in a blaze of fireworks as the city celebrated the groundbreaking Opening Ceremony to mark the start of the XVIII Commonwealth Games.</span> </p> <p class="detail"> <a href="/web/20060825141051/http://melbourne2006.com.au/In+the+News/20060315+Games+website+is+a+go.htm"> <a id="SummaryNewsTitle3" href="/web/20060825141051/http://melbourne2006.com.au/In+the+News/20060315+Games+website+is+a+go.htm">Gates launches Games Website</a> <span id="SummaryNewsDate3"> <br/> </span> </a> <span id="SummaryNewsDate3">15 <abbr title="March">Mar</abbr> 06 15:44<br/></span> <span id="SummaryNewsText3">The Games website was officially launched with a message of support from Microsoft 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