Hassan Saaid won the gold in the men's 100m sprint, bringing historic glory to the Maldives.

The 10th South Asian Games were held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, in 2006.

Karak was the mascot for the 2006 Melbourne Games. He was a Red-tailed Black Cockatoo, a bird native to the region.

Before his Beijing 2008 superstardom, Usain Bolt won his first major international gold medal in the 200m at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games.

The 1986 Edinburgh Games suffered a massive boycott, with 32 African, Asian, and Caribbean nations withdrawing to protest the UK government's refusal to cut sporting ties with apartheid South Africa.

The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Australia. The opening and closing ceremonies took place at the famous Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).

Shooting, which is an optional sport for host cities, was not included in the Birmingham 2022 program, leading to protests from nations like India where the sport is very popular and successful.

Australia has hosted the Commonwealth Games more times than any other nation, with five games held in Sydney (1938), Perth (1962), Brisbane (1982), Melbourne (2006), and Gold Coast (2018).

The 2006 Doha Games were the first Asian Games to be broadcast in High Definition (HD).

As of late 2023/early 2024, the specific mascots for the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Games have been in the design contest phase but not widely popularized or finalized like previous editions.