Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

St Vincent & the Grenadines is represented at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne by a xx-member strong contingent comprising xx sportspersons and xx officials.

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 since "they joined forces with the Grenadines" (sic).

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