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The Commonwealth Games Federation has confirmed that the three bidding cities for the 2014 Games are Abuja (Nigeria), Halifax (Canada) and Glasgow (Scotland). Accompanied by Prince Phillip, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has arrived in Canberra for a five day tour during which she'll officially open the Commonwealth Games. The Lord Mayor of Melbourne, John So, has declared a street party on the corner of Bourke and Elizabeth streets on the eve of the Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony. Escorted by the Mayor of the Village, former Marathon champion Steve Moneghetti, His Royal Highness Prince Edward has given the Games Village the Royal seal of approval. Super Sunday - the Athletics showcase at the MCG - is the latest Games event to sell out, as ticket sales reach a Commonwealth record. The toughest ever drug testing regime is in place as Games athletes begin to arrive in Melbourne. The Malawi Commonwealth Games team, with strengths in Netball and Boxing, has left Malawi for Melbourne to acclimatise and commence final preparations for the Games. When the winners display their gold, silver and bronze medals on the podium, the gum leaf design of the metal lanyards is likely to capture almost as much attention as the medals themselves. Three lucky Victorian women, all born in the same year as Her Majesty, have been chosen to share 80th birthday celebrations with the Queen during the Games. With fewer than 1,000 South-Eastern Red-Tailed Black Cockatoos remaining, new funding initiatives will provide new breeding grounds for the Games mascot.
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