Among the performers were 12 Bollywood superstars, including actress and former Miss Universe Aishwarya Rai, who played the lead in the recent film 'Bride and Prejudice'.
Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) President, Mike Fennell, also named Indian Shooting athlete Samaresh Jung as the winner of the inaugural David Dixon Award.
Jung won an incredible seven medals at the Games, five gold, one silver and one bronze and set three new Games records along the way.
FINAL MEDAL TALLY OF 2006 MELBOURNE COMMONWEALTH GAMES
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