Ultimate Sports City

Twenty cities made the initial cut based on their history of hosting sports
events and were then ranked according by a range of criteria,including the number of annual sports events held, major events held or won up
until 2010, facilities, transport, accommodation, government support, weather,
legacy, public sports interest and quality of life.

Melbourne topped the rankings in several sections, and came second in the majority of
others.

Recent Commonwealth Games host Melbourne came out on top, beating France's capital Paris and Australian rival Sydney, which are tied in joint second place.

Berlin, Germany came fourth and London, England, fifth.


http://www.onlymelbourne.com.au/melbourne_details.php?id=10522

Photos of Melbourne Victoria Australia.
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An international Washington based consortium voted Melbourne as the worlds most livable city after considering all the factors they thought relevant.

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The UK-based Economist Intelligence Unit also nominated Melbourne (along with Vancouver) as the best cities in the world to live in.

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