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The Summer Olympics of 1956 were staged in Melbourne. The principal stadium was Melbourne Cricket Ground, southeast of the city center. The great event of Melbourne's sporting year is the final of the Australian football tournament, held annually in September.

The National Tennis Centre in Flinders Park is the venue in January of the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. An event which has all Australia holding its breath is the race for the Melbourne Cup on Flemington Racecourse on the first Tuesday in November. The Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix is to be held in Melbourne each March - until 1995 it was held in Adelaide.
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