Commonwealth Games 2010

The 2010 Commonwealth Games are going to be held in Delhi, India with a population of over 15 million, compared to (2006 games hosts) Melbourne's 3.7 million and Greater Manchester's 2.5 million population at the 2002 games.

The Commonwealth Games is a multi-sport event held every four years involving the elite athletes of the Commonwealth of Nations. The first such event, then known as the British Empire Games, was held in 1930. The name changed to British Empire and Commonwealth Games in 1954, to British Commonwealth Games in 1978 and assumed the current name of the Commonwealth Games in 1978.

As well as many Olympic sports, the Games also include some sports that are played mainly in Commonwealth countries, such as lawn bowls, rugby sevens and netball. There are currently 53 Commonwealth nations and 71 participating teams.

Attendance at the Commonwealth Games 2010 is typically around 5,000 athletes, which makes it one of the largest international sporting events in terms of participants.

The four constituent countries of the United Kingdom—England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland—send separate teams to the Commonwealth Games, and individual teams are also sent from the British Crown Dependencies—Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man—and many of the British overseas territories.

Only six teams have attended every Commonwealth Games: Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand, Scotland and Wales.

The city of New Delhi, home to 13.8 million people, will host the Commonwealth Games in 2010. This will be the first time India has hosted the Games and only the second time the event has been held in Asia.

Delhi is the capital city of India and is rich in culture and history. It stands on the western end of the Gangetic Plain and is bordered by the states of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. There are two main districts of the city, Old Delhi the capital of Muslim India between the mid 17th and late 19th centuries with its historic sites, mosques and monuments and New Delhi, the imperial city created by the British Raj with its imposing government buildings and tree lined avenues.

The proposed dates for the Games are 3 - 14 October 2010 inclusive of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies. Weather wise the city experiences an October mean temperature minimum 17.2 degrees centigrade and maximum 31.3 degrees centigrade with humidity ranging from 31 to 78% for the October and November months.

The Delhi Games Village is to be constructed as a low rise medium development on a 40 acre site in the heart of the capital with a possible capacity for 8,500 athletes and officials. Existing and new stadium will be used to house the following sports:

Aquatics, Athletics, Badminton, Bowls, Boxing, Cycling, EAD Events, Gymnastics, Hockey, Netball, Rugby 7s, Shooting, Squash, Table Tennis and Weightlifting.

Delhi won the right to host the 2010 Games by defeating the Canadian city of Hamilton by 46 votes to 22 at the CGF General Assembly held in Montego Bay in November 2003.

Read more - http://www.delhi-commonwealth-games.com/introduction.htm

The Commonwealth Games Federation

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Commonwealth Games 2010 New Delhi, India

Welcome to the 2010 Commonwealth Games infomation blog. It's just about the time that you said about the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in India is getting to be informed. Notice that for the whole world is waiting to be part of the international event will be. This incident is that the elite players of the nations involved is the best.

Games of 2010 in a game to show the nation and the cultural and economic power as an opportunity for India offers.

New Delhi proud to host the 2010 Commonwealth Games is smiling. India's distinct culture, where modern conventional successfully, combined with Delhi will have special games. Now you really see and experience on a daily basis that the structural changes taking place are to be honest infra, are doing. But now we athelets across the country telling us about the preparation of news.

, The public will be welcome Indian Sports Minister in the words of Suresh Kalmadi, "as the colors, costumes, traditions and heritage will be world class and India and friendly nature of the next Games really unique is the will."

India only after Jamaica in 1966 to host this event in 1998 for the development of the country and Malaysia will be the third. This event will be held in Asia is only the second time. The success of these games for the 2016 Summer Olympics India's bid to strengthen the can.

The biggest multi-sports event will be held in India. Pride in the last Asian Games in New Delhi in 1982 and 1951 (Asiad) play host to the experience. Easy target dates for meeting all the preparations are in full swing New Delhi sand. Every important event site ready for the year is happening.

The proposed date for the game 3 - 14 October 2010 to attend the opening and closing ceremonies are held.

8500 Delhi Games Village for the athletes and officials with a potential capacity of the capital in the heart of a 40-acre site on a low rise medium development are to be constructed in the form of. Existing and new stadium in the following game at home will be used:

The culture, and sports infrastructure for the Commonwealth Games, all successful and memorable experience yet to make a joint will.

The 2010 Games, with the current locations and facilities in the heart of Delhi, New Delhi Games Village is like the construction of new places, including being given a major face will be staged.

Sayali Gokhale - bright spot for India in Commonwealth

Sayali Gokhale of her career a year ago, the elite athletes preparing for the 2010 Commonwealth Games to be left out of the group was uncertain. But the Air India employee made people take note with the national title in February. But Air India staff of the national title in February with focus. She added another feather in her cap on Sunday by clinching the Spanish International Challenge title, defeating Lianne Tan of Belgium 21-9, 21-18 in the final. His hat in the International Challenge of Spain on Sunday, clinching the title in the last Belgian Lianne Tan 21-9, 21-18 to defeat an added another feather.

The day wasn't fruitful for the other Indians as P. Kashyap lost the men's singles final, while Aparna Balan, pairing with Shruti Kurien in women's doubles and Arun Vishnu in mixed doubles, faltered at the last hurdle. P. Kashyap in the form of men's singles final, while Aparna Balan lost, with Shruti Kurian in the women's doubles and mixed doubles in a pair Arun Vishnu the other day for the Indians, faltered at the final hurdle was not useful.

Sayali's title was another example of India's second rung carving a niche for itself on the international circuit. Sayali own India's second title of the international circuit in a top rung of a carving and example.

"This is my third international tournament this year. I won't say that the competition level was very high, but I had to overcome the handicap of inexperience," Sayali told HT over phone. "This is my third international tournament this year. I think that this was a very high level of competition will not say, but I experience to overcome the obstacle was," Sayali told HT on the phone.

The Prakash Padukone Academy trainee did not lose a single game in the tournament and attributed it to her improved level of fitness. The Prakash Padukone Academy trainee in the tournament and did not lose a single match fitness to improve his status for the set. "Last year, I wasn't in any of the India teams, and with no domestic tournaments, I worked on my fitness." "Last year, any team in India and was a domestic tournament with, I worked on my fitness." Sayali will now play in the Tolouse Open in France and has been given a wild card for the World Championship to be held in Hyderabad this year. Now Open in Tolouse Sayali will play in France this year be held in Hyderabad and the World Championship for the wild card is given.