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2010 Commonwealth Games are scheduled to be held in New
Delhi, India between 3 October and 14 October 2010. With
a population of over 15 million, Delhi is one of the largest
cities in the world. This will be the largest multi-sport
event conducted to date in Delhi and India generally,
which has previously hosted the Asian Games in 1951 and
1982. The opening ceremony is scheduled to take place
at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi.
Commonwealth Games Delhi 2010 will feature 17 sports disciplines:
Aquatics (Swimming, Synchronised Swimming and Diving),
Archery, Athletics (Track and Field, Road Walk and Marathon),
Badminton, Boxing, Cycling (Track, Road Mass Start and
Road Time Trials), Gymnastics (Artistic and Rhythmic),
Hockey, Lawn Bowls, Netball, Rugby 7s, Shooting (Pistol,
Small Bore, Full Bore and Clay Target), Squash, Table
Tennis, Tennis, Weightlifting and Wrestling. The competition
schedule of the Games was presented to the CGF General
Assembly meeting in Colombo, November 5 to 9, and was
approved.
The event will be headed by the Sports Ministry whereas
the president of the Indian Olympic Association, Suresh
Kalmadi will head the organizing committee for the games.
Though the dates for the games have not been fixed as
yet but it is understood that the games would be held
in the month of October or November.
The organizing committee exposed the advertising campaign
for the games on March 26, 2006 immediately after the
flag for the games were transferred from the Melbourne
Mayor to the Mayor of Delhi. Lots of thoughts were put
in about the inclusion of games like cricket in the
competition but BCCI's disapproval to hosting 20-20
matches dampened the chance of cricket in Commonwealth
Games.
 The
triathlon seems to be excluded from the competition
because of the lack of suitable swimming stage. The
games committee is building several new stadiums for
the event to be held in 2010.
Apart from the basic infrastructure related to the
hosting of games in the city, there is a complete renovation
plan for the city by 2010. The proposals have been approved
and the work on those lines has already begun. This
includes a complete facelift to the city with new roads,
improved transport system, new hotels, flyovers, new
power plants, etc. The total budget or an estimated
cost of gearing up the city for the major event would
be somewhere close to $17.5 billion. Development work
is progress in and around Delhi so that the city is
complete with the entire necessary infrastructure before
the Commonwealth Games 2010.
A special Commonwealth Games village is being constructed
in the heart of the city near I.P Estate and the Akshardham
Tample. The Commonwealth Games Village is being developed
on a 40 acre land and the place is expected to accommodate
8,500 athletes and officials. The existing venues are
being renovated with latest standards and facilities.
On the other hand, new venues are being constructed
in the Games Village.
The stadiums and sports venues where the games would
be held are:
 Jawahar
Lala Nehru Stadium
Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium complex
Siri Fort Sports Complex
Tyagaraj Sports Complex
Maj. Dhyan Chand National Stadium
Talkatora Indoor Stadium
Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range
Yamuna Sports Complex
Delhi University
New stadiums are being constructed in the Commonwealth
Games village where other sporting events would take place.
Some of the games would also be played in a sporting venue
of Noida.
Infrastructure changes in Delhi for Commonwealth Games
2010 »
With the city gearing up for Commonwealth Games 2010,
the year ahead will be both exciting and critical. It
will be the year of action - a slew of infrastructure,
transport, health and security projects will be fast-tracked
to give the city a makeover. This will go hand in hand
with more empowerment of Delhiites to better their lives.
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