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COMMONWEALTH GAMES -
2010
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 (Kuala Lumpur in 1998 was
the first).
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 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 stadia will be used to house the
following sports:
Archery, Aquatics,
Athletics, Badminton, Boxing, Cycling, Elite Athletes with a Disability
(EAD) Events, Gymnastics, Hockey, Lawn Bowls, Netball, Rugby 7s,
Shooting, Squash, Table Tennis, Tennis, Weightlifting and Wrestling.
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.
The city of
Pune,
with a population of 3 million people, will host the 3rd Commonwealth
Youth Games between 12 - 18 October in 2008 with the following nine
sports on the programme; Athletics, Badminton, Boxing, Shooting,
Swimming, Table Tennis, Tennis, Weightlifting and Wrestling.
For
more information please visit
www.thecgf.com
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