The vibrant city of New Delhi, home to 14 million peoples, will host the Commonwealth Game in 2010. This will be the first time India has hosted the Game and only the second time the events has been held in Asia.
Old Delhi the capital of Muslim India between the mid 17th and late 19th centuries with its historic site, mosques and monuments and New Delhi, the imperial city created by the English Rules with its imposing government buildings and tree lined avenues. Delhi is the capital city of India and is rich in culture and history. It stands on the western end of the Genetic Plain and is bordered by the states of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. There are two main districts of the city.
The date for the Game is 3 - 14 October 2010, inclusive of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies. Weather wise the city experiences an October mean temperature minimum 16.2 degrees centigrade and maximum 31.3 degree centigrade with humidity ranging from 31 to 78% for the October and November month.
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 sport: Archery, Aquatics, Athletics, Badminton, Boxing, Shooting, Squash, Table Tennis, Tennis, Weightlifting and Wrestling, Cycling, Gymnastics, Hockey, Lawn Bowls, Netball, .
In addition, 15 event will be contested across 4 Para-Sport, for elite athlete with a disability, on the inclusive Sport Program: Athletics, Swimming, Power lifting and Table Tennis.
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 Indian city of Pune hosted the 3rd Commonwealth Youth Games from 12 - 18 October 2008 and saw the following nine sports on the program; Athletic, Boxing, Shooting, Swimming, Table Tennis, Tennis, Badminton, , Weightlifting and Wrestling.
To get the latest on preparations for the Game please click the following link http://www.cwgdelhi2010.org for the official Game website for Delhi 2010 as well as clicking on the link below to read the Delhi and Hamilton Bid document and CGF Bid Evaluation Reports.
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