Between 3 October and 14 October 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 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.

Brief :

The 17 sports to feature in the XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi will be held at six venue clusters and five stand alone venues in Delhi. Ceremonies, Athletics, Lawn Bowls and Weightlifting will be held at Cluster I: Jawaharlal Nehru Sports Complex; Cycling, Gymnastics and Wrestling at Cluster II: Indira Gandhi Sports Complex; Archery (Qualification Rounds) and Table Tennis at Cluster III: Yamuna Sports Complex; Badminton and Squash at Cluster IV: Siri Fort Sports Complex; Hockey and Archery Finals (India Gate) at Cluster V: MDC National Stadium Complex; and Swimming and Boxing at Cluster VI: Talkatora Garden Complex.

Twenty-six new training venues are being constructed for the Delhi 2010 for different sports. Work has been initiated on all the training venues and is progressing satisfactorily. Apart from this, 16 training venues are being upgraded and will be ready on schedule.

These are the following venues:

1.Jawaharlal Nehru Sports Complex

2.Thyagaraj Sports Complex

3.Indira Gandhi Sports Complex

4.Dr. S.P. Mukherjee Swimming Stadium

5.Talkatora Indoor Stadium

6.Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium

7.Siri Fort Sports Complex

8.Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range

9.R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex

10.Yamuna Sports Complex

NonCompetition Venues

OC CWG DELHI 2010 HEADQUARTERS :

The OC CWG Delhi 2010 is located i n the iconic New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) building, opposite Jantar Mantar, Connaught Place, New Delhi. The office is spread over nine floors with a capacity to accommodate a workforce of over 1,200. Its effective structural design, modern facilities, accessibility from all parts of Delhi, multi-level parking space and 24-hour power backup make it a state-of-the-art workspace.

Main Media Centre:

Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi`s state-of-the-art Main Media Centre (MMC), which will comprise the International Broadcasting Centre (IBC) and the Main Press Centre (MPC), will be set up in close proximity to the Games Village and the main venues at Pragati Maidan.

Games Family Hotel - Hotel Ashok:

Hotel Ashok, in New Delhi, has been officially recognised as the Games Family Hotel. On 4 June 2009, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between OC CWG Delhi 2010 and India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) in this regard. Hotel Ashok offers 500 rooms and as the flagship family hotel, it will serve as host to members of CGAs, the CGF, International Sports Federations, Technical Delegates and the IOA.