The 

2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games, were

held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. A total of 6,081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth
nations and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events. It was the largest
international multi-sport event to be staged in Delhi and India, after the Asian
Games in 1951 and 1982.

The opening and closing ceremonies were held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, the main
stadium of the event. It was the first time that the Commonwealth Games were held in India and
the second time it was held in Asia after Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 1998. The official mascot of
the Games was Shera and the official song of the Games, Jiyo Utho Bado Jeeto, was
composed by celebrated Indian musician A.R. Rahman.

Initially, several concerns and controversies surfaced before the start of the Games. Despite
these concerns, all members of the Commonwealth of Nations participated in the Games. A
widely-praised opening ceremony helped improve the image of the GAMES.

Bidding
The two principal bids for the 2010 Commonwealth Games were from Delhi, India and Hamilton,
Ontario, Canada. . Delhi bid won by a margin of 46 votes to 22, confirming India's first
successful bid for the Games.

COST:
The initial total budget estimated by Indian Olympic Association in 2003 for hosting the Games
was   16.2 billion (US$364.5 million) but Business Today magazine estimated that the Games
costed   300 bn ($6.8 bn).The 2010 Commonwealth Games are the most expensive
Commonwealth Games ever.

Transport
INDIA IMPROVED ITS TRANSPORT FACILITIES A LOT.IT
UPGRADED ITS METRO SERVICES FOR CONVENIENCE OF THE
AUDIENCE IN REACHING THE STADIUM.FURTHER AIRPORTS
WERE IMPROVED.GREEN LINE AND RED LINE BUSES WERE
INTRODUCED.

Green Games

THE ORGANISERS PROMISED TO UNITED NATIONS THAT FOR GAMES,ENVIRONMENT

WOULD NOT BE COMPROMISED .MINIMUM HARM TO ENVIRONMENT WAS CAUSED IN
BUILDING OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE.THYAGRAJ STADIUM WAS ONE SUCH EXAMPLE
WHERE SOLAR ENERGY SOUCES WERE BUILT

Other preparation

FOLLOWING OTHER STEPS WERE TAKEN FOR GAMES:

1.BEGGARS WERE RELOCATED BY LAW TO GOVERNMENT

SHELTERS
2.1000 PEOPLE PER MONTH WERE TRAINED IN SPOKEN ENGLISH
TO ATTEND THE FOREIGN TOURIST WELL
3.POWER GENERATION WAS NCREASED TO AVOID CHRONICS
DURING GAMES.
4.ATHLETES WERE GIVEN FREE ACOMODATION AND FREE TRIP
TO TAJMAHAL.

Symbols
Mascot
The official mascot for the 2010 Commonwealth Games is Shera, an anthropomorphised tiger.
[40]
 His name comes from "Sher", a hindi word meaning tiger (Hindi "Bagh" means tiger.. The
logo and the look for the games were designed by Idiom Design and Consulting

Official song
The official song of the 2010 Commonwealth Games Jiyo Utho Bado Jeeto was composed and
performed by the Indian musician A. R. Rahman.[42] The song's title is based on the slogan of
the games, "Come out and play". It was released on 28 August 2010. A. R. Rahman also gave a
live concert for the theme song in Gurgaon , Haryana which was previewed on various news
channels .

Queen's Baton relay

The Queen's Baton Relay began when the baton, which contains Queen Elizabeth II's message
to the athletes, left Buckingham Palace on 29 October 2009. The baton arrived at the 2010
Games opening ceremony on 3 October 2010, after visiting the other 54 nations of the
Commonwealth and travelling throughout India, reaching millions of people to join in the
celebrations for the Games.The baton arrived in India on 25 June 2010 through the Wagah
Border crossing from Pakistan

The baton was designed by Michael Foley, a graduate of the National Institute of Design
Opening ceremony
The opening ceremony of the 2010 Commonwealth Games was held at the Jawaharlal Nehru
Stadium, the main stadium of the event, in New Delhi, India. It began at 7:00 PM (IST) on 3
October 2010 ending at 11:00 PM (IST) displaying India's varied culture in a plethora of cultural
showcases. It was watched live by a global audience of around three billion.[46]

Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (representing Queen Elizabeth II as Head of the

Commonwealth) and President of India Pratibha Patil officially declared the Games open.
[47]
 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of the host nation, India, attended the opening ceremony as
well.

Sports
There are 17 sports planned for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

 Aquatics (details)  Cycling (details)
  Diving   Road
  Swimming   Track
  Synchronised swimming  Gymnastics (details)
  Archery (8)    Artistic gymnastics
  Athletics (46)    Rhythmic gymnastics
  Badminton (6) (details)   Hockey (2) (details)
  Boxing (11) (details)   Lawn bowls (6) (details)

Medal table
Only the top ten nations by medal rank are shown in this medal table. Nations are ranked first
by count of gold medals, then silver medals, then bronze medals

     Host nation India

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total

1  Australia 74 55 48 177
 2  India 38 27 36 101
3  England 37 59 46 142
4  Canada 26 17 32 75
5  South Africa 12 11 10 33
6  Kenya 12 11 9 32
7  Malaysia 12 10 13 35
8  Singapore 11 11 9 31
9  Nigeria 11 10 14 35
10  Scotland 9 10 7 26
Total 272 274 282 828[52]

Participating nations
There are 71 nations participating at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. As Fiji is suspended
from the Commonwealth, it has been banned from participating in the Games.

  Anguilla (12   Falkland   Mauritius (60)[90]   Scotland (19

)[56] Islands (15)[74]   Montserrat (5)[91] 1) [108]
  Antigua and   Gambia (   Mozambique (10)   Seychelles (2
[57] [75] [109]
Barbuda (17) 17) [92] 6)
  Australia (37   Ghana (6   Namibia (30) [93]   Sierra
[58] [76]
7)  4)   Nauru (6)[94] Leone (31)[110]
  Bahamas (25   Gibraltar    New   Singapore (6
) [59] (15)[77] Zealand (192)[95] 8) [111]
  Bangladesh (   Grenada (   Nigeria (101) [96]   Solomon
70) [60] 10)[78]   Niue (24)[97] Islands (12)[112]
  Barbados (3   Guernsey    Norfolk   South
[61] [79]
9) (43)  Island (22)[98] Africa (113)[113]
  Belize (9)[62]   Guyana (   Northern   Sri
[80]
  Bermuda (14 34) Ireland (80)[99] Lanka (93)[114]
) [63]   India (495   Pakistan (54)[100]   Swaziland (1
  Botswana (4
9)[64]
  British
Virgin Islands (2)[65] 
  Brunei (12)
[66]
  Cameroon (2
0)[67]
  Canada (251
)[68]
  Cayman
Islands (17)[69]
)   Papua New 1)[115]
  Isle of Guinea (79)[101]   Tanzania (40
Man (33)[79]   Rwanda (22) [102] )[116]
 Jamaica (   Saint Helena (4)   Tonga (22)
[81] [103] [117]
48)
  Jersey (33   Saint Kitts and   Trinidad and
[82] [104]
)  Nevis (7) Tobago (82) [118]
  Kenya (1   Saint Lucia (13)   Turks and
36)[83] [105]
Caicos Islands (8)[119]
  Kiribati(1   Saint Vincent and   Tuvalu (3)[120]
7)[84] the Grenadines(14)[106]   Uganda (65) [
  Lesotho (   Samoa (53)[107] 121]

  Cook 10)[85]   Vanuatu (14)

[70]
Islands (31)   Malawi (4 [122]

[86]
  Cyprus (56) 3)   Wales (175) [
[71] 79]
  Malaysia 
  Dominica (1 (203)[87]   Zambia (22)
[72]
5)   Maldives  [123]

  England (36 (28) [88]
5) [73]   Malta (22
[89]
) 

Venues
Events TOOK place at twelve competition venues . A total of 20 training venues are being used
in the Games. Of these 20, one WAS used for archery; three for aquatics; two for lawn bowls;
two for netball; eight for rugby sevens, including seven venues within Delhi University; two for
shooting; one for squash; two for table tennis; one for weightlifting, three for wrestling and two
for tennis.