2010 Commonwealth Games Map
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The 2010 Commonwealth Games Map portrays the venues where the sporting events are to be held. The map displays the relative distance between each venue and the Games Village. The Games Village is projected to have a capacity of accommodating 8,500 athletes and accompanying officials. It is the official Commonwealth Delhi accommodation venue.
Choice of Venue
Voting for the finalization of Commonwealth events venue took place on 13th November, 2003 in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Delhi defeated the Canadian city of Hamilton in a 46 to 22 vote to win the right of hosting the 2010 Commonwealth Games. The Commonwealth opening ceremony will be held on 3rd October 2010. The Commonwealth closing ceremony is scheduled to be held on 14th October 2010. The final medal tally of the Commonwealth Games results will be compiled on the last day of the premier event. The duration of the premier event will be 11 days. The motto of the games is “Come out and play”.
Sports Disciplines
The opening ceremony of the 2010 Commonwealth Games is to take place in the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium located at the central part of the city. Athletes from various commonwealth countries will be competing in the following sports:
Archery
Badminton
Cycling
Gymnastics
Lawn Bowls
Rugby 7s
Squash
Tennis
Wrestling
Aquatics
Athletics
Boxing
Hockey
Netball
Shooting
Table Tennis
Weightlifting
Commonwealth Games Venues
The games are to be held over the following venues:
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
IG Sports Complex and India Gate/ Red Fort
SPM Swimming Pool Complex
Talkatora Indoor Stadium
IG Indoor Stadium
Tyagaraj Sports Complex
Maj. Dhyan Chand National Stadium
Dr. Karni Shooting Range
Delhi University
Siri Fort Sports Complex
RK Tennis Complex
Yamuna Sports Complex
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