Games Village To IG Indoor Stadium

The 2010 Commonwealth Games schedule to be held in India are just a few days away. One of the events that the nation has been waiting for the The 2010 Commonwealth Games are scheduled to begin from 3 rd October. The nineteenth Commonwealth Games are so far the largest multisport event scheduled to be held in Delhi. Most of the important sports complexes in the city have been refurbished to host the various sports events of the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

About - IG Indoor Stadium

The Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium is the largest sports arena in Delhi and the second largest in the World. Spread over an area of 102 acres this sports complex in Delhi offers a seating capacity of 25,000. One of the major venues of the Common wealth games 2010 the Indira Gandhi Indoor stadium is situated in Indraprastha Estate in the Eastern region of New Delhi.

• Stadium can be divided into 2 equal halves by a retractable sound-proof, fire-proof synthetics wall
• 2 sports competitions can be held simultaneously
• Each half has the following: 6 change rooms, 4 V.I.P areas, Media Room, Medical Room
• Lighting for the Arena is provided with metal-halide lamps with the lighting of 1,600 lux-lumens
• Wooden playing arena 4680 sq mts
• Centrally air-conditioned Indoor Stadium

CWG 2010 Schedule: Matches to be held at IG Indoor Stadium include

The various games scheduled to be held at the IG Indoor Stadium include Gymnastics, Cycling and Wrestling. Gymnastics are planned take to place between 4 -8 October, Cycling 5 - 8 October and Wrestling 5 - 10 October. For Gymnastics there is one indoor stadium which has a spectator capacity of 14,348. Cycling will be held at a 50 m covered Timber Track which has a seating capacity of 4000 and as far as Wrestling is concerned there are three competition mat areas developed for the sport with a seating capacity of 6,932.

Road Distance of Games Village to IG Indoor Stadium

Located at a distance of 6 kms from Games Village (the government provided residence of all the athletes and officials attending the event) Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium is easily accessible by road and metro railway services.

Places between Games Village and IG Indoor Stadium

Ganesh Nagar, Lalita Park, Gautam Puri and Secretariat

Indira Gandhi Stadium , ITO, NCR-Delhi - Contact Details

Sports Authority of India ITO
Delhi: 110002
Phone: 011 233392536

Last Updated on : 2 September 2010