Commonwealth games 2010

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Commonwealth Games is a sporting event that takes place after every 4 years. The 2010 Commonwealth Games will be the nineteenth Commonwealth Games. http://theviewspaper.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/commonwealth-games-2010.jpg

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The Games are scheduled to be held in New Delhi, India between 3 October and 14 October 2010. http://deepwarriors.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/commonwealth-games.jpg

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It will also be the first time the Commonwealth Games is held in India and the second time the event has been held in Asia (after 1998 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia).

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http://www.indiahotelreview.com/travelguide/images/cg2010_logo The official Mascot of the game is “Shera”, the Royal Bengal Tiger while the official Logo of 2010 Commonwealth Games is an upward spiraling wheel inspired by the Ashok Chakra. The motto of the game is "Come out and Play".

Official song : 

Official song The official song of the 2010 Commonwealth Games Jiyo Utho Badho Jeeto was composed and performed by the Indian musician A. R. Rahman. The song's title is based on the slogan of the games, "Come out and play". The song is penned by Mehboob in Hindi with a sprinkling of English words

Queen's Baton relay : 

Queen's Baton relay The Queen's Baton Relay began when the baton, which contains Queen Elizabeth II's message to the athletes. The baton will arrive 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.

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

There are 17 sports planned for the 2010 Commonwealth Games. 1. Aquatics   Diving  Swimming  Synchronised swimming 2.  Archery (8) 3.  Athletics (46)  4. Badminton (6)  5. Boxing (11) 6. Cycling   Road  Track 7. Gymnastics   Artistic gymnastics  Rhythmic gymnastics 8. Hockey (2)   9. Lawn bowls (6)   10. Netball (1)   11. Rugby sevens (1)   12. Shooting (44)   13. Squash (5)   14. Table tennis (7)   15. Tennis (5)   16. Weightlifting (15)   17. Wrestling (21) Kabaddi will also be a demonstration sport at the 2010 Games

Existing and new stadiums in New Delhi that will be used during the Games : 

Existing and new stadiums in New Delhi that will be used during the Games Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi – Athletics, lawn bowls, weightlifting Dhyan Chand National Stadium – Hockey Indira Gandhi Arena – Archery, cycling, gymnastics, wrestling Delhi University sports complex – Rugby sevens Thyagaraj Stadium – Netball Siri Fort Sports Complex – Badminton, Squash Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range – Shooting Talkatora Stadium – Boxing SPM Swimming Pool Complex – Aquatics R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex – Tennis Yamuna Sports Complex – Table tennis Noida Expressway - Cycling CRPF shooting Range - Shooting Competition venues

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The opening ceremony is scheduled to take place at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, the main stadium, in Delhi.

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There are currently 72 nations planning to field teams at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

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Come be a part of the Game http://www.cwgdelhi2010.org/