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XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 DelhiDelhi
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Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi
• November 2003: Delhi wins bid to host Games
• February 2005: Organising Committee
Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi responsible
for conduct and delivery of Games
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7,000 Athletes & Team Officials
1,500 Technical officials
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Largest Ever Participation
16 September - Arrival of advanced teams from CGA
23rd September -Teams check in at Village
23rd September - Opening of Main Press Centre
3rdOctober - Opening ceremony
14thOctober - Closing ceremony
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Important Dates
Special Features in Commonwealth Games
• Green Games
•Longest Queen’s Baton
Relay
•High Definition telecast
•Largest media participation
•State of the art technology
across operations
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Aerostat at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Longest Queen’s Baton Relay
Covering 190,000 kms
71 Commonwealth Nations
100 days in India
Queen’s Baton Relay
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Green Games
•3.5 million trees planted in Delhi
•Energy saving fixtures and CFLs used at venues
•Paper recycling
•Water Conservation at all venues
•Thaygaraj Stadium –A model green stadium
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Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
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Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
•Opening /Closing ceremonies
•Seating capacity:60,000
•Athletics
•Weightlifting
•Lawn Bowls
•PTFE membrane roof
•Earthquake resistant building
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Talkatora Stadium
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Talkatora Indoor Stadium
Boxing
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Venue for Commonwealth Boxing Championship in March 2010
Commonwealth Boxing Championship Test Event
•Two New Stadia constructed for Cycling and Wrestling
•Original Stadium for Gymnastics renovated
•Permanent timber cycling track
•Thermal insulation on roof
Indira Gandhi Sports Complex
Cycling, Gymnastics and Wrestling
Gymnastics test event (Federation Cup) held in August 2010 12
Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium
Hockey
•Historic venue-built in 1933
•Venue for Men’s Hockey World Cup in
Feb/March 2010
•Brand new synthetic hockey turfs
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Green Building Concept : •Rain water harvesting
•Effluent Treatment Plant
•Grid Interactive One Megawatt Solar energy
Thyagaraj Sports Complex
Netball
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Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Aquatic Complex
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• World’s first pool based on Cohestrands technology from France
Games Village
Residential Zone
• 14 blocks, 34 towers,
• 1,168 air-conditioned
flats
•International Zone
•Training areas
•Gymnasium
•Fitness centre
•Discotheque
•20 electric buses for
shuttle service
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Well appointed Air Conditioned 2 to 5 bedroom apartments.
8,000 beds including 250 for Para-Sport athletes
Games Village: Ensuring a comfortable stay for athletes
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Games Village - Catering
• Kitchen to serve 36,000 meals per day
• International norms of hygiene
• Regular food safety and food audit tests
• All items to carry Nutrition & Allergic Foods
information
• International nutrition standards to meet
special requirements
• Menu from all six regions of the
Commonwealth
• Packed meals for athletes from Village18
Press Operations
•Main Press Center at Pragati Maidan Hall 12-12A
•Venue Media Centers in each stadia
•State of the Art facilities
• New Initiatives - CATV in High-definition - Live telecast from stadia• 600 workstations
•Games News Service
•Press Conference Halls19
Broadcasting
• Host Broadcaster-Doordarshan• Largest live television coverage for any Commonwealth
Games – including US and Canada• Extensive coverage through
– Network 10 and FoxTel in Australia– TVNZ in New Zealand– BBC in United Kingdom– SABC in South Africa– BON in Nigeria– Asia Broadcasting Union (ABU) for key Asian
Commonwealth Countries
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SECURITY
Delhi Police ensuring safe Games Security arrangements: •Athlete security (Airport, Village etc)•Venue security (Competition and Non Competition)•In – transit security•Emergency Management
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Transport
• Transport at three levels-T1 & T2 cars,T3&T4 buses
• Special buses with GPRS for:– Athletes– Delegates– Media
• All buses with special access and seating
• Specially marked lanes on key roads for speedy movement
• Metro services across the city• Airport Express Line• Park and Ride facility
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Ticketing Website
www.tickets.cwgdelhi2010.org
• Comprehensive information on events, schedule, seat maps and prices
• Buy tickets through debit/credit card and net banking
To book tickets online log on to
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Volunteers: “Face of the Games”
30,000 volunteers
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