Commonwealth Games Brief History

Commonwealth Games, initially known as British Empire Games started in 1930. Later in 1978 the term
"Commonwealth Games" was coined. For the last 79 years, they are organized every forth year. The number of
Commonwealth of Nations has gradually increased over the years – for what began as a low 11 nations affair,
proudly had 71 countries as part of Commonwealth of Nations in 2006.

History of Commonwealth Games

Delhi gets Flag for XIX Commonwealth Games in 2010

On the closing ceremony of 18th Commonwealth Games at Melbourne in 2006, New Delhi took the
Commonwealth Games flag. It was an uphill task for Delhi to get the honour of hosting the 19th Commonwealth
Games from 3rd October 2010 to 14th October 2010. To host Commonwealth Games in 2010, Delhi defeated 22
other countries by 43 votes.

On 10 February 2005, the Organising Committee (OC) Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi was born as a
registered society to entrust the organising and hosting of the XIX Commonwealth Games to the Indian Olympic
Association (IOA). The Government of Delhi is leaving no stones unturned to make these Commonwealth Games
a gigantic success.

Ongoing Projects for Commonwealth Games 2010

For this, a new "Commonwealth Games Village" is being constructed by the Emaar MGF Land Private Limited, on
National Highway 24 adjacent to the famous Akshardham Temple, New Delhi. The Commonwealth Games
Village will have 2 to 5 bedrooms Wi-Fi enabled "GREEN" apartments with 100% power backup and lots of
unparallel features. The work for this project of Commonwealth Games Village is going on in full swing and is
expected to complete on time.

India plans to host the first ever green Commonwealth Games (CWG) in 2010. Considering the climate of Delhi in
October, around 300, 000 new potted plant species are being developed by the Scientists of Forest Research
Institute (FRI), Dehradun. These flowers will have a special characteristic of better longevity and begin
flowering/blossoming in a month's time.

Keeping with the green theme, the Organising Committee plans to make this whole Commonwealth extravaganza
carbon free. 'Each one of us has a role to play to ensure that India hosts the first green Commonwealth Games.
There have been green Olympics but this has not been the case with the Commonwealth Games. We have begun
with the Thyagaraj stadium and Games Village and will make sure that every stadium in the country is
environment friendly,' Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi said.
Earlier 21.12 Billion Rupees were allotted by the Indian Government for the timely and up to the mark
completition of Commonwealth projects but on 7 July 2009, Pranab Mukherjee, the Indian finance minister
scaled it to 34.72 Billion Rupees. One can easily see how serious the Indian Government is to make
Commonwealth Games 2010 a memorable experience for one and all.

History

The Commonwealth Games are multinational and multisport competions held for atheletes from the
Commonwealth Nations, i.e, nations that were/are being ruled by the British Government. But what about them
make them the third largest sporting event, next only to the Summer Olypics and the Asian Games? It is the vast
history that they leave behind them. Who knew that when they started off in 1930, they were called the British
Empire Games? So here is some history to tingle your senses...

 Concept of Games was first proposed by Reverend Astley Cooper in 1891, when he wrote for The
Times

 First held in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

 In 1930, there were only 11 countries that participated

 In the first Games, women ony competed in swmming events. Hwever, in 1934, they competed in
some atheletic events also

 Name Game:

o 1954-66 - Called British Empire and Commonwealth Games

o 1970-74 - Called British Commonwealth Games

o 1978 - Called Commonwealth Games

 Till 1994, only single competition sports had been on the program, thus giving it the name,
"Friendly Games". Then, in 1998, Team sports were introduced, which included netball, hockey and
rugby 7.

 In 2000, Commonwealth Youth Games were introduced, for all aspiring atheletes 18 years and
younger.

 In 2002, for the first time, any multisporting event gave medals to elite atheletes with disability
(EAD).

 There are currently 54 members of the Commonwealth Nations, and 71 teams

 Today, there are 31 sports and 7 para-sports (sports for the disabled). These are categorised ino
three broad groups - Core sports, which the host country must include; Optional sports, which the
country may or may not choose to include; and Recognised sports, which the country cannot include
till the requirements of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) are filled.

India
India is now preparing to host the upcoming Games in October 2010. A quick sneak-peek into out past at the
Commonwealth has much to reveal about our participation, with the national pride being attached to it,
somewhere in the picture; after all, we have won 272 medals in just 12 Games, that's not a small conquest
  We joined the Commonwealth in 1947 after having gained independence

 The first Games we attended was in 1934 and have attended 13 Games since

 We got 69 medals in the 2002 Games and 50 in the 2006 ones

 We commonly win medals in boxing, badminton, wrestling, weight lifting, shooing, atheletics,
judo, hockey and table tennis

Interesting
Interested in the Commonwealth Games but couldn't care less about the where the first Games was held or how
'Hamara Bharat Mahan'? Just want some conversation starters to entertain on the dinner table? Well, this section
is just for, our gossip lovers!

 For the first Games, the City of Hamilton provided $ 30000 to cover the travel cost of participants.
They actually funded their costs!

 The 1942 and 1946 Games were not held due to WW II

 Cricket has been played in only one of the Commonwealth Games, in 1998, Kuala Lampur

 Only six teams have attended every Games : Austarlia, Canada, England, New Zealand, Scottland
and Wales. Highest scorers from these are Australia in ten Games, England in seven and Canada in
one

 United Kingdoms has hosted the game five times, Australia and Canada four times each, and New
Zealand thrice. Auckand (New Zealand) and Edinburgh (United Kingdom) are the only cities to have
hosted the Games twice

 Star Atheletes:

o Willi Wood, a lawn bowler from Scotland, UK, is the first competitor to have
competed in seven Commonwealth Games from 1974 - 2002

o Greg Yelavich, a shooter from New Zealand, won 11 medals in six Games from 1986
- 2006

o Ian Thorpe, an Australian swimmer, has won 10 gold medals for swimming in the
Games, his first few being when he was just 15 (1998), despite the fact that as a child he
was allergic to chlorine

 Boycotts: Most controversies arise due to apertheid, South Africa being involved in most

o 1978 - Nigeria

o 1986 - 32 of 59 African, Asian, and Caribbean nations

India's win in the Games:
Bronz
Games Entered Gold Silver Total
e

1934 British Empire Games - - 1 1

1938 British Empire Games - - - -

1954 British Empire & Commonwealth Games - - - -

1958 British Empire & Commonwealth Games 2 1 - 3

1966 British Empire & Commonwealth

3 4 3 10
Games

1970 British Commonwealth Games 5 3 4 12

1974 British Commonwealth Games 4 8 3 15

1978 Commonwealth Games 5 5 5 15

1982 Commonwealth Games 5 8 3 16

1990 Commonwealth Games 13 8 11 32

1994 Commonwealth Games 6 11 7 24

1998 Commonwealth Games 7 10 8 25

2002 Commonwealth Games 30 22 17 69

2006 Commonwealth Games 22 17 10 49

Total Medals 102 97 72 271

Nations

Organising Committee (OC) Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi

On 10 February 2005, the Organising Committee (OC) Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi was born as a
registered society to commend the organising and hosting of the XIX Commonwealth Games to the Indian
Olympic Association (IOA). The Delhi Commonwealth Games OC comprises of OC general body having 500
members from various spheres of life, Executive Board has 15 members, few special invitees and Executive
Management with a 4 member committee. Mr. Suresh Kalmadi is the Chairman of the OC.

Though Hamilton was a potent opponent but for various plus points Delhi was chosen. The XIX Commonwealth
Games hosted by one of the world's largest city in October 2010 is like a jackpot of business opportunities. The
OC has invited 20 tenders for assorted functional areas like housekeeping, ticketing, transportation,
constructions, TV rights, and so on.

Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) delegation visits

India
On 15th May 2009, the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) security delegation visited Delhi to check the
advancement of construction & renovation work for the Commonwealth Games 2010. They checked whether
India would be able to complete all the work on time and to standards as promised. Later Mr. Suresh Kalmadi,
President of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) said that the Commonwealth Games work was progressing
convincingly. The Commonwealth Games Federation delegation had visited earlier too.

Vision for Commonwealth Games 2010

Anticipations of Delhi Government for Commonwealth Games 2010 are very broad and it hopes to leave behind
an enduring inheritance.

KEY POINTS:
 It is expected roughly 6,000 athletes from 53 countries will be participating in the Commonwealth
Games 2010. Especially for them an environment friendly "Commonwealth Games Village" is being
constructed where nearly 8500 athletes, participants, etc can live for free. And is expected to be
complete by December 2009.

 A free trip to Taj Mahal, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, and a reserved lane on selected
Highways is being proposed by Delhi.

 Road infrastructure, flyovers, cloverleaf flyovers, and bridges etc are being augmented.

 Stupendous connectivity to Commonwealth Games Village, other stadiums, hospitals, nearby

cities etc

 Delhi Metro is being amplified to be the second longest network in the world by 2010
Commonwealth Games and maybe later the longest.

 Everyone knows about the ubiquitous power cuts in Delhi but by 2010 power-production will
ascend to 7000 MW from 4500 MW thus Delhi will be commanding superfluous power

 Way before the commencement of Commonwealth Games specially trained "travel police" will be
deployed.

 To foster affluent Indian Cultural Heritage

 First ever "Green Commonwealth Games" will be hosted by Delhi in the history of Commonwealth
Games Federation

 For this lot of plants are being planted on the roadside and exceptional new species of flowers are
being developed by scientists of Forest Research Institute, Dehradun.
  Promoting the use of renewable energy around the country and the city and anti-litter campaigns
too are in the docket of Delhi.

 As far as possible city will be smoke free

 Environment friendly "green buildings" are being constructed for accommodation by

excursionists, participants, etc

 During 2010 Commonwealth Games Delhi will be flooded with NRI & domestic tourists. Hence
tourist rooms are being constructed in and around Delhi to accommodate these tourists.

 Delhi will be beggar free during these Commonwealth Games.

 Doctors are being trained to deal with contingencies like chemical, biological, radiology or nuclear
(CBRN) terrorist attack during the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

 In cities like Delhi, Agra and Mathura in Uttar Pradesh, Bhopal and Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh,
Gaya in Bihar and Puri in Orissa, the Delhi Government is tutoring English free to the impoverished
class of taxi drivers, auto drivers, waiters, gatekeepers, etc because they are most anticipated to be in
contact with the tourists.

 The Indian Tourism Ministry has sanctioned Rs 1 Billion for the up gradation of 20 cities which
are calculated to experience the maximal gush of foreign trippers during Commonwealth Games in
2010.

So one can deduce how magnanimously the Indian Government is spending to make the Delhi Commonwealth
Games in 2010 an experience which leaves an indelible impression on everyone’s mind and heart.

Countries which have participated, and locations of the games.

Africa

Botswana Cameroon Ghana Kenya

Lesotho Malawi Mauritius Mozambique

Namibia Nigeria Rwanda Seychelles

Sierra Leone South Africa Swaziland Tanzania

The Gambia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe

Americas

Belize for Bermuda.')" for Canada.')" Falkland Islands

Guyana Newfoundland* St. Helena

 Asia

Aden* Bangladesh Brunei Darussalam Hong Kong*

India Malaya* Malaysia Maldives

Pakistan Sabah* Sarawak* Singapore

South Arabia* Sri Lanka

Caribbean

Anguilla Antigua & Barbuda Bahamas Barbados

British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Dominica Grenada

Jamaica Montserrat St. Kitts & Nevis St. Lucia

St. Vincent & The

Trinidad & Tobago Turks & Caicos Islands
Grenadines

Europe

Cyprus England Gibraltar Guernsey

Isle of Man Jersey Malta Northern Ireland

Scotland Wales

Oceania

Australia Cook Islands Kiribati Nauru

New Zealand Niue Norfolk Island Papua New Guinea

Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu

Vanuatu

* Former Commonwealth nations or territories that have sent teams to past Commonwealth Games.
Sports
The mega sporting extravaganza will consist of 17 disciplines. The list and schedule of the XIX commonwealth
games were presented and approved at the Commonwealth Games General Assembly Meeting held at Colombo in
the month of November.

The 17 disciplines at 2010 Commonwealth Games, Delhi include:

1. Athletics (track and field) - Athletics at the Commonwealth Games (CWG) will feature 46
events scheduled to take place from October 6th to 12th at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. Athletics
will include:

o Track Events (100, 200, 400, 800, 1500, 3000, 5000, 10000 meters race; 110, 100
& 400 meters hurdles; 4x100 & 4x400 meters relay

o Pole Vault, Triple Jump, Long Jump and High Jump

o Decathlon (men) and Heptathlon (Women)

o Javelin Throw, Shot Put, Discus Throw and Hammer Throw

o 20 Kilometer Walk and Marathon

2. Aquatics - Events under Aquatics are divided under 3 disciplines and will be held at Dr. S. P.
Mukherjee Aquatic Complex. The 3 Disciplines in Aquatics are:

o Swimming (Butterfly, Freestyle, Breast Stroke and Back Stroke): The Discipline has
on offer a total of 38 Gold Medals to be won.

o Diving

o Synchronized Swimming

3. Archery - Archery is scheduled to happen from October 4th to 10th and will feature 8 events for
men and women. The 4 formats for Archery are:

o Compound Team

o Compound Individual

o Recurve Team

o Recurve Individual

4. Boxing - Boxing is scheduled for October 5th to 13th and the events will be held at Talkatora
Indoor Stadium. The event will feature competition in 11 weight categories which are:

o Super Heavyweight

o Heavyweight

o Light Heavyweight

o Middleweight
 o Welterweight

o Light Welterweight

o Lightweight

o Featherweight

o Bantamweight

o Flyweight

o Light Flyweight

5. Badminton - Badminton was first introduced in the Common wealth Games held at Kingston in
the year 1966. The discipline in 2010 will include the following format:

o Singles (Men & Women)

o Doubles (Men & Women)

o Mixed Doubles

o Team Mixed

6. Cycling - Cycling made its debut in the Common wealth Games in London during the year 1934.
The discipline will include Track and Road events. The track events will be held at the Indira Gandhi
Sports Complex and the road events will be witnessed on the Noida Express Highway. The formats of
the disciplines in Cycling are:

o Individual Pursuit

o Sprint

o Team Sprint

o 25 Kilometer Women's Point Race

o 500 meters Time Trial

o 20 Kilometer Scratch Race

o 4000 meter Team Pursuit

o 40 Kilometer Point Race

o Keirin

o 40 Kilometer Point Race

o 1 Kilometer Time Trial

o 4000 meter Individual Pursuit

7. Gymnastics - Gymnastics was first introduced in the 1978 Edmonton Commonwealth games.
The disciplines are divided into Artistic Gymnastics & Rhythmic Gymnastics.

o Artistic Gymnastics will include:

 Beam

 Uneven bars
  Horizontal Bar

 Team Competition

 Individual All-round Final

 Floor

 Parallel Bars

 Vault

 Rings

 Pommel Horse

o Rhythmic Gymnastics will include (For Women):

 Ribbon

 Hoop

 Rope

 Ball

 Individual All round

 Team Competition

8. Hockey - Hockey made its debut in the Commonwealth Games in Lumpur during 1998. Major
Dhyan Chand National Stadium will host the event in the 2010 Delhi games.

9. Lawn Bowls - Lawn Bowls will be held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium from October 4th to
13th. The formats of the discipline in Lawn Bowls for 2010 Commonwealth Games are :

o Singles (Men & Women)

o Pairs (Men & Women)

o Triples (Men & Women)

10. Netball (Women Only) - The game was first introduced in the Commonwealth Games in
Lumpur during 1998. The Netball is a competition exclusively for women and will be held from
October 4th to 14th at the Thyagaraj Sport Complex.

11. Rugby - sevens (Men) - Rugby first came into picture in the Commonwealth Games in the year
1998 games. The event is scheduled to be held at the Delhi University on October 9th & 10th.

12. Shooting - Shooting first arrived at the Commonwealth Games in Kingston1966. The events in
Shooting will include 3 disciplines:

o Clay Target

 Trap Singles & Pairs (Men & Women)

 Skeet Singles & Pairs

 Double Trap Singles & Pairs

o Full Bore Rifle

 Singles & Pairs

 o Pistol and Small Bore Rifle

 25 meter Pistol Pairs

 25 meter Pistol

 50 meter Rifle Prone Pairs

 50 meter Rifle Prone

 50 meter Rifle 3 Positions Pairs

 50 meter Rifle 3 Positions

 50 meter Pistol Pairs

 50 meter Pistol

 25 meter Standard Pistol Pairs

 25 meter Standard Pistol

 25 meter Rapid Fire Pistol Pairs

 25 meter Rapid Fire Pistol

 25 meter Centre Fire Pistol Pairs

 25 meter Centre Fire Pistol

 10 meter Air Rifle Pairs

 10 meter Air Rifle

 10 meter Air Pistol Pairs

 10 meter Air Pistol

13. Squash – The Squash made an entry into the Commonwealth Games through Kuala Lumpur
1998. Squash at the Delhi for XIX Commonwealth games will include:

o Singles (Men & Women)

o Doubles (Men & Women)

o Mixed Doubles

14. Tennis – Tennis will make its grand debut at the Green Commonwealth Games 2010, Delhi.
There are 5 events scheduled in this discipline which are to be held at the R.K. Khanna Tennis
Complex from October 4th to 10th. The format includes:

o Singles (Men & Women)

o Doubles (Men & Women)

o Mixed Doubles

15. Table Tennis – Table Tennis was first introduced at the Commonwealth Games in Manchester in
2002. The discipline at the Green Commonwealth Games in Delhi will include the following formats:

o Singles (Men & Women)

o Doubles (Men & Women)

 o Team

o Mixed Doubles

o Women Wheelchair

16. Weightlifting – This discipline first featured in the Auckland Commonwealth Games in the year
1950. In the green common wealth games the competition will see a fight in 15 different weight
categories:

o Men's Weight Category:

 105 kg and above

 94 kg

 85 kg

 77 kg

 69 kg

 62 kg

 56 kg

o Women's Weight Category:

 75 kg and above

 75 kg

 69 kg

 63 kg

 58 kg

 53 kg

 48 kg

17. Wrestling - Wrestling will be held from October 5th to 10th at the Indira Gandhi Sports
Complex. The events for the XIX Commonwealth games include 2 disciplines and 14 weight
categories which are:

o Free Style

 Men’s Category:

 96 to 120 kg

 96 kg

 84 kg

 74 kg

 66 kg

 60 kg

 50 to 55 kg

 Women’s Category:
  67 to 72 kg

 67 kg

 63 kg

 59 kg

 55 kg

 51 kg

 44 to 48 kg

o Greco Roman (Men's Event)

 96-120 kg

 96 kg

 84 kg

 74 kg

 66 kg

 60 kg

 50-55 kg

Commonwealth Games 2010 Schedule

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India's Chances at the Commonwealth Games 2010

The last Commonwealth Games held at Melbourne in 2006 saw India finish 4th after Australia, England and
Canada. The country put up a good show to come up with 50 medals among which included 22 Gold, 17 Silver and
11 Bronze Medals.

The Heroes for India at the Melbourne games 2006 were:

 Akhil Kumar (Gold in Boxing)

 Gagan Narang (Gold in Shooting)

 Anuja Jung (Gold in Shooting)

 Tejaswini Sawant (Gold in Shooting)

 Vijay Kumar (Gold in Shooting)

 Samaresh Jung (Gold in Shooting)

 Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (Gold in Shooting)

 Geeta Rani (Gold in Weightlifting)

 Kunjarani Devi Nameirakpam (Gold in Weightlifting)

 Yumnam Chanu (Gold in Weightlifting)

Shooting remains India's primary hope of winning as many medals as possible in the XIX Commonwealth Games
in Delhi. Apart from shooting the country has high hopes of an excellent performance in Boxing, Weightlifting,
Badminton, Hockey, Table Tennis and Archery.
The green common wealth games being hosted in India will certainly give the country a competitive edge over
others and hence an anticipation of a better show compared to Melbourne.

Venues for the Commonwealth Games, Delhi 2010

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
The grand stadium along with a number of track and field events will host the opening and the closing ceremony
of the Delhi Commonwealth Games 2010. The multi-facility stadium was built in the year 1982 by the
Government of India and was named after Jawaharlal Nehru, the former prime minister of the country.

The stadium is the 3rd largest in India and ranks 57th in the world; it also has been a venue for almost 130,000
music, dance and entertainment concerts and is attributed to have hosted a couple of one day international
cricket matches.

In point of fact, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium was built to host the 9th Asian games in 1982. After the Asian games
2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG) is the next event of such magnitude that the stadium will be carrying out.

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium will host events pertaining to Athletics, Weightlifting and Lawn Bowls.

VENUE AMENITIES
ATHLETICS - The stadium has a synthetic track with 9 lanes and a length of 400 meters along with facilities for
throwing, jump and other track events. Athletics arena has a seating capacity of 60000.

WEIGHTLIFTING - The stadium has one platform for the main competition along with 12 warm up areas. The
weightlifting section has a seating capacity of 2,500.

LAWN BOWLS -The stadium has synthetic green area that will host 4 lawn bowl competitions.

Indira Gandhi Sports Complex

Located in east Delhi, the indoor stadium is the largest in India and 2nd largest in Asia. Spread over a vast area of
102 acres the sports complex was constructed in 1982 for the Asian games.

The indoor sports complex is known for its state-of-the-art facilities that include soundproof synthetics walls,
audio systems and high-tech lighting techniques.

Indira Gandhi Sports Complex will host gymnastics, wrestling and cycling events.

VENUE AMENITIES
GYMNASTICS - The stadium has 1 centre stage for the competitions along with 2 warm up sections. The
Gymnastic complex has a seating capacity of 14,348.

WRESTLING - The venue has 3 competition mats for the main event along with 4 mat areas for warm ups.
Seating capacity 6,932.

CYCLING - The cycling area has a 250 meter long timber track. Seating capacity 4000.

Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium

Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium is a venue for the men's and women's hockey games. The venue is also
referred to as the 'temple of Indian hockey' and was named after the legendry Indian hockey player, Padma
Bhushan Major Dhyan Chand.

The stadium had previously been used for the Asian games in 1951.

VENUE AMENITIES
The stadium has 2 pitches for the main games along with 1 practice pitch. Seating capacity at Major Dhyan Chand
National Stadium is 25000.

Siri Fort Sports Complex

The complex will host Badminton and Squash events for the Green Commonwealth Games. Apart from
Badminton and Squash this multi-purpose complex has facilities for Basket Ball, Table Tennis, Billiards, Snooker
etc. The venue is one of the finest for sports arenas in the city.

VENUE AMENITIES
BADMINTON - The sports complex has 5 match courts and 3 warm up courts for Badminton. Seating capacity
4,748.

SQUASH - There are 11 single courts for Squash competition. Seating capacity 3,128.

Dr. S.P. Mukherjee Swimming Stadium

Dr. S.P. Mukherjee Swimming Stadium will host swimming (Butterfly, Freestyle, Breast Stroke and Back Stroke),
diving and synchronized Swimming events.

VENUE AMENITIES
The swimming stadium has 1 pool for swimming competitions along with a pool for the diving events. The
stadium also has a warm up pool. The seating capacity at Dr. S. P. Mukherjee Swimming Stadium is 5,178.

Thyagaraj Sports Complex

Thyagaraj Sports Complex will host the Netball competition at the Commonwealth Games 2010.

VENUE AMENITIES
The sports complex has 1 main court along with 2 courts for warm ups. The seating capacity at The Thyagaraj
Sports Complex is 4,494.

Talkatora Indoor Stadium

Located in the hub of Delhi, the indoor stadium is the venue for Boxing at Commonwealth Games. The stadium
holds a number sporting events through out the year along with the occasional music and cultural concerts.

VENUE AMENITIES
The stadium has 1 central boxing ring along with 4 practice areas. Seating capacity at the Talkatora Indoor
Stadium is 3035.

Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range

The shooting complex will play host to the disciplines in Shooting and Full Bore.
VENUE AMENITIES
SHOOTING – The venue has sections for a range of competitions in shooting that include 10 – 80 meters, 25 - 50
meters, 50 - 80 metes and individual rage of 10, 25 and 50 meters.

FULL BORE – The complex has 300, 500, 600 and 1000 yard field space for events in Full Bore.

R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex

Located at Safdarjang Enclave near Deer Park, R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex will host the lawn tennis events at
the Commonwealth games 2010.

VENUE AMENITIES
The Tennis complex has 1 center court along with 7 match courts. There are 6 courts for warm ups.

Yamuna Sports Complex

The complex will host the Table Tennis games and the preliminary rounds of the Archery competition.

VENUE AMENITIES
TABLE TENNIS - For table tennis games the venue has 2 show court tables, 8 match tables and 10 tables for
warm ups. Seating capacity 4,297

ARCHERY (PRELIMINARY) - Yamuna Sports Complex has a spacious field for the Archery events. Seating
capacity 1500

Delhi University
The Delhi University will play a major part at the Commonwealth Games 2010. The University's 7 colleges will
host the Rugby 7s competition. The colleges that will host the event include:

 St. Stephan's College

 Daulatram College

 Sri Ram College of Commerce

 Kirorimal College

 Ramjas College

 Khalsa College

 Hindu College