The Commonwealth Games are an international multi-sport event held every four years involving countries of the Commonwealth of Nations. The Games originated as the British Empire Games in 1930 and are now patterned after the Olympic Games. The 2010 Commonwealth Games were hosted in Delhi, India from October 3-14, 2010, involving over 6,000 athletes from 71 countries competing in 21 sports. The opening and closing ceremonies were held at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.

1. COMMONWEALTH GAMES
BY SHAKTI
Commonwealth games is held in every
4 years.

2. Introduction
 Commonwealth games series of amateur athletic
meets held among citizens of countries in the
commonwealth countries .
 Its originated (1930) as the British empire games,
the series is held every four years and is patterned
after the Olympic games.
 Women have participated since 1934. In their early
stages the games enjoyed the patronage of King
George V. As with the Olympics.
 The official mascot of the games was Shera.
 The official song of the games was “Jiyo utho bado
jito”
 The opening and closing ceremony was held in
Jawaharlal Nehru stadium.

3.  India will offer free accommodation for all athletes at the Games village,
as well as free transport and other benefits, such as a free trip to the
famed Taj mahal and a reserved lane for participants on selected
highways.
 The Games Village will house over 8,000 athletes and officials for the
Games. Indian states will train state police forces to handle tourist-
related issues and deploy them prior to the Games.
 A large-scale construction and "beautification" project has resulted in
the demolition of hundreds of homes and the displacement of city
dwellers—at least 100,000 of New Delhi’s 160,000 homeless people
have removed from shelters, some of which have been demolished

4.  Britain have been subject to political pressure, a notable example being
the 1986 boycott by some nations protesting Britain's refusal to impose
sanctions against South Africa.
 The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX
Commonwealth games.
 It was held in, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. A total of 6,081 athletes
from 71 Commonwealth games and dependencies competed in 21
sports and 272 events.
 It was the largest international multi-sport event be staged in Delhi and
India, eclipsing the Asian games in 1951and 1981.

5.  The opening ceremony of commonwealth games at Jawaharlal Nehru
stadium.

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7. Special thanks to
My father,
Director
Computer ma’am
Editor
Shakti
Helper
Subham
Aman