2. 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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4. Important Dates
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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5. 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
Aerostat at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
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6. Queen’s Baton Relay
Longest Queen’s Baton Relay
Covering 190,000 kms
71 Commonwealth Nations
100 days in India
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7. 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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11. Talkatora Indoor Stadium
Boxing
Venue for
Commonwealth
Boxing Championship
in March 2010
Commonwealth Boxing Championship Test Event
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12. Indira Gandhi Sports Complex
Cycling, Gymnastics and
Wrestling
•Two New Stadia constructed for
Cycling and Wrestling
•Original Stadium for Gymnastics
renovated
•Permanent timber cycling track
•Thermal insulation on roof
Gymnastics test event (Federation Cup) held in
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August 2010
13. 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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14. Thyagaraj Sports Complex
Netball
Green Building Concept :
•Rain water harvesting
•Effluent Treatment Plant
•Grid Interactive One Megawatt Solar
energy
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15. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Aquatic Complex
• World’s first pool based on Cohestrands technology from
France
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16. 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
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service
17. Games Village: Ensuring a comfortable stay
for athletes
8,000 beds including 250 for Para-Sport athletes
Well appointed Air Conditioned 2 to 5 bedroom
apartments.
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18. 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 Village
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19. 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 Halls
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20. 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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21. 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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22. 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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23. Ticketing Website
• 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
www.tickets.cwgdelhi2010.org
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