Wednesday, September 29, 2010

A Brief History of the Commonwealth Games

The very first Commonwealth Games were held in Hamilton, Canada in the year 1930. Canadian Athlete, Bobby Robinson was the key force behind the start of the games as he finally put talks that were taking place for decades into practice. A total of 11 nations accumulating 400 athletes participated in CWG 1930.Since 1930 the games have been taking place once in every four years except 1942 and 1946 due to the intervention of World War II. Out of the 16 games that have been played so far, four of them have been hosted by Australian cities (Sydney 1938, Perth 1962, Brisbane 1982 and Melbourne 2006).The name of the Games has been shuffled quite a few times. Between the years 1930 and 1950, the Commonwealth Games were renamed as the British Empire Games and then the British Empire. From 1966 to 1974, the games were called the British Commonwealth Games and 1978 onwards they were titled to what is now the Commonwealth Games.Commonwealth Games were founded on the basis of history and not on the nations geographical position or climatic conditions. One of the main characteristics of the Games is that the participating countries share one common language. From athletes to coaches and other officials, everyone can converse with each other in English, creating a friendly atmosphere leading to the games often being called as the "Friendly Games".

Jawaharlal Nehru Sports Complex is a modern and a fully equipped sports complex with world class facilities.

Athletics
Capacity	60,000
Competition Arena	400 m 9 lane Conica Synthetic surface Athletic track with 10 lanes in Home Straight, 60 m 4 lane Conica Synthetic surface strip at Indoor hold up area and two warm up areas - 8 lane Conica synthetic surface track and for Long Throws
Distance from Games Village	12 Km

Lawn Bowls
Capacity	2,111
Competition Arena	Four competition synthetic greens with flood lights
Distance from Games Village	12 Km

Weightlifting
Capacity	2,500
Competition Arena	One competition platform; 12 warm-up platforms
Distance from Games Village	12 Km

Stadium Events

Check out all the venues for the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games and the sports competed at the respective venue here or below

Siri Fort Sports Complex

Competition Schedule for CWG 2010

Event		Venue	Event Dates
Opening Ceremony		JN Stadium	03 Oct. 2010
Aquatics	Diving	Dr SPM Swimming Complex	10-13 Oct. 2010
	Swimming		04-09 Oct. 2010
	Synchronised Swimming		06-07 Oct. 2010
Archery		Yamuna Sports Complex	04-10 Oct. 2010
Athletics	Track & Field	JN Stadium	06-12 Oct. 2010
	Marathon	JN Stadium/Marathon Course	14 Oct. 2010
	Walk		09 Oct. 2010
Badminton		Siri Fort Sports Complex	04-14 Oct. 2010
Boxing		Talkatora Indoor Stadium	05-11, 13 Oct. 2010
Cycling	Track	IG Sports Complex	05-08 Oct. 2010
	Road Mass Start		10 Oct. 2010
	Road Time Trials	Noida Highway Express Rd	13 Oct. 2010
Gymnastics	Artistic	IG Sports Complex	04-08 Oct. 2010
Gymnastics	Rhythmic	IG Sports Complex	12-14 Oct. 2010
Hockey		Maj. Dhyan Chand National Stadium	04-14 Oct. 2010
Lawn Bowls		JN Sports Complex	04-13 Oct. 2010
Netball		Thyagaraj Sports Complex	04-12, 14 Oct. 2010
Rugby Sevens		Delhi University	11-12 Oct. 2010
Shooting	Clay Target	Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range	06-13 Oct. 2010
	Full Bore	CRPF Campus, Kadarpur	09-13 Oct. 2010
	Pistol and Small Bore	Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range	05-13 Oct. 2010
Squash		Siri Fort Sports Complex	04-13 Oct. 2010
Table Tennis		Yamuna Sports Complex	04-14 Oct. 2010
Tennis		RK Khanna Tennis Stadium	04-10 Oct. 2010
Weightlifting		JN Sports Complex	04-12 Oct. 2010
Wrestling		IG Sports Complex	05-10 Oct. 2010
Closing Ceremony		JN Stadium	14 Oct. 2010