Media Release - 24th October 2006

The XIXth Commonwealth Games is due to be held in New Delhi , India from 3 rd to 14 th October 2010

The city of New Delhi, home to 13.8 million people, will host the Commonwealth Games in 2010. This will be the first time India has hosted the Games and only the second time the event has been held in Asia .

Delhi is the capital city of India and is rich in culture and history. It stands on the western end of the Gangetic Plain and is bordered by the states of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. There are two main districts of the city, Old Delhi the capital of Muslim India between the mid 17th and late 19th centuries with its historic sites, mosques and monuments and New Delhi, the imperial city created by the British Raj with its imposing government buildings and tree lined avenues.

The proposed dates for the Games are 3 - 14 October 2010 inclusive of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies. Weather wise the city experiences an October mean temperature minimum 17.2 degrees centigrade and maximum 31.3 degrees centigrade with humidity ranging from 31 to 78% for the October and November months.

The Delhi Games Village is to be constructed as a low rise medium development on a 40 acre site in the heart of the capital with a possible capacity for 8,500 athletes and officials. Existing and new stadia will be used to house the following sports:

Aquatics, Athletics, Badminton, Boxing, Cycling, EAD Events, Gymnastics, Hockey, Lawn Bowls, Netball, Rugby 7s, Shooting, Squash, Table Tennis, Weightlifting and Wrestling.

Delhi won the right to host the 2010 Games by defeating the Canadian city of Hamilton by 46 votes to 22 at the CGF General Assembly held in Montego Bay in November 2003.

The city of Pune, with a population of 3 million people, will host the 3rd Commonwealth Youth Games between 12 - 18 October in 2008. The programme of sports for these Games currently include athletics, badminton, boxing, shooting, tennis and weight lifting. The sports of aquatics, table tennis, and wrestling are also being considered and the final list of sports will be announced at the CGF General Assembly on 9th November 2007 .

To get the latest on preparations for the Games please click the following link www.cwgdelhi2010.com for the official Games website for Delhi 2010.