Contents

• INTRODUCTION
• THE BID
• HISTORY OF GAMES
• COUNTRIES PARTICIPATING IN COMMONWEALTH GAMES
• BIDDING PROCESS
• WHY DELHI FOR 2010
• GOALS OF ORGANIZING THE GAMES
• THE MASCOT
• SPORTS THAT WOULD BE A PART OF THE GAMES
• SPORTS ADDED
• THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES VILLAGE
• THE VENUES
• SPORTS PROGRAM
• THE NUMBERS
• CHALLENGES
• PROGRESS SO FAR…
• DELHI IN 2010
• BENEFITS OF THE GAMES

Description

The decision to award the Games to Delhi, India, was taken during the Commonwealth Games Federation General Assembly meeting which took place in Jamaica on November 13, 2003. Delhi won 46 votes while Hamilton, Canada vying for hosting the games won 22 votes out of a possible 72 votes. India's theme was "2010 - Great Games for Sure," and it's bid had the full financial backing of the Government. In addition the recent successful staging of the Afro-Asian Games had demonstrated that India was ready for holding a world-class sporting event.