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Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi

• November 2003: Delhi won the bid to host the 2010 Games

• February 2005: The Organising Committee Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi (OC CWG 2010 Delhi) was formed

Confirmed participation from all 71

CGAs.

Biggest multisport event ever conducted

in India since the Asian Games in 1982

Unprecedented Scale

Important dates for Games Village and MPC opening

16 September - Soft Opening of the Games Village

23rd September -Teams check-in form

23rd September - Main Press Centre - Opening

Dates – 3rd -14th October 2010

3rdOctober - Opening ceremony on

14thOctober - Closing ceremony on

12 days of competition

Countdown to Commonwealth Games

7,000 Athletes & Team Officials (approx)

1,767 Technical officials

A Snapshot

Longest and most inclusive

Queen’s Baton Relay,

covering

190,000 kms,

All 71 Commonwealth

Nations and 100 days in

India

Entered India on 25 June,

Wagah-Atari Border

A Snapshot

Friendship through Sports

3,50,000 trees to be planted in Delhi

10,00,000 trees to be planted pan India as a Green Games initiative.

Green Games

200 saplings planted at Amritsar to mark the arrival of Queen’s Baton in India

World Environment Day 2010 themed ‘sustainable means of transport’ with a Cycle rally

A ‘Boulevard of Champions’ to be created at Games Village by DDA

Thyagaraj - model green stadium

Merchandise Cab

Volunteers: “In spirit…in action”

22,000 trained technical and non-technical volunteers have been recruited

They have undergone General, Role Specific , Venue Specific and Leadership Training

Training partner – Amity University

Competition Competition VenuesVenues

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18 test events already conducted successfully to test venue and management preparedness for the Games

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium

Aerostat measuring 80mx40mx12m at JLN Stadium, venue of Opening & Closing Ceremony

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

AthleticsSeating capacity : 60,000

Competition dates: 6 – 14 October

•Poly tetra fluoro ethylene (PTFE) membrane roofTeflon-coated woven fiberglass membrane that is extremely durable and weather resistant. It is easy maintenance as it is self-cleaning (during rains)

•Earthquake resistant building•Two tier seating arrangement

Lawn BowlsSeating capacity : 2111Competition dates: 4 – 13 October

WeightliftingSeating capacity : 2500Competition dates: 4 – 12 October

Seating capacity : 3,035

• Maple Wood Flooring

• Tunnel for players

Talkatora Indoor Stadium

Boxing

Talkatora Stadium

CyclingSeating capacity : 4,000

GymnasticsSeating capacity : 14,000

WrestlingSeating capacity : 6,900

Indira Gandhi Sports Complex

Cycling, Gymnastics and Wrestling

Indira Gandhi Sports Complex

•Permanent timber cycling track

•Thermal insulation on roof

•Fully air conditioned indoor stadium

Major Dhyanchand National Stadium

Major Dhyanchand National Stadium

Seating capacityCompetition Pitch I: 19,118; Competition Pitch II: 20,500

Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium

Hockey

• New synthetic hockey turfs

•Equipped with floodlights and electronic and video-matrix scoreboard

Thyagaraj Stadium

Seating capacity: 5,000

Green Building Concept : •Rain water harvesting

•Effluent Treatment Plant

•Grid Interactive One Megawatt Solar energy

Thyagaraj Sports Complex

Netball

Thyagaraj Stadium

Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Aquatic Complex

Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Aquatic Complex

S P M Aquatic Complex

Seating capacity : 5178Competition dates: 4 – 13 October

•The world’s first of its kind structure based on Cohestrands Technology from France

•The ellipse shaped venue houses 1 competition pool, one diving pool and one warm up pool

•The temperature of the water in the pool and the seating area would be controlled

Non Competition Non Competition VenuesVenues

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Games Village

Residential Zone

• 14 blocks, 34 towers,

• 1,168 air-conditioned

flats

•Full fledged

Gymnasium & Fitness

centre with steam &

sauna facilities and

leisure pool

•Training areas

•International Zone

Air Conditioned apartments with a minimum of 2 and maximum of 5 bedrooms, each with an independent bathroom.

8,000 beds including 250 for Para-Sport athletes

Games Village: Residential zone

Games Village - Catering

• Kitchen to serve 36,000 meals per day

• Village dining to comprise Main Hall and Casual

Dining Areas

• Every item to carry Nutrition & Allergic Foods

Information

• In-house nutritionist to ensure international

standards matched with special requirements

• Menu to offer fare from all six regions of the

Commonwealth

• Athletes have option to carry packed meals from

Village

Main Media Centre

Largest ever media centre for Commonwealth Games

• 2000 media persons expected• New Initiatives - CATV in High-definition - Exclusive viewing rooms for feed from

stadia• 600 workstations - 200 desktops for press - 100 desktops for Photo Press - Laptop area• Video walls & LCD screens• Electronic Notice Boards• Games Info Terminals• Media lounge for 100 persons

• Press Conference Hall – 300 (capacity)

• Laser Printers/Fax machines/Photo-copiers/Scanners– Information Desk, Travel Desk, Transport Desk, Technology Desk,

Media Help Desk, Ticketing office, Rate Card Desk.

• Lockers, Pigeon holes

• Cafeteria in MPC with tea/coffee/water/snacks

• Food Plaza-20 meters from MPC

• Bar Lounge

Main Media Centre

• High Definition Feed for Broadcast for first time

• Over 5,000 real time security camera

• Swiss Timing contracted for end-to-end management for Timing, Scoring & Results (TSR)

• Gold Medals System (operators for the Melbourne Games) to provide Games Management Systems

• MTNL (Telecom Provider), TCIL (Network Agency) and ECIL (Electronic surveillance)

Technology

Electronic score board

Transport

• Transport comprises three levels – T1 & T2 cars and T3 & T4 buses

• Tata Motors are T1 & T2 fleet provider

• Delhi Govt. is providing driver training – language, courtesy and hospitality

• DTC will provide T3 and T4 transport:– 574 low floor, air-conditioned buses– For athletes, technical officials and media– All buses with special access and seating

Transport

• Security escorts will be provided with each bus

• Bubble to bubble movement to the extent possible

• Hub and spoke transportation for the media

• Specially marked lanes on key roads for speedy movement

Ticketing Website

www.tickets.cwgdelhi2010.org

• 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

Sports

• Competition schedule finalised

• Competition Managers, International Technical Officials and National Technical Officials have been appointed

• Sports equipment received and installed

• Training venue to open for training 23 Sep onwards

• Over 3,100 sports specific volunteers recruited

• 1,408 medals to be won

Venue Operations

• Venue teams led by Venue Administrator have moved into the venues (along with core Functional Areas)

• Tabletop exercises conducted to check operational readiness

Broadcasting

• 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• Domestic TV rights with Doordarshan

Doping Control

• World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) accreditation National Dope Testing Laboratory (NTDL) is in place for Delhi 2010

•A Dope Centre has been set up at the Games Village while the Command Centre will be at the Games Headquarters

• The CGF has approved a test distribution plan of 1500 doping control tests, 250 blood tests, 150 EPO tests and 150 Pre-Competition tests

Medical

• 386 doctors, 262 nursing staff, 103 physiotherapists & 95

massage therapists with 179 medical students as volunteers

comprise the medical workforce

• 64 ambulances and 857 support staff of ambulance crew and first

aid staff to offer round the clock ambulance services

• GB Pant Hospital, JPN Apex Trauma Centre (AIIMS) and Ram

Manohar Lohia Hospital are the three designated hospitals for the

Games

SECURITY

Delhi Police is the key agency for security.   A state-of-the-art police control room (Central Command and Control Centre and Intelligence-C4i) set up at the Delhi Police Headquarters will receive live images from CCTVs from across the city.

Security arrangements can be broadly categorised as

Athlete security (Airport, Village etc)Venue security (Competition and Non Competition)In – transit securityEmergency Management

Indira Gandhi International Airport

Details for the Trip to Taj Mahal:

Particulars Details

Dates for the Trips 5th, 6th, 7th,9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th and 16th October 2010

Client Group Athletes, CGF Games Family and CGA Delegates

Mode of Transport Dedicated Train from Delhi to Agra

Number of Trips 9Arrival at Safdarjung Railway Station 07:30 AMDeparture from Safdarjung Railway Station, New Delhi

07:55 AM

Arrival at Agra Station 10:30 AMVisit to Taj Mahal and Lunch in Agra 10:30 AM to 04:00 PMDeparture from Agra Station 04:30 PMArrival at Safdarjung, Railway Station, New Delhi

07:05 PM

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•Listen to Theme song by AR Rehman

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