Commonwealth

2010

The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth

Games, were held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. A total of 6,081

athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations and dependencies competed in 21

sports and 272 events. It was the largest international multi-sport event to be

staged in Delhi and India, eclipsing the Asian Games in 1951 and 1982.

The opening and closing ceremonies were held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium,

the main stadium of the event. It was the first time that the Commonwealth

Games were held in India and the second time it was held in Asia after Kuala

Lumpur, Malaysia in 1998. The official mascot of the Games was Shera and the

official song of the Games, "Jiyo Utho Bado Jeeto", was composed by celebrated

Indian musician A.R. Rahman.

INTRODUCTION

Initially, several concerns and controversies surfaced before the start of the

Games. Despite these concerns, all member nations of the Commonwealth of

Nations participated in the event, except Fiji, which is suspended from the

Commonwealth, and Tokelau, which didn't send a team.

A widely-praised opening ceremony helped improve the image of the Games. The

concerns raised during the buildup to the Games proved largely unfounded as

most events progressed smoothly.

The final medal tally was led by Australia. The host nation India gave it’s strongest

performance yet to emerge second, while England placed third. The day after the

conclusion of the Games, the Indian Government announced the formation of a

special investigation committee to probe the allegations of corruption and

mismanagement that had marred the buildup to the Games.

The two principal bids for the 2010 Commonwealth

Games were from Delhi, India and Hamilton, Ontario,

Canada. A ballot of members was held in November

2003 at the Common wealth Games Federation General

Assembly in Montego Bay, Jamaica.

Delhi bid won by a margin of 46 votes to 22, confirming

India's first successful bid for the Games. The bid was

Canada's attempt to hold the games for the fifth

time. India's bid motto was New Frontiers and

Friendships.

BIDDING

India shifted the balance in its favor in the second round of voting with a promise

that it would provide US$100,000 to each participating country, along with air

tickets, boarding, lodging and transport. The successful 2003 Afro-Asian Games held

in Hyderabad was also seen as having showed India has the resources, infrastructure

and technical know-how to stage a big sporting event.

India also thanked Latif Butt, former vice president of the Olympic Council of Asia,

for his support in the winning bid, by saying, "You played a vital role in the

Commonwealth Games 2010 being allotted to India. Such actions are worthy of

emulation by all concerned in Pakistan and India. I have no doubt that if both sides

continue to live by such ideals, one day, sooner than later our generations to come

will reap the benefits of and be grateful to those making such contributions. You

would certainly be such person. The Indian government stated that it would

underwrite the total cost of the Games.

The initial total budget estimated by Indian Olympic Association in 2003 for hosting the

Games was 1,620 crore (US$351.54 million) but escalated official total budget estimation

in 2010 became 11,500 crore (US$2.5 billion), which excludes non-sports-related

infrastructure development in the city such as airports, city beautification and roads.

Business Today magazine estimated that the Games cost 70,000 crore (US$13.02 billion)

out of which the centre ballon costed Rs 70 crore alone.The 2010 Commonwealth Games

are the most expensive Commonwealth Gaming event ever

COST

A four-lane flyway, 2.2 km stretch from Lodhi Road to trans-Yamuna,

linking the Games Village to the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium was

constructed which reduced the travelling time between

the village and the Stadium to six minutes. In response to concerns

over the large number of trains that pass by the Delhi metropolitan

region daily, construction of road under-bridges and over-bridges

along railway lines have been completed.

To expand road infrastructure, flyovers, cloverleaf flyovers, and

bridges were built to improve links for the Games and city in

general. Road-widening projects have begun with an emphasis being

placed on expanding national highways. To improve traffic flow on

existing roads, plans are underway to make both the inner and outer

Ring roads signal free.

To support its commitment to mass transport, nine corridors have been identified and are

being constructed as High Capacity Bus Systems (for example, one from Ambedkar Nagar

to Red Fort). Six of these corridors are expected to be operational in 2010. Additionally,

The Delhi Metro had been expanded to accommodate more people and boost the use of

public transport during the 2010 games. The metro has extended to Gurgaon and

the Noida area. For this large increase in the size of the network, Delhi Metro had

deployed 14 tunnel boring machines.

Indira Gandhi International Airport is being modernised, expanded, and upgraded. Costing

nearly $1.95 billion, Terminal 3 has improved airport passenger capacity to more than 37

million passengers a year by 2010. A new runway has been constructed, allowing for more

than 75 flights an hour. At more than 4400 metres long, it will be one of Asia's longest.

The airport has been connected to the city via a six-lane expressway (Delhi–Gurgaon

Expressway) and the $580 million Delhi Airport Metro Express line.

SYMBOLS

The official mascot for the 2010 Commonwealth Games is Shera,

an anthropomorphised tiger. His name comes from "Sher", a hindi word

meaning tiger (Hindi "Bagh" means tiger. However, Sher is colloquially

used for both lion and tiger). The logo and the look for the games were

designed by Idiom Design and Consulting.There is one song for Shera also

composed by the popular composer of INDIA the song contains initiative

"Shera Shera"

The mascot Shera is visiting many schools across Delhi to create

enthusiasm and interest for the Commonwealth Games being held .

The song's title is based on the slogan of the games, "Come out and play".

The song is penned by Mehboob in Hindi with a sprinkling of English

words. It was released on 28 August 2010. The music video, directed

by Bharath Bala was released on 23 September and featured a shorter

version of the song. A. R. Rahman also gave a live concert for the theme

song in Gurgaon , Haryana which was previewed on various news

channels . The official video of the song has been released on youtube 

OFFICIAL SONG

Main article: Jiyo Utho Bado Jeeto

The official song of the 2010 Commonwealth Games

"Jiyo Utho Bado Jeeto" was composed and

performed by the Indian musician A. R. Rahman. 

The Queen's Baton Relay began when the baton, which contains Queen

Elizabeth II's message to the athletes, left Buckingham Palace on 29

October 2009. The baton arrived at the 2010 Games opening ceremony

on 3 October 2010, after visiting the other 54 nations of the

Commonwealth and travelling throughout India, reaching millions of

people to join in the celebrations for the Games.The baton arrived in

India on 25 June 2010 through the Wagah Border crossing from

Pakistan.

The baton was designed by Michael Foley, a graduate of the National

Institute of Design. It is a triangular section of aluminium twisted into

a helix shape and then coated with coloured soils collected from all the

regions of India. The coloured soils are a first for the styling of a

Queen's Baton. A jewel-encrusted box was used to house the Queen's

message, which was laser-engraved onto a miniature 18 carat gold leaf

—representative of the ancient Indian 'patras . The Queen's baton is

ergonomically contoured for ease of use. It is 664 millimetres (26.1 in)

high, 34 millimetres (1.3 in) wide at the base, and 86 millimetres (3.4

in) wide at the top and weighs 1,900 grams (67 oz).

The Queen's baton has a number of technological features including:

The ability to capture images and sound

Global positioning system (GPS) technology so the baton's location can be

tracked

Embedded light emitting diodes (LEDs) which will change into the colours of

a country’s flag whilst in that country

A text messaging capability so that people can send messages of

congratulations and encouragement to the baton bearers throughout the

relay

The opening ceremony of the 2010 Commonwealth Games was held at

the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, the main stadium of the event, in New Delhi, India. It

began at 7:00 PM (IST) on 3 October 2010 ending at 11:00 PM (IST) displaying India's

varied culture in a plethora of cultural showcases. It was watched live by a global

audience of around three billion.

Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (representing Queen Elizabeth II as Head of the

Commonwealth) and President of India Pratibha Patil officially declared the Games

open.

A total of three heads of state from outside India attended the opening ceremony;

two from Commonwealth nations and one from a non-Commonwealth nation. The

three head of states are Mohamed Nasheed, President of the Maldives, Marcus

Stephen, President of Nauru and a multiple Commonwealth gold medalists, and

Prince Albert II of Monaco, whose country Monaco is not a member of the

Commonwealth.

There were 71 participating nations at the 2010

Commonwealth Games. As Fiji was suspended from the 

Commonwealth, it was banned from participating in the

Games. 

Rwanda fielded a team for the games for the first time

after becoming a Commonwealth member in 2009.Numbers

of athletes are shown in brackets. Tokelau was initially

expected to compete, but did not do so.

MEDAL TABLE

Medalists of the Badminton mixed team competition at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. From the left: India (silver), Malaysia (gold), and England (bronze).

Medalists of the 10 metre air pistol pairs women at the 2010 CWG in Delhi. From the left: Dina Aspandiyarova, Pamela McKenzie, Heena Sidhu, Annu Raj Singh, Dorothy Ludwig, and Lynda Hare.

Photo of winners for 400 m race who all were indians

The games closed on 14 October 2010 in a colourful closing

ceremony featuring both Indian and Scottish performers.Though

the closing ceremony was not as beautiful as the opening

ceremony,it marked the end of the Games with a huge

celebration with singers from all over India providing a musical

retreat which had the whole stadium dancing.

The Commonwealth Games flag was handed over to

representatives of Glasgow, Scotland, which will host the XX

Commonwealth Games in 2014. At the closing ceremony, the

President of the Commonwealth Games Federation declared that

Delhi had hosted a "truly exceptional Games".

CONCERNS AND CONTROVERSIES

DIRTY VILLAGE

Collapsed bridge during CWG

FORMATION OF DEDICATED INVESTIGATION COMMITTEES

The day after the conclusion of the Games, the Indian Government announced the formation of a special committee to probe the allegations of corruption and mismanagement against the Organising Committee.

The probe committee will be led by former Comptroller and Auditor General of India VK Shungloo. This probe will be in addition to the Central Bureau of Investigation, Enforcement Directorate, and Central Vigilance Commission investigations already underway.

The Prime Minister of India, Dr Manmohan Singh had promised in mid-August, when reports of the bungling first surfaced, that corrupt officials will be given "severe and exemplary" punishment after the Games. The probe committee is tasked with looking into "all aspects of organising and conducting" the Games, and "to draw lessons from it." It has been given three months time to submit its report.[4][5] 

The Indian Sports Ministry has directed the Organising Committee of the 2010 Commonwealth Games (led by Suresh Kalmadi), to not release any staffer from their positions till the probe committee's work is finished.

The day after the conclusion of the Games, the Indian Government announced the formation of a special committee to probe the allegations of corruption and mismanagement against the Organising Committee.

The probe committee will be led by former Comptroller and Auditor General of India VK Shungloo. This probe will be in addition to the Central Bureau of Investigation, Enforcement Directorate, and Central Vigilance Commission investigations already underway.

The Prime Minister of India, Dr Manmohan Singh had promised in mid-August, when reports of the bungling first surfaced, that corrupt officials will be given "severe and exemplary" punishment after the Games. The probe committee is tasked with looking into "all aspects of organising and conducting" the Games, and "to draw lessons from it." It has been given three months time to submit its report.[4][5] 

The Indian Sports Ministry has directed the Organising Committee of the 2010 Commonwealth Games (led by Suresh Kalmadi), to not release any staffer from their positions till the probe committee's work is finished.

TERRORIST ATTACK PLANS

On October 10, 2010, the Indian government received detailed

reports from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) that Lashkar-e-

Taiba and Al Qaida were planning to attack a luxury hotel in Delhi

and a games venue on October 12 or 13. In response, the Central

Government increased security at Delhi's top eight hotels and 80

trucks of sand were checked "shovel by shovel" for hidden bombs

and grenades.

LONG TERM IMPACTS India is largely a single-sport country, with cricket far outstripping all other

sports in terms of the talent, sponsorships, spectator support, and media

attention it receives. The Indian cricket team is currently (15 October 2010)

ranked world number one in Test cricket. 

There have been worthy world-level contenders in some sports,

like Vishwanathan Anand in Chess, or Prakash Padukone and Saina

Nehwal inBadminton, but they have been the exception rather than the

norm.Hockey was a popular sport till the early 1980s, but a crushing defeat

by Pakistan in the finals of the 1982 Asian Games, followed quickly by India

winning the 1983 Cricket World Cup, shifted the balance in cricket's favour. 

One of the important aims of hosting the Commonwealth Games was to build

world-class athletics infrastructure within the nation, expose audiences to top-

level non-cricket competition, and encourage the youth to "Come out and play"

(the official theme of the games). Building a sporting culture that looks beyond

cricket is seen as an important task for a country which won its first

ever individual Olympic gold medal only in Beijing 2008, despite having the

world's second-largest population.

Lord Sebastian Coe, former Olympic Champion and chairman of the 2012

London Olympics Organising Committee, was at the stadium during the

4x400m women's relay, and witness to the deafening cheers for the racers. He

described it as "potentially the moment that could change the course of

athletics in Asia, the moment that could inspire thousands of people who'd

never even seen an athletics track before to get involved." He added that "To

build a truly global capacity in sport, you have to take it round the world - out

of your own backyard. That means taking risks and facing challenges, but it

has to be done."

And the show begins...

As the sporting action in Delhi wrapped up on

Thursday, 14 October 2010, all eyes were on

the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, which after

playing host to some scorching track-and-field

action over the past two weeks, took centre

stage for the Delhi 2010 Closing Ceremony.

If we found it difficult to find words that

accurately described the grandeur of the

Opening Ceremony, we had to hunt for a

dictionary this time

round. Marvellous and breathtaking were what

we could come up with, and in all honesty, we’re

probably guilty of understatement.

The first segment up was Agni, a tribute to India’s sporting spirit. Sanskrit

mantras sounded out as exponents of Indian martial arts came front-and-

centre. And if the fantastic prowess displayed by the fierce-looking warriors

wasn’t enough, the fire-inspired pyrotechnics that were set off, left the

audience completely mesmerised.

As the Closing Ceremony was also meant to focus on India’s modern-day

traditions, it was only fitting that bands from the Armed Forces get an

opportunity to display their skills. A total of 650 musicians from the Indian

Army, Air Force and Navy performed Military Martial Music.

The combination of the music and beautifully-synchronised in-formation

marching proved to be a major hit, with the rendition of Saare Jahan Se

Accha giving everyone goose bumps.

It was then time to look towards the future as 2010 children dressed in white came

onto the field in a Tribute to Our Motherland. Vande Mataram sounded out as the

kids fanned out to assume the positions of a Rangoli pattern with an Ashoka Chakra

in the centre. This segment harked back to the Indian festival of colors, Holi. Bright

colors were sprinkled onto the children, creating beautiful patterns that reminded one

of the host nation’s colorful heritage that touches all aspects of daily life for its

citizens.

This cultural feast was just a build-up to our stars’ entrance for the Athletes Parade. 

Flanked by Delhi United volunteers, the athletes who provided us with tales of

glory and heroism came onto the field. Greeted by thunderous applause, our friends

from across the 71 nations of the Commonwealth came together in a Wheel of

Life formation that signified the bonds created during Delhi 2010.

Athletes, officials, volunteers, dignitaries and spectators were then treated to a rich

audio-visual show. The Golden Moments reminded us all of the world-class sporting

action we were all lucky to witness from 3 to 14 October.

In this short period, the billion-plus inhabitants of the 71 Commonwealth nations

were privileged to be a part of moments that will forever be etched into our

memories. 

THE BEGINNING OF AN ENDEleven days of non-stop action on the sports field has sadly come to an end and today,

14 October 2010, saw Delhi bidding adieu to its beloved guests who entered as friends

and will leave as family. The Closing Ceremony of the XIX Commonwealth Games 2010

Delhi kicked-off at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, the same place where the world saw

the spectacular Opening Ceremony on 3 October 2010.

The Closing Ceremony took-off with a preshow to the tunes of a local DJ followed by a

short film on Incredible India! Mr. A. R. Rahman’s official video soundtrack for Delhi

2010 was shown to the 60,000-plus audience who erupted into a roar once it concluded.

Mambo, the emcee for the Closing Ceremony, welcomed Delhites to the Closing

Ceremony and also introduced the host of the day, Nitin Arora. Next on stage was

Akshaypratishthan School, whose students too performed dances to popular numbers.

Next up was Tara who entertained the crowd with her awe-inspiring voice. Hard Kaur,

the well known female rapper, got the crowd to their feet when she belted out Punjabi

rap.

The victory ceremony for the Marathon that took place earlier in

the day saw the proud winners marching into the stadium to the

podium to receive their medals. The countdown to the show began

and the audience cheered and joined in. Soon after, dignitaries

from the Commonwealth Games Federation, the Commonwealth

nations, the Government of Delhi and the Central Government

arrived at the stadium.

Delhi Meri Jaan was then played after which the show finally began

with the emcee welcoming Mr. Michael Fennel - President of the

Commonwealth Games Federation, Mrs. Sonia Gandhi, Chairperson

UPA, His Royal Highness Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex, Dr.

Manmohan Singh, the Hon’ Prime Minister of India, and Shri M.

Hamid Ansari, Hon'ble Vice President of India.

The National Anthem of India was played after the guests arrived.

NEW DELHI: Commonwealth Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalamdi 

was today questioned by the CBI in connection with alleged financial 

irregularities in the conduct of the sports event. 

Kalmadi reached the CBI office at about 10am. His questioning began 

about half an hour later, official sources said. 

The questioning is about alleged irregularities in the Queen Baton's 

Relay held in London last year besides certain contracts awarded to 

various firms totaling several hundred crores, the sources said. 

The agency had raided his Pune and Delhi premises on December 24 

during which several documents including digital were seized, they said. 

Mr suresh kalmadi

The sleuths have grilled Kalmadi's three key aides in connection

with the scam. The sources said Manoj Bhori, political advisor to OC

head and P K Srivastava and A K Sinha, both assistants to Kalmadi,

were also called for interrogation. 

Besides Kalmadi, the CBI had also conducted raids at the residence

of OC Secretary General Lalit Bhanot, R K Sacheti, who is Joint

Director General of the OC, and Sangeeta Welingkar, member of the

Games Image and Look Group. 

The agency has so far filed three FIRs in connection with the

alleged financial irregularities. 

While one case is related to a Rs 107-crore deal struck with a Swiss

score keeping firm, the CBI had registered two other FIRs in

connection with the contract given to AM Films for the Baton Relay

ceremonies by the OC in London.

DELHI HANDS-OVER THE MANTLE TO DELHI HANDS-OVER THE MANTLE TO GLASGOWGLASGOW

Bidding adieu to the XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi and the flag handing ceremony to the next host city Glasgow, Scotland, began with acknowledging the magic created by the Games mascot Shera. Emotions ran high as Shaan, the popular playback singer, sang Shera song – Goodbye Shera. Each and everyone present in the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, packed to its capacity of 60,000, and billions of viewers across the world sang along with him, Bada Yaad Aayega Tu Shera (We’ll remember you Shera).

After the speech of the Chairman of the Organising Committee Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi Mr. Suresh Kalmadi, MP, who thanked one and all for their endless support and faith.

The formal Flag handover ceremony started with Mrs. Sheila Dikshit, the Chief Minister of Delhi and Mr. Robert Winter, Lord Provost of Glasgow coming forward for the flag exchange. Handing over the Flag Mrs. Sheila Dikshit said, "In a few moments the Commonwealth Games Federation Ceremonial Flag will be entrusted to your care so that in a due time you deliver it to Glasgow, the host city of the XX Commonwealth Games to be held in 2014."

Accepting that Mr. Robert Winter, The Lord Provost of Glasgow replied, “This duty I willingly undertake to fulfill.” The Flag was then lowered, folded and handed over to Mr. Suresh Kalmadi, MP and Chairman OC CWG Delhi 2010. Mr. Suresh Kalmadi handed over the Flag to Lt. Governor of Delhi, Mr. Tejinder Khanna, who, in turn handed it over to the Robert Winter, Lord Provost of Glasgow. The Flag finally passed to Right Honourable the Lord Smith of Kelvin.

In his speech Right Honourable the Lord Smith of Kelvin said, “Delhi has provided a wonderful Games. There are few cities like Delhi and Glasgow that can match the diversity of the Commonwealth and it’s fitting that the Games are exchanged among us.” He thanked Delhi for being generous hosts. He called upon the Commonwealth to visit Glasgow in 2014.

After that HRH Prince Edward, Vice Patron - Commonwealth Games Federation, announced the XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi Closed, "On behalf of the Queen Elizabeth, Patron of the Commonwealth and in the name of the Commonwealth Games Federation I proclaim the XIX Commonwealth Games Delhi 2010 closed and in accordance with the tradition I call upon the sportsmen and sportswomen of the Commonwealth to assemble in 4 years time in Glasgow, Scotland, there to celebrate the XX Commonwealth Games.

THINKPOSITIVE IMPACTS -

Everyone now believes that India is now ready for hosting olympic games as well.Increase in F.D.I because of the development in infrastructure during C.W.G.Increase in tourism leading to rise in Indian forex reserves

NEGATIVE IMPACTS

No use of the Khel Village after the C.W.G games.Wastage of common people’s money ex 1600 cr were used for crackers only.

WHO IS ANSWERABLE???????

India’s budget was Rs. 1600 cr which later increased to Rs. 11500 cr. But the total money spent during CWG was Rs 70000cr . Who is answerable for wasting common people’s money ?

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