Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games

By Jarrod Withers

Archery

• Entries• Recurve Compound Men - 3 Men - 3 Women - 3

Women - 3• Men• Event Categories Recurve Individual Recurve Team

Compound Team Compound Team• Women• Event Categories Recurve Individual Recurve Team

Compound Individual Compound Team

Athletics• Men• Event No. of Categories Track 12 100 m, 200 m, 400 m, 800 m, 1500

m, 3000 m Steeplechase, 5000 m, 10000 m, 110 m H, 400 m H, 4x100 m Relay, 4x400 m Relay Throws 4 Shot Put, Discus Throw, Hammer Throw, Javelin Throw Jumps 4 Long Jump, High Jump, Triple Jump, Pole Vault Combined 1 Decathlon Road 2 Marathon, 20 km Walk

• Women• Event No. of Categories Track 12 100 m, 200 m, 400 m, 800 m, 1500

m, 3000 m Steeplechase, 5000 m, 10000 m, 110 m H, 400 m H, 4x100 m Relay, 4x400 m Relay Throws 4 Shot Put, Discus Throw, Hammer Throw, Javelin Throw Jumps 4 Long Jump, High Jump, Triple Jump, Pole Vault Combined 1 Decathlon Road 2 Marathon, 20 km Walk

Badminton

• Competition Format• Men Singles – Four, Doubles – Two Pairs

Women Singles – Four, Doubles – Two Pairs Mixed Doubles – Four Pairs Team 1xMen’s Singles – 1xWomen’s Singles- 1xMen’s Doubles – 1xWomen’s Doubles - 1x Mixed Doubles

Boxing• Light Flyweight 46-49 kg• Flyweight 52 kg • Bantamweight 56 kg• Lightweight 60 kg• Light Welterweight 64 kg• Welterweight 69 kg • Middleweight 75 kg• Light Heavyweight 81 kg • Heavyweight 91 kg • Super heavyweight +91 kg

Cycling• Mass Start event at Vijay Chowk on 10 October. Time Trial

event at Noida Express Highway on 13 October 2010.• Men Women 40 km Individual Time Trial 29 km Individual

Time Trial 167 km Road Race 100 km Road Race• Men Women 4000 m Individual Pursuit 500 m Time Trial

1 km Time Trial 25 km Women’s Point Race 40 km Point Race Sprint Keirin Individual Pursuit Sprint Team Sprint 4000 m Team Pursuit 10 km Scratch Race 20 km Scratch Race Team Sprint

Diving

• DIVING• Diving has featured on the Commonwealth Games

Programme of every Commonwealth Games. Ten Diving events will be held over 4 days from 10 - 13 October 2010 for 10 Gold medals.

• Men Women 1 m Spring Board 1 m Spring Board 3 m Spring Board 3 m Spring Board 10 m Platform 10 m Platform 3 m Spring Board Synchronised 3 m Spring Board Synchronised Platform Synchronised Platform Synchronised

Gymnastics• Men (8) Women (6) Team Competition Team Competition

Individual All-round Final Individual All-round Final Floor Floor Pommel Horse Vault Rings Uneven Bars Vault Beam Parallel Bars Horizontal Bars

• Rhythmic Gymnastics (12 - 14 October 2010)• Rhythmic Gymnastics was first included in the Commonwealth

Games Programme in Auckland 1990. Delhi 2010 will feature six events on October 12, 13 & 14, 2010 at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium.

• Women • Team Competition Individual All-round Final Rope Ball Hoop

Ribbon

Hockey

• MenPakistan Australia Malaysia England • Women Australia India England New

Zealand

Lawn Bowls

• Singles : 1 athlete Pairs : 2 athletes• Competition Format• Event Categories Men Singles, Pairs, Triples

Women Singles, Pairs, Triples

Netball

• Teams: 12• Team size: 12 players each team• M2006 Placing• New Zealand Australia England Jamaica

Rugby 7

• Teams : 16• Team size : 12 Athletes per team• M2006 Placing• New Zealand England Fiji Australia

Shooting• Men Women Trap Individual & Pairs Trap Individual & Pairs Pistol

and Small Bore Rifle Double Trap Individual & Pairs Skeet Individual & Pairs

• The 36 events will be held at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range and the CRPF Shooting Range in Kadarpur from 5 to 13 October 2010. Men Women 10 m Air Pistol 10 m Air Pistol 10 m Air Pistol Pairs 10 m Air Pistol Pairs 10 m Air Rifle 10 m Air Rifle 10 m Air Rifle Pairs 10 m Air Rifle Pairs 25 m Centre Fire Pistol 50 m Rifle 3 Positions 25 m Centre Fire Pistol Pairs 50 m Rifle 3 Positions Pairs 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol 50 m Rifle Prone 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol Pairs 50 m Rifle Prone Pairs 25 m Standard Pistol 25 m Pistol 25 m Standard Pistol Pairs 25 m Pistol Pairs 50 m Pistol 50 m Pistol Pairs 50 m Rifle 3 Positions 50 m Rifle 3 Positions Pairs 50 m Rifle Prone 50 m Rifle Prone Pairs

Squash

• Entries• Men's Singles 4 competitors Women's Singles

4 competitors Men's Doubles 2 pairs Women's Doubles 2 pairs Mixed Doubles 2 pairs

• Event• Categories Event Men Singles - Doubles

Women Singles - Doubles Mixed Doubles

Swimming• SWIMMING• 19 events for Men and 19 events for Women will be held from 4 - 9

October 2010 for 38 Gold Medals.• Men• Event No. of Categories Freestyle 7 50 m, 100 m, 200 m, 400 m, 1500

m, 4 x100 m, 4x200 m Back Stroke 3 50 m, 100 m, 200 m Breast Stroke 3 50 m, 100 m, 200 m Butterfly 3 50 m, 100 m, 200 m Medley 3 200 m Individual, 400 m Individual, 4x100 m

• Women• Event No. of Categories Freestyle 7 50 m, 100 m, 200 m, 400 m, 800 m,

4 x100 m, 4x200 m Back Stroke 3 50 m, 100 m, 200 m Breast Stroke 3 50 m, 100 m, 200 m Butterfly 3 50 m, 100 m, 200 m Medley 3 200 m Individual, 400 m Individual, 4x100 m

Table Tennis

• Entries• Men/Women Singles 5 competitors

Men/Women Doubles 2 Pairs Mixed Double 4 Pairs Team event One team per CGA

• Team Size: 5 Men and 5 Women• Competition Format• Event Categories Men Singles, Doubles, Team

Women Singles, Doubles, Team Mixed Doubles

Tennis

• Team size Women: 4 Men: 4• Entry• A maximum of 3 Singles players per CGA A

maximum of 2 teams for Doubles Mixed Doubles

• Competition Format• Event Categories Men Singles - Doubles

Women Singles - Doubles Mixed Doubles

Weightlifting

• Entry• Maximum number of entries for men: 8 athletes

Maximum number of entries for women: 7 athletes

• Weight Categories• Men - 2 lifters in any weight category Women -

2 lifters in any weight category 56 kg 48 kg 62 kg 53 kg 69 kg 58 kg 77 kg 63 kg 85 kg 69 kg 94 kg 75 kg 105 kg +75 kg + 105 kg

Wrestling

• Entry• Men Women Free Style (7) Free Style (7) A CGA can

enter one athlete per weight category. Greco Roman (7)

• Weight Categories• Men-Free Style & Greco Roman Woman - Free Style

Greco Roman 50-55 kg 44-48 Kg 50-55 kg 60 Kg 51 Kg 60 Kg 66 Kg 55 Kg 66 Kg 74 Kg 59 Kg 74 Kg 84 Kg 63 Kg 84 Kg 96 Kg 67 Kg 96 Kg 96-120 Kg 67-72 Kg 96-120 Kg

Bibliography

• http://www.cwgdelhi2010.org/