The Commonwealth Games Come to Delhi in 2010

The vibrant city of New Delhi, home to 14 million people, capital city of India, 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 (Kuala Lumpur in 1998 was the first). Delhi had bagged the contract after beating the Canadian city Hamilton in the bid for the games.

The dates for the Games are 3 - 14 October 2010, inclusive of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies.

Preparations for Commonwealth Games are already well underway for hosting the 2010 Commonwealth Games at an estimated cost of Rs. 70 billion (US$1.4 billion).

The Games will be staged in India for the first time and in Asia for the second time. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, held the Commonwealth Games in 1998. With a population of more than 1.2 billion, India is the largest country in the Commonwealth.

The 2010 Commonwealth Games will be India’s first big International sports event since the 1982 Asian Games. New Delhi hosted the inaugural Asian Games in 1951 and again in 1982.