1. Commonwealth Games - 2010

2. By;- gauravbhandarikanikakhullarkarandeeplakshitabhatiakunal

3. ORIGIN In 1928, Melville Marks ( Booby) Robinson was requested to shoulder the responsibility of organising the Commonwealth games which was then known as the British Empire Games in Canada. In 1930, the British Empire Games was held in Hamilton and ontario Eleven countries participated in this international event. Countries like United Kingdom, Wales, Scotlamd, British Guiana, Canada, New Zealand, New Foundland, Australia, South Africa, Ireland, Bermuda participated in the events like wrestling, boxing, athletics, lawn bowls, rowing, swimming. From the origin of commonwealth games much change have been noticed in the Commonwealth games. British Empire Games was organised till 1950 and it was only in this year that the name of the event was changed to the British Empire and Commonwealth Games.

4. After the name of the British Empire Games was changed to the British Empire and Commonwealth Games a new flag was designed for the sake of this sports event instead of the British flag which was there so long symbolizing the dominance of Great Britain over its colonial countries. This new flag was introduced in Vancouver in the year 1954. From the origin of the commonwealth games it has become a tradition to hold a relay bearing a torch which is supposed to have the best wishes of the queen. The torch is usually carried from the Buckingham Palaceto the venue of the opening ceremony. From the year of its inception, all the participants are to take part in a parade. Usually the previous host country is the first in the parade whereas the host country is the last one. There are three flags which are commonly noticed in the inagrural ceremony of commonwealth games; the flag of the host nation and that of the previous as well as the next host country.

5. In 1958 and 1962 the British Empire and Commonwealth Games took place simultaneously in Cardiff and Perth. The name British Empire and Commonwealth Games continued till 1966 when this event was organised in Kingston. Later on the word empire was discarded and only British Commonwealth Games was retained. In 1970, during the ninth British Commonwealth Games, a new flag was adopted. The configuration of the chain which was earlier pentagonal in shape was transformed to circle and the circular chain was placed against the royal blue color. In 1978 Commonwealth games was organised in Edmonton, Alberta and it is here that the another new flag emerged

7. Motto--Come out and play

8. Nations participating—71 Commonwealth Teams

9. Athletes :6081

10. Events :260 events in 17 disciplines

11. Opening ceremony :3 October

12. Closing ceremony: 14 October

13. Officially opened by: Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Pratibha Patil, President of India

14. Queen's Baton Final Runner: Sushil Kumar

15. Main Stadium :Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

17. The authorized calendar for the 2010 Commonwealth Games is as under:Opening and closing both ceremonies held at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.

19. modern and comfortable Games Village,

20. round the clock security, pollution-free environment

21. a state-of-the-art health facility will be provided.

22. Reserved lane for the participating athletes

25. The Commonwealth Games 2010 opening ceremony commenced with the national anthem of India. The Nagada drummers along with the Shankha trumpeters beat the countdown of the opening ceremony as the "Aerostat" moved high up into glory. Commonwealth Games 2010 opening ceremony was a great success. The opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games 2010 has truly surpassed all our expectations.

26. INDIA@CWG The 19th Commonwealth Games have turned out to be landmark for India in many ways. Not only was it the first time that the Games were held here, the host nation surpassed all expectations to finish 2nd in the medals tally (highest ever position) and also got their highest medal count of 101 in total and 38 Gold medals.. As compared to other events, India’s performance in the Commonwealth Games has been good. Wrestlers, weightlifters and shooters have won the maximum number of medals for India.

27. CLOSING CEREMONY A magnificent laser show lit up the sky yesterday evening during the 2010 Commonwealth Games closing ceremony, mesmerizing spectators, sitting inside the packed Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in Delhi. The show mesmerized and dazzled the spectators at the stadium with dancing lights and formation of various designs. Presented at the end of the closing ceremony to make it an unforgettable experience for people around the world, the splendid laser show looked simply brilliant to overwhelm all watching.

28. Indian medal winners

31. Recommendations Un-biased committees need to be formed for events which have International acclaim. Preparations should be completed well in advance. Private Companies and Management should be involved in the organizing committees.

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