An Overview
XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi
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
Unprecedented Scale
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Confirmed participation from all 71 CGAs.
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Biggest multisport event ever conducted in India
since the Asian Games in 1982
Countdown to Commonwealth Games
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Important dates for Games Village and MPC opening
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16 September - Soft Opening of the Games Village
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23rd September -Teams check-in form
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23rd September - Main Press Centre - Opening
Dates – 3rd -14th October 2010
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3rdOctober - Opening ceremony on
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14thOctober - Closing ceremony on
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12 days of competition
A Snapshot
7,000 Athletes &
Team Officials (approx)
1,767
officials
Technical
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
Friendship through Sports
Green Games
3,50,000 trees to be planted in Delhi
10,00,000 trees to be planted pan
India as a Green Games initiative.
Thyagaraj - model green stadium
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
Merchandise Cab
Volunteers: “In spirit…in action”
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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 Venues
18 test events already conducted successfully to test venue and
management preparedness for the Games
XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium
Aerostat measuring 80mx40mx12m at JLN Stadium, venue of
Opening & Closing Ceremony
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Athletics
Seating capacity : 60,000
Competition dates: 6 – 14 October
•Poly tetra fluoro ethylene (PTFE)
membrane roof
Teflon-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 Bowls
Seating capacity : 2111
Competition dates: 4 – 13 October
Weightlifting
Seating capacity : 2500
Competition dates: 4 – 12 October
Talkatora Indoor Stadium
Boxing
Seating capacity : 3,035
• Maple Wood Flooring
• Tunnel for players
Talkatora Stadium
Indira Gandhi Sports Complex
Cycling, Gymnastics and
Wrestling
Cycling
Seating capacity : 4,000
Gymnastics
Seating capacity : 14,000
Wrestling
Seating capacity : 6,900
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
Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium
Hockey
Seating capacity
Competition Pitch I: 19,118;
Competition Pitch II: 20,500
• New synthetic hockey turfs
•Equipped with floodlights and electronic and
video-matrix scoreboard
Thyagaraj Stadium
Thyagaraj Sports Complex
Netball
Seating capacity: 5,000
Green Building Concept :
•Rain water harvesting
•Effluent Treatment Plant
•Grid Interactive One Megawatt Solar
energy
Thyagaraj Stadium
Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Aquatic Complex
Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Aquatic Complex
S P M Aquatic Complex
Seating capacity : 5178
Competition 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 Venues
XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi
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
Games Village: Residential zone
8,000 beds including 250 for ParaSport athletes
Air Conditioned apartments
with a
minimum of 2 and maximum of 5
bedrooms, each with an independent
bathroom.
Games Village - Catering
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Kitchen to serve 36,000 meals per day
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Village dining to comprise Main Hall and Casual Dining
Areas
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Every item to carry Nutrition & Allergic Foods Information
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In-house nutritionist to ensure international standards
matched with special requirements
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Menu to offer fare from all six regions of the
Commonwealth
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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
Main Media Centre
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Press Conference Hall – 300 (capacity)
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Laser Printers/Fax machines/Photo-copiers/Scanners
– Information Desk, Travel Desk, Transport Desk, Technology Desk, Media
Help Desk, Ticketing office, Rate Card Desk.
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Lockers, Pigeon holes
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Cafeteria in MPC with tea/coffee/water
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Food Plaza-20 meters from MPC
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Bar Lounge
Technology
• 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)
Electronic score board
Transport
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Transport comprises three levels – T1 & T2 cars and
T3 & T4 buses
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Tata Motors are T1 & T2 fleet provider
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Delhi Govt. is providing driver training – language,
courtesy and hospitality
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DTC will provide T3 and T4 transport:
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574 low floor, air-conditioned buses
For athletes, technical officials and media
All buses with special access and seating
Transport
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Security escorts will be provided with
each bus
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Bubble to bubble movement to the
extent possible
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Hub and spoke transportation for the
media
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Specially marked lanes on key roads
for speedy movement
Ticketing Website
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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
www.tickets.cwgdelhi2010.org
Sports
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Competition schedule finalised
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Competition Managers, International Technical Officials and National Technical
Officials have been appointed
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Sports equipment received and installed
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Training venue to open for training 23 Sep onwards
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Over 3,100 sports specific volunteers recruited
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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
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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
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386 doctors, 262 nursing staff, 103 physiotherapists & 95 massage
therapists with 179 medical students as volunteers comprise the medical
workforce
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64 ambulances and 857 support staff of ambulance crew and first aid staff
to offer round the clock ambulance services
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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
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Athlete security (Airport, Village etc)
Venue security (Competition and Non Competition)
In – transit security
Emergency 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
Arrival at Safdarjung Railway Station
Departure from Safdarjung Railway Station, New
Delhi
Arrival at Agra Station
Visit to Taj Mahal and Lunch in Agra
Departure from Agra Station
Arrival at Safdarjung, Railway Station, New Delhi
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