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POST GAMES REPORT - Commonwealth Games Federation

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• The Administration FA may work closely with the<br />

recruitment team to know the number of workforce<br />

being recruited in the immediate future so that the seating<br />

arrangement may be planned accordingly.<br />

PRESS OPERATIONS<br />

The Press Operations FA was responsible for providing all<br />

the facilities and media services to accredited print journalists,<br />

photographers and non-right holders to ensure seamless<br />

functioning of the media operations during the <strong>Games</strong>.<br />

The Press Operations FA along with continued support from<br />

Press Information Bureau (PIB) created the services which was<br />

found not only at par with any such facility created the world<br />

over for such multi-discipline mega events but even surpassed<br />

them in creating a Main Press Centre (MPC) which has been<br />

rated as the best in the history of the <strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Games</strong>.<br />

The following services were provided by the FA:<br />

• Venue Media Centres (VMCs): The VMCs became fully<br />

operational from 30 September 2010 with the exception of<br />

the Athletics Stadium located in the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium<br />

cluster which became operational from 4 October due to<br />

the Opening Ceremony. VMCs were equipped with provision<br />

of work areas at competition venues, clusters of venues and<br />

the <strong>Games</strong> Village for the members of the Press.<br />

• Photo Services: Provision for accredited press<br />

photographers with work area “Photo positions” and<br />

telecommunication requirements.<br />

• Media Services: Facilities for accreditation, accommodation,<br />

transport, catering and Media Rate Card orders.<br />

• <strong>Games</strong> News Service: The OC CWG Delhi 2010, through<br />

the tender process, signed an agreement with a <strong>Games</strong><br />

News Service (GNS) provider, namely M/s. Infostrada<br />

Sports which provided:<br />

• Main Press Centre: Located centrally at Pragati Maidan, the<br />

MPC provided a central workplace for accredited print and<br />

photo journalists and non-rights holding broadcasters. Spread<br />

over 6,700 sq m of area, it was one of the largest media<br />

centres set up in the history of the <strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Games</strong>.<br />

The MPC became fully operational (24x7) from 1 October<br />

2010 till 15 October 2010.<br />

<strong>POST</strong> <strong>GAMES</strong> <strong>REPORT</strong> DELHI 2010 99

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