POST GAMES REPORT - Commonwealth Games Federation
POST GAMES REPORT - Commonwealth Games Federation
POST GAMES REPORT - Commonwealth Games Federation
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Foreword<br />
The XIX <strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Games</strong> 2010 Delhi concluded on 14 October 2010, after 12 days of intense sport competitions. The <strong>Games</strong><br />
saw the participation of 71 <strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Games</strong> Associations representing one-third of the world’s population. About 6,572 athletes<br />
and team officials competed in 17 sports and four para sports in 290 sessions. In the end, two new world records (powerlifting and athletics)<br />
and 108 new <strong>Commonwealth</strong> records were created.<br />
This report provides a summary of the planning and execution endeavours that went into holding the largest multi-sport event that<br />
India has ever hosted.<br />
Part 1 of the report provides the story of 12 days of glorious of sports in photographs, and captures the human spirit that drove the<br />
delivery of the <strong>Games</strong> and participation in the competitions.<br />
Part 2 features information on the institutional and organisational set up used to execute the <strong>Games</strong> as well as details on key stakeholders<br />
and their roles, finance and funding, and Functional Area operations including key lessons and recommendations.<br />
Part 3 comprises budgets and details of the sport infrastructure created for Delhi 2010, including competition and training venues<br />
as well as non-competition venues by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Ministry of Urban Development and Government of<br />
Delhi.<br />
Part 4 features details of the legacy left behind for future generations by the <strong>Games</strong>, consisting of urban regeneration, upgradation of<br />
civic amenities, creation of sport infrastructure, formation of a cadre of sport managers, and the upsurge of the spirit of sport within the<br />
Indian youth.<br />
I hope that this document will provide useful information on the XIX <strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Games</strong> 2010 Delhi.<br />
CEO and Chairman<br />
Organising Committee <strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Games</strong> 2010 Delhi