POST GAMES REPORT - Commonwealth Games Federation

The Indian presentation at
Melbourne 2008
India’s Bid
India’s bid document was presented to the Commonwealth
Games Federation (CGF) on 30 May 2003 by the Indian
Olympic Association (IOA), the Commonwealth Games
Association (CGA) of India. On 13 November 2003, the
CGF General Assembly met at Montego Bay, Jamaica, where
it was announced that Delhi had won and would be hosting
the next edition of the ‘Friendly Games’.
Delhi’s victory came in the face of stiff competition from the
Canadian city of Hamilton and can be attributed to its bid that not
just met all of the CGF’s requirements, but also exceeded some
of them! A comprehensive project was mooted to ensure Delhi
2010’s success. This project overview, contained in a printed bid
document, laid out India’s vision for hosting the Games.
A total of 15 sporting disciplines were planned in the bid
document, with special arrangements proposed to ensure
security and transport requirements for officials and athletes.
The IOA also spelt out its vision for structuring the organising
committee and the volunteer programme – both critical
components of the Games. The charms and delights of Delhi,
a historical power centre that is now the capital of the largest
Commonwealth state, were also examined to show what
visitors would experience. The IOA also revealed its plans to
ensure the availability of world-class sporting and non-sporting
facilities to the nations and territories of the Commonwealth.
A new Games Village, designed and planned for providing
maximum convenience to the visiting athletes, was envisaged
with an ongoing infrastructural overhaul of Delhi being linked
to the Games.
Delhi and rival Hamilton’s bids were appraised by the
CGF Evaluation Commission, which concluded that Delhi
was indeed capable of hosting the Commonwealth Games.
CGAs then voted 46-22 to hand the responsibility of hosting
the XIX Commonwealth Games to Delhi.
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The Host City Contract was signed on 13 November 2003
between the Government of India (GoI), the Government of the
National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD), IOA and the CGF.
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