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The Commonwealth Games
is a world class Sports meet, held after every 4
years.
The recent Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne,
Australia from 15 - 26 March 2006 and next will
be hosted in New Delhi, India, 2010.
The city of New Delhi, with a population of 14
million, will be the host of Commonwealth Games
2010. This will be the first time India will host
the Commonwealth Games and the second time in
Asia.
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Delhi won the right to host the 2010 Games by defeating
the Canadian city of Hamilton by 46 votes to 22 at the
CGF General Assembly held in Montego Bay in November
2003.
Schedule 2010:
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Sports Event |
| 4 Oct |
Aquatics, Badminton, Boxing,
Cycling, Gymnastics, Hockey, Lawn Balls, Net Ball,
Squash, Table Tennis |
| 5 Oct |
Aquatics, Badminton, Boxing,
Cycling, Gymnastics, Hockey, Lawn Balls, Net Ball,
Rugby 7s, Squash, Table Tennis, Shooting, Weight
Lifting, Wrestling |
| 6 Oct |
Aquatics, Badminton, Boxing,
Cycling, Gymnastics, Hockey, Lawn Balls, Net Ball,
Rugby 7s, Squash, Table Tennis, Shooting, Weight
Lifting, Wrestling |
| 7 Oct |
Aquatics, Athletics, Badminton,
Boxing, Cycling, Hockey, Lawn Balls, Net Ball, Squash,
Table Tennis, Shooting, Weight Lifting, Wrestling |
| 8 Oct |
Aquatics, Athletics, Badminton,
Boxing, Gymnastics, Hockey, Lawn Balls, Net Ball,
Squash, Table Tennis, Shooting, Weight Lifting,
Wrestling |
| 9 Oct |
Aquatics, Athletics, Badminton,
Boxing, Cycling, Gymnastics, Hockey, Lawn Balls,
Net Ball, Squash, Table Tennis, Shooting, Weight
Lifting |
| 10 Oct |
Aquatics, Athletics, Badminton,
Boxing, Hockey, Lawn Balls, Net Ball, Squash, Table
Tennis, Shooting, Weight Lifting |
| 11 Oct |
Aquatics, Athletics, Badminton,
Gymnastics, Hockey, Lawn Balls, Net Ball, Squash,
Table Tennis, Shooting, Weight Lifting |
| 12 Oct |
Aquatics, Athletics, Badminton,
Boxing, Gymnastics, Hockey, Lawn Balls, Net Ball,
Squash, Table Tennis, Shooting, Weight Lifting |
| 13 Oct |
Aquatics, Athletics, Badminton,
Cycling, Gymnastics, Hockey, Net Ball, Squash, Table
Tennis, Shooting |
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Nations of the Commonwealth
Antigua and Barbuda
Jamaica
St Vincent and the Grenadines
Australia
Kenya
Samoa
The Bahamas
Kiribati Seychelles
Bangladesh
Lesotho
Sierra Leone
Barbados
Malawi
Singapore
Belize
Malaysia
Solomon Islands
Botswana
Maldives
Pakistan
United Republic of Tanzania
Grenada
Papua New Guinea
Vanuatu
Guyana
St Kitts and Nevis
Zambia
India
St Lucia |
South Africa
Brunei Darussalam
Malta
Sri Lanka
Cameroon
Mauritius
Swaziland
Canada
Mozambique
Tonga
Cyprus
Namibia
Trinidad and Tobago
Dominica
Nauru
Tuvalu
Fiji
New Zealand
Uganda
Gambia
Nigeria
United Kingdom
Ghana
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