Delhi 2010 — the Opening Ceremony

Delhi 2010 — the XIX Commonwealth Games
New Delhi, India
3 October and 14 October 2010

The games will be the largest multi-sport event conducted to date in Delhi and India, which has previously hosted the Asian Games in 1951 and 1982. It will also be the first time the Commonwealth Games is held in India and the second time the event has been held in Asia (after 1998 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia).

Officially opened by — Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Pratibha Patil, President of India
Main Stadium — Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Website :— cwgdelhi2010.org

Photo from the Opening Ceremony :— Coming Soon!

Delhi 2010 — City Preparation & Decoration

A stray dog walks past a billboard for the upcoming Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Sept. 26, 2010. Two more Australian athletes withdrew Sunday from the troubled Commonwealth Games citing security and health concerns, as organizers struggled to finish the long-overdue athletes' village amid continuing complaints about cleanliness and construction problems.

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A stray dog trots past a banner installed on a roadside near the Commonwealth Games athletes village in New Delhi September 24, 2010. There have been reports of stray dogs, stagnant water, workers urinating in public, and human feces being found at the unfinished village where the athletes will live.

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NEW DELHI, INDIA - SEPTEMBER 25: Indian labourers work to install banners advertising the Commonwealth Games on a road leading to the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on September 25, 2010 in New Delhi, India. Workers all across Delhi are scrambling to complete last minute preparations for the upcoming Commonwealth Games.

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An Indian Central Reserve Police Force serviceman keeps watch next to a banner for the forthcoming Commonwealth Games in New Delhi on September 27, 2010. Organisers of the Commonwealth Games scrambled to finish facilities and reassure athletes amid warnings much work still had to be done in New Delhi just a week before the opening ceremony. Problems facing the Games range from shabby accommodation to security fears, an outbreak of dengue fever and doubts about public safety after the collapse September 22 of a new footbridge next to the main stadium.

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Civilians walk past a backdrop of the games mascot Shera, near the Commonwealth Games village in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Sept. 26, 2010. Two more Australian athletes withdrew Sunday from the troubled Commonwealth Games citing security and health concerns, as organizers struggled to finish the long-overdue athletes' village amid continuing complaints about cleanliness and construction problems.

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An Indian street vendor sleeps in front of a hoarding of the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi on September 24, 2010. Crisis-hit New Delhi has welcomed its first Commonwealth Games athletes as organisers raced against time to rescue the event amid claims the city should never have been chosen. The Commonwealth Games Federation signalled that conditions were finally improving, but that there was still work to do after the athletes' village was described as 'uninhabitable' earlier in the week.

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An Indian para-military force soldier stands guard at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium, one of the main venues of the Commonwealth Games, in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010. Indian officials scrambled Thursday to salvage the rapidly approaching Commonwealth Games as a growing number of competitors delayed their arrival to allow organizers time to finish their frantic preparations.

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Delhi 2010 — the Arrival of the Queen's Baton

Volunteers hold the Queen's Baton during the Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton Relay at the India Gate in New Delhi October 1, 2010.

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The sun rises over the historic India Gate as Indians jog in the early morning in New Delhi on October 1, 2010. The Queen's Baton arrived in the Indian capital on September 30, after travelling across all 71 nations and territories of the former British empire as the Commonwealth Games 2010 are being held in the city from 3 - 14 October.

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Indian shooter Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (C) holds the Queen's Baton with the President of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi, (2nd L) during the Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton Relay at the India Gate in New Delhi October 1, 2010.

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Commonwealth Games Organising Committe chairman Suresh Kalmadi (C) holds the Queen's Baton with Indian Air Force (IAF) officials as it arrives in New Delhi on October 1, 2010. The Queen's Baton arrived in the Indian capital on September 30, after travelling across all 71 nations and territories of the former British empire.

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Delhi 2010 — Colour & Decoration

DELHI, INDIA - SEPTEMBER 30: Volunteer staff prepare the Main Press Centre for the 2010 Commonwealth Games to be held in Delhi, India.

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DELHI, INDIA - SEPTEMBER 30: Volunteer staff prepare the Main Press Centre for the 2010 Commonwealth Games to be held in Delhi, India.

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DELHI, INDIA - OCTOBER 02: A woman passes games signage around Old Delhi ahead of the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games on October 2, 2010 in Delhi, India.

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DELHI, INDIA - OCTOBER 01: The wrestling venue is prepared at the Indra Gandhi Sports Complex ahead of the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games on October 1, 2010 in Delhi, India.

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A media representative walks past the lobby area at the Commonwealth Games 2010 Main Press Centre in New Delhi on September 30, 2010. The Games, which open on Sunday, had teetered on the brink of collapse last week when some nations threatened to pull out amid worries about security, a bridge falling down, and the standard of accommodation and venues.

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DELHI, INDIA - OCTOBER 01: Signs for directions outside the Indra Gandhi Sports Complex are seen which holds the cycling, gymnastics and the wrestling events ahead of the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games on October 1, 2010 in Delhi, India.

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DELHI, INDIA - OCTOBER 01: A view of the wrestling venue at the Indra Gandhi Sports Complex ahead of the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games on October 1, 2010 in Delhi, India.
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DELHI, INDIA - OCTOBER 01: A view of the wrestling venue at the Indra Gandhi Sports Complex ahead of the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games on October 1, 2010 in Delhi, India.

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DELHI, INDIA - SEPTEMBER 29: Security personnel carry out a search at the Thyagaraj Stadium ahead of the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games on September 29, 2010 in Delhi, India.

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DELHI, INDIA - SEPTEMBER 29: A Delhi Police officer stands guard at the Thyagaraj Stadium ahead of the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games on September 29, 2010 in Delhi, India.

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Athletes are seen in the communication center at the Games' village in Delhi on September 28, 2010. The Indian capital is scheduled to host the Commonwealth Games October 3-14, the biggest sporting event in the city since the 1982 Asian Games.

DELHI, INDIA - SEPTEMBER 27: Security personnel look on as workers make final preparations at the Main Press Centre ahead of the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games on September 27, 2010 in Delhi, India.


Langur monkeys sit on a pavement near Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, one of the venues for the Commonwealth Games, in New Delhi September 28, 2010. Langur monkeys are used in parts of New Delhi to scare away other monkeys who create a menace around the Commonwealth Games venues, a New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) official said on Monday.

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Indian workers hang a rainbow-coloured banner on an overbridge arch near the Jawarhal Nehru Stadium, the main Commonwealth Games venue, in New Delhi on September 25, 2010. Extensive work remains to be done on the crisis-hit Delhi Commonwealth Games with barely a week to go, federation chief Mike Fennell said September 25, warning of the damage done to India's image.

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Queen's Baton Relay — Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games

Queen's Baton Relay for the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games



Britain's Queen Elizabeth hands a ceremonial relay baton to India's President Pratibha Patil during the launch of the XIX Commonwealth games (Delhi 2010) baton relay at Buckingham Palace in London, October 29, 2009.

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