2010 Commonwealth Games
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The 2010 Commonwealth Games are going to be held in New Delhi, India.
New Delhi received 46 votes compared with 22 for Hamilton, Ontario in a voting of the Commonwealth Games Federation.
This will be the biggest multi-sport event conducted in the city. Delhi has previous experience playing host to the Asian Games in 1951 and 1982.
In January 2005, the Commonwealth Games Federation vice-president Randhir Singh said that New Delhi was behind schedule in forming an organising committee. "This inordinate delay by the Sports Ministry could cost India the games", he said.
India will be only the third developing country to host the event after Jamaica in 1966 and Malaysia in 1998. This is only the second time the event will be held in Asia.
Preparation
Sports Minister Sunil Dutt will head the apex committee for conducting the games while the Indian Olympic Association president Suresh Kalmadi will head the organising committee.
External link
- New Delhi 2010 (http://www.cwgdelhi2010.com/)
- "India may lose Commonwealth Games" (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/4184129.stm) - BBC article dated January 18, 2005