Calling India
79 years ago, in 1930, the 1st Commonwealth Games were held in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, where 11 nations sent 400 athletes to participate in the act At the moment the clock strikes 10 am, the date is June 6, 2008! Exactly 849 days, 5 hours 51min and 13 seconds from now, India finally history by hosting the 20th Commonwealth Games in 2010, from 3 to October 14. The act will be filmed in India, the focus of attention for becoming the second Asian nation after Malaysia, to host the games.
Delhi, the capital of the world’s largest democracy, is the city that has been honored with this opportunity to host the 3rd largest in the world of sport. India took over the flag of the Commonwealth of Melbourne, at the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games 2006, has since been preparing to meet international standards for holding this great act To host an event is a source of great pride for India, and Delhi. Delhi won the golden chance of hosting the games by defeating 22 other nations contesting by 46 votes. This event will not just bring fame and glory of the city, but also boost tourism and ensure that it is in Delhi itself.
Infrastructure development
The main concern of the government of New Delhi has been to develop the infrastructure of the city to host the 2010 Games in Delhi, has been working there for five years, in late 2009, New Delhi aims to become a city with excellent world-class infrastructure alongside with transport facilities and playgrounds. Master plans have been made to change the face of Delhi, which includes 10 new projects flyover, there are plans to increase the green stretches along with the road sides and flyovers. A number of stadiums are getting constructed and renovated space for the game. Delhi, public transport services are also getting developed by the introduction of low and bus BRT (Bus Rapid Transit), the corridors are getting constructed to improve urban transport messy condition. The Commonwealth Games of 2010, amounting to Rs.5, 165 crore, which will be tens of thousands of visitors. The only time in Delhi we saw so many foreigners in the city was in 1982 during the Asiad games.
Places
The venues for sporting events throughout the city. The events are Rugby, Weightlifting, Squash, Table Tennis, Aquatics, Athletics, Gymnastics, Hockey, Badminton, Basketball, Boxing and Triathlon. Events will take place in stadiums and indoor and outdoor covered Indira Gandhi Complex, Talkatora Indoor Stadium, Siri Fort Sports Complex along with a series of newly built stadium at the University of Delhi and elsewhere. Games of an entire town is in Noida, which will be the main location for most of the games events.
Games village
A new state-of-the-art Games Village is getting constructed by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) with a focus on maximizing athlete comfort. The site is outside the National Highway 24 near the Akshardham temple in Noida intersection. To be created at a cost of $ 230.7 million (including Residential Zone), the Games Village will extend over an area of 63.5 hectares (158.4 acres). Village Games is a cornerstone of the government’s plans to transform the capital to Delhi in a “global city”. As several of the frenzied real estate development happening in and around Delhi as part of these plans, the Games Village is getting constructed by private builders, the Ministry of the group in collaboration with the Dubai-based Emaar Properties. The website will be ready by the end of next year. In the vicinity there are internationally known monuments and places like the Bahai Temple, Humayun’s Tomb, Akshardham Temple etc. Surrounded with a dense green natural cover, the city will be a relaxing and soothing atmosphere for athletes and officials. This town has been hosting sports stadiums. You also need to provide accommodation for participants, staff and volunteers.
