Common Wealth Games 2010 - At a Glance
The 2010 Commonwealth Games were the 19th Commonwealth Games, and the 9th to be held under that name.
Earlier,they were played under the names:
- Festival of Empire(1911)
- British Empire Games(1930-1938)
- British Empire and Commonwealth Games(1950-1962)
- British Commonwealth Games(1966-1974)
- Common Wealth Games(1978-Till Date)
- The Common Wealth Games,2010 took place between 3rd October to 14th October 2010 in Delhi.
- The Motto of CWG 2010 was "Come Out and Play"
- Its was the 1st Time CWG taking place in INDIA and 2nd time in Asia (After Kualalumpur,Malayasia in 1998)
- The official total Budget estimated for hosting the Games was
1,620 crore.The other expenditures like Non sport related infrastructure, Roads, Airports, Buildings etc made this cost approximate to 70,000 crore.
- CWG Delhi 2010 were the Costliest CWG ever.
- The official song of the 2010 Commonwealth Games Jiyo Utho Bado Jeeto was composed and performed by A. R. Rahman
- The Official MASCOT of 2010 Commonwealth Games was "Shera" which Came From Hindi Word "SHER" (Tiger).
CLICK HERE to see The Final CWG 2010 Medal Tally.
The Official Common Wealth Game Schedule was as Below:
Courtsey: wikipedia.org
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