‘Commonwealth Games is the true spirit of unity and sportsmanship’. This Commencement of the 19th Commonwealth Games 2010 in India is an honour for the country and its people. It’s providing us to showcase to the world the truly enchanting heritage and culture of India.

HISTORY

Considered as the second biggest sports event in the world after Olympics, the history of Commonwealth Games dates back to 1930s when the event was held for the first time. However, the concept of conducting a sports event like this trails back to1891. The aim behind organizing for a sporting event like this was to increase better understanding and goodwill of the British Empire. The idea for organizing Commonwealth Games took shape during the Olympic Games of 1928. The first Commonwealth Games were held in Canada in Hamilton in the year 1930. The name of the event during that time was British Empire Games. In the year 1978 the mane changed from ‘British Empire and Commonwealth Games’ to ‘Commonwealth Games’. This world famous sporting event is held every four years and mainly involves the participation of the most talented athletes of the Commonwealth.

Commonwealth Games – Delhi 2010

In the Commonwealth Games 2010, 71 nations are participating and it is considered to be the biggest

ever. The games are scheduled from 3rd October to 14th October.

Games In Commonwealth 2010

There are in total 17 games. They are – Wrestling Gymnastics Squash Lawn Bowls Table Tennis Hockey Tennis Weight Lifting Rugby Sevens Shooting Archery Netball Cycling Boxing Badminton Athletics Aquatics`

Countries participating in commonwealth GamesThere are in total 71 countries participating. They are listed below-

 Anguilla (15)[56]  Antigua and Barbuda

-1-(19)[57]  Australia (377) [58]  Bahamas (25) [59]  Bangladesh (70) [60]  Barbados (28)[61]  Belize (9)[62]  Bermuda (14) [63]  Botswana (49)[64]  British Virgin Islands-

2*[65]  Brunei (12)[66]  Cameroon (20)[67]  Canada (251)[68]  Cayman Islands (17)[69]

 Falkland Islands (15)*[74] 343w4343

 Gambia (8)*[75]

 Ghana (46)*[76]

 Gibraltar (15)[77]

 Grenada (5)*[78]

 Guernsey (43) [79]

 Guyana (34)[80]

 India (495

 Mauritius (44)*[90]

 Montserrat (5)*[91]

 Mozambique (5)* [92]

 Namibia (30) [93]

 Nauru (6)[94]  New Zealand

(192)[95]  Nigeria (101)

[96]  Niue (24)[97]  Norfolk Island

(22)[98]

 Scotland (191) [108]  Seychelles (21)*[109]  Sierra Leone (16)*[110]  Singapore (68) [111]  Solomon Islands-2 [112] South Africa (113)[113]  Sri Lanka (93)[114]  Swaziland (11)[115]  Tanzania (40)[116]  Tonga (22)[117]  Trinidad and Tobago-

87 [118] 8ju647477  Turks and Caicos

Islands (6)*[119] 64646464  Tuvalu (2)*[120]  Uganda (65) [121]

 Cook Islands (31)[70]  Cyprus (39)*[71]  Dominica (10)*[72]

 England (365) [73]

 Isle of Man (33)[79]

 Jamaica (48)[81]

 Jersey (33) [82]

 Kenya (136)[83]

 Kiribati(14)*[

84]  Lesotho (10)

[85]  Malawi

(34)*[86]  Malaysia

(203)[87]  Maldives

(23)* [88]

 Malta (22) [89]

 Northern Ireland (80)[99]

 Pakistan (54)[100]

 Papua New Guinea (49)*[101]

 Rwanda (22) [102]

 Saint Helena (4)[103]

 Saint Kitts and Nevis-767557567575675

 Saint Lucia (13)[105]

 Saint Vincent and the 879879

Grenadines (10)*[106]

 Samoa (53)[107]

 Vanuatu (14)[122]  Wales (175) [79]

 Zambia (22)[123]

OUTCOME OF EACH EVENT

The outcomes of each event are as follows-

Aquatics -Swimming Women’s 4 x 100m Medley- Australia

England Canada

Men’s 4 x 100m Medley- Australia South Africa England

-DivingMens 3m sprindboard - CANADA CANADA AUSTRALIA Womens 3m springboard- Australia Canada Australia

ATHLETICS

Mens marathon 14th octWomens marathon left BADMINTON

CYCLINGMens sprint- 1st Australia 2nd Australia 3rd new Zealand

Womens sprint- 1st Australia 2nd Wales 3rd Australia

Women's 112 Km Road Race- 1st Australia 2nd England 3rd Australia

Men's 168 Km Road Race – 1st Australia 2nd New Zealand 3rd Scotland

ARCHERYMens recurve- 1st India 2nd Canada 3rd indiaWomens recurve- 1st India 2nd England 3rd India

GYMNASTICS- ARTISTIC

Left HOCKEYMens- Australia India New Zealand Womens-AUSTRALIA NEWZEALAND ENGLAND

LAWN BOWLSMens Singles- WALES AUSTRALIA NORTHERN IRELANDWomens Singles- ENGLAND NEWZELAND MALAYSIA

Leftb NETBALLWomens-New Zealand Australia England

Rugby SEVENSMens- New Zealand Australia England

Men's Singles Malaysia England India

Women's Singles India Malaysia England

Mixed Doubles Malaysia England Singapore

Men's Individual All-Around Competition- England England Austraia

Women's Individual All-Around Competition-Australia Australia australia

SHOOTINGMen’s (Singles)50m Rifle- Scotland Australia northern ireland Women’s (singles)50m Rifle- Scotland India Wales

SQUASH Men’s Singles- England ENGLAND England Women’s Singles-Malaysia England AustraliaMixed doubles - Australia new Zealand Australia

TABLE TENNISMen’s singles – Singapore Singapore India Women’s singles – Singapore Singapore Singapore

TENNNISMens singles- India Australia Australia Womens singles- Australia India AustraliaMixed doubles- Scotland Australia England

WEIGHT LIFTINGMens 105+kg Category-Australia Nauru CanadaWomens 75+kg category-Samoa Nigeria Australia

WRESTLING- FREESTLYEMens 120 kg- Canada India CameroonWomens 67 kg-India Canada Nigeria

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