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Organising Committee Commonwealth 2010 Delhi Chairman Mr Suresh Kalmadi, MP, has said that this would come into effect immediately. “It gives me much pleasure to nominate Lalit as the official spokesperson of the Organising Committee,” he said. “With just 274 days left for the start of the Games, we are on the home stretch of our preparations to host a successful event in October. Lalit’s nomination will help us keep the stakeholders and the sporting people of India abreast of the latest developments within the Organising Committee,” Mr Kalmadi said. Dr Bhanot said he looked forward to the additional responsibility. “I am aware of that being named the officials spokesperson increases my responsibilities. I can assure you that, like in other areas of work that I handle, I will deliver my 100 per cent,” he said. |
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
OC Chairman names Lalit Bhanot as official spokesperson
NEW DELHI: Organising Committee Commonwealth 2010 Delhi Secretary General Dr. Lalit K. Bhanot has been named its official spokesperson. 
2010 Commonwealth Games
The vibrant city of New Delhi, home to 14 million people, will host the Commonwealth Games in 2010. This will be the first time India has hosted the Games and only the second time the event has been held in Asia (Kuala Lumpur in 1998 was the first).
Delhi is the capital city of India and is rich in culture and history. It stands on the western end of the Gangetic Plain and is bordered by the states of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. There are two main districts of the city, Old Delhi the capital of Muslim India between the mid 17th and late 19th centuries with its historic sites, mosques and monuments and New Delhi, the imperial city created by the British Raj with its imposing government buildings and tree lined avenues.
The dates for the Games are 3 - 14 October 2010, inclusive of the Opening and Clo
The Delhi Games Village is to be constructed as a low rise medium development on a 40 acre site in the heart of the capital with a possible capacity for 8,500 athletes and officials. Existing and new stadia will be used to house the following sports:
Archery, Aquatics, Athletics, Badminton, Boxing, Cycling, Gymnastics, Hockey, Lawn Bowls, Netball, Rugby 7s, Shooting, Squash, Table Tennis, Tennis, Weightlifting and Wrestling.
In addition, 15 events will be contested across 4 Para-Sports, for elite athletes with a disability, on the inclusive Sports Programme:
Athletics, Swimming, Powerlifting and Table Tennis.
Delhi won the right to host the 2010 Games by defeating the Canadian city of Hamilton by 46 votes to 22 at the CGF General Assembly held in Montego Bay in November 2003.
The Indian city of Pune hosted the 3rd Commonwealth Youth Games from 12 - 18 October 2008 and saw the following nine sports on the programme; Athletics, Badminton, Boxing, Shooting, Swimming, Table Tennis, Tennis, Weightlifting and Wrestling.
To get the latest on preparations for the Games please click the following link www.cwgdelhi2010.org for the official Games website for Delhi 2010 as well as clicking on the links below to read the Delhi and Hamilton Bid documents and CGF Bid Evaluation Report.
Delhi - India:
Click here to view the entire Indian Bid Document
(47MB - requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
or visit the Indian Olympic Association's website.
2010 Evaluation Report:
Click here to view the entire Report of the Commonwealth Games Evaluation Commission for the 2010 Commonwealth Games
(0.6MB - requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Hamilton - Canada :
Click here to view the entire Canadian Bid Book
(14MB - requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)