The esteemed venue for the Commonwealth Games 2010, Delhi is currently electric with energy. Eleven venues have been planned across the city to make this elaborate and highly structured sports event a success. The labour force is busy sprucing up existing stadiums across the city. Five new stadiums are being constructed in Delhi to meet the requirement for additional venues for the venerated event.
Delhi Development Authority is geared to present the new look of Delhi to its delegates. They have developed highly developed facilities and suitable venues for all sports and events that will be held during the Commonwealth Games. Venues are being prepared to international standards to host sports as varied as Athletics, Gymnastics, Badminton, Weight Lifting, Wrestling, Lawn Bowls, Aquatics, Hockey, Archery, Cycling, Squash, Rugby, Boxing, Netball, Shooting, Tennis and Table Tennis.
The five new venues include an indoor stadium at Jawaharlal Stadium and one at Indira Gandhi Stadium for wrestling. Another indoor stadium for Badminton is coming up at the Sirifort Sports Complex and one for Table Tennis at Yamuna Sports Complex. All eleven venues for the Commonwealth games are close to the Commonwealth Village. The stadiums will be connected to each other and to the Commonwealth Games Village via roads and metro networks.
The opening and closing ceremony of the games will be held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi. Venues for the games include the Dhyan Chand National Stadium (Field Hockey), Talkatora Indoor Stadium (Boxing Ring and warm-up areas), Delhi University Sports Complex (Rugby 7s), Indira Gandhi Stadium (Cycling, Gymnastics and Wrestling), Yamuna Sports Complex (Table Tennis), Tyagaraj Sports Complex (Netball and warm-up areas), Siri Fort Sports Complex (Squash and Badminton), SPM Swimming Complex (Aquatics, Swimming and Diving), Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range (Shooting), and RK Khanna Tennis Complex (Tennis).
Although Delhi has been the venue for the esteemed Asian Games twice in the past, this one is going to be grander than them all. The Asian Games were held in Delhi in 1951 and 1982. And the city is going to play host yet again in 2018.
But the new, state-of-the-art and excellent sports venues that will come up with the Commonwealth Games will be worth a watch!