Nigerian Athletes to have Cuban Coaches for 2010 CWG Preparation

Sports Minister and National Sports Commission chairman (NSC), Ibrahim Bio and Cuban ambassador to Nigeria, Elio Savon Oliva, last weekend, reached an agreement to bring Cuban coaches to help groom Nigerian athletes for the 2010 Commonwealth Games October in New Delhi, India.

The coaches are expected to arrive in the first week of July and join in the camp of Nigerian athletes. They are to handle athletics and boxing.

Bio, who is desirous of making an impression on the Nigeria sports scene wants the Cubans who are very strong in athletics and boxing to collaborate with Nigerian coaches to improve on the two sports, which Nigeria has potentials, but due to lack of development, these talents have wasted away.

"We are looking forward to having the Cuban coaches. In the past they have been helpful to our athletes,” said an official of the NSC.

The agreement is part of bilateral agreement between Nigeria and Cuba. And in the past Cuban coaches have come to Nigeria to help groom Nigerian athletes

An overview of Indian Athletes readiness for 2010 Commonwealth Games

The 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games are now exactly a year away. Let us take a look at the Indian teams, their preparations and their medal chances at the mega event.

SHOOTING

Abhinav Bindra, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Samaresh Jung, Gagan Narang, Ronjan Sodhi, Anjali Bhagwat.... the list of India's world-beating shooters is getting longer. So, despite the preparation camp being hampered by the absence of rifle and pistol coaches, an unfinished Delhi range and a nation-wide swine-flu scare, India's shooting fraternity is quietly confident of yet another superlative show at Delhi 2010.

A core group of 150 shooters is toiling hard in the camp, now on in Pune, gunning for the 40 gold medals at stake. They are being put through a series of sessions that is a mix of practice and trial competitions. The shooters' calendar is packed till the Games with four World Cups, a World Championship and the Commonwealth Championship, to be held in Delhi in February, which is expected to give the shooters a dry run. Pistol shooters are still without a coach and rifle shooters are keenly awaiting the arrival of Stanislav Lapidus. The lucky ones are the shotgun shooters who are guided by top coaches Marcello Dradi and Zhang Shan.

Coaches: Marcello Dradi, Zhang Shan (shot gun), Sunny Thomas Last two Games: Manchester 2002: 14-7-3; Melbourne 2006: 16-7-4 Events in the run-up: World Cup final, Asian Airgun championship, World Cup (four events), World Championship, SAF Games, Commonwealth Championships.

Possible medal count: More than Melbourne's tally of 27 medals


BOXING

The Indian boxing federation has created a core group of 44 boxers who are undergoing training at the national boxing camp at Patiala. This group is likely to be pruned after the Nationals in October end. The Nationals will be followed by Super Cup in Mumbai in January which will be a selection ground for the Commonwealth Championships to be held in March in Delhi. The boxers will then be back at the camp till it's time for the final dress rehearsal -- Mini National Games -- at the Talkatora Stadium in July. The final team of 11 will be announced thereafter

Coach: GS Sandhu

Recent Record: 2006 Melbourne: 1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze. 2002 Manchester: 1gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze. 1998 Kuala Lumpur: 1 silver.

Possible medal count: Although, the federation refused to take names, they are expecting two to three gold medals.


ATHLETICS

Indian athletes have not had much to boast of as far as the Commonwealth Games are concerned, with the country bagging just five medals so far in track and field events since 1978, when the first Games were held. This time, the hosts are hoping for a turnaround in their fortunes. Athletics Federation of India (AFI) officials insist the preparations are on the right track and India could win "six to eight" medals at home. At present 200 athletes are training in three SAI centres -- in Kolkata, Bangalore and Patiala. India is hoping to win medals in discus, shot put, relay races and triple jump.

Last Two Games: Manchester: 0-1-1; Melbourne: 0-2-0

Upcoming: The AFI is expected to release a calendar next month which, it said, will focus on giving athletes proper exposure for 2010.

Possible medal count: Six


BADMINTON

The Indian badminton team hasn't been preparing specifically for the Commonwealth Games and plans of getting the entire contingent to train together under one roof will materialise only a month or two before the event. Till then, the players are free to play the tournaments they want to. They will also be training at their respective bases. National coach Gopi Chand says he isn't too worried about the specific preparations for the Games as his players are doing well on the international circuit.

Coach: Gopi Chand, Hadi Idris (doubles)

Past record (medals): Kingston (Jamaica) 1966: Dinesh Khanna (bronze, men's singles); Edmonton (Canada) 1978: Prakash Padukone (gold, men's singles), Ami Ghia & Kanwal Thakur Singh (bronze, women's doubles); Brisbane (Australia) 1982: Syed Modi (gold, men's singles); Auckland (New Zealand) 1990: Deepti Thanekar (bronze, women's singles); Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) 1998: Aparna Popat (silver, women's singles), Gopi Chand (bronze, men's singles), silver, men's team & bronze, women's team; Manchester (England) 2002: Aparna Popat (bronze, women's singles); Melbourne (Australia) 2006: Chetan Anand (bronze, men's singles), India also won bronze in the team event in the combined format.

Upcoming events: Denmark Super Series (Oct 20-25), French Open (Oct 27-Nov 1), Hong Kong Open (Nov 10-15), China Open (Nov 17-22).

Medals expected: Gopi is sure Saina Nehwal will win gold in women's singles. He's also hoping for gold in the mixed doubles as Jwala Gutta and V Diju are in good form.


ARCHERY

The sports ministry has selected a total of 64 archers, in recurve and compound categories, for specialized training for the 2010 Commonwealth Games. The training is on at the Sports Authority of India, Eastern Centre at Kolkata. The Archery Association of India (AAI) is planning to trim down the probables list to eight by next month. Going by present form, Indian archers are not doing very well, but there's still time for them to pick up at the right time.

Coach: Limba Ram. This Arjuna award winner missed a medal by only one point in Barcelona Olympics in 1992.

Past record: Archery was included as an optional sport in CWG in Brisbane in 1982. India went medal-less there.

Upcoming: Asian Grand Prix in Dhaka in October this year and the Asian Championship at Bali in November. Next year, India will take part in all the five Archery World Cups.

Medals expected: Mangal Singh Champia plus men's team event in recurve. Ladies compound team event.

Individual event: Jhanu Hansda (compound)


HOCKEY

The women’s hockey team reached new heights with gold medal in the 2002 Games, but all along it has been a struggle for the men’s team. This time, Jose Brasa’s men are preparing in right earnest to make it count. The team, after a long camp, is off to Canada for a seven-Test series. They have a busy calendar in the run-up to the event. The women, on the other hand, are busy honing their skills in Bhopal. Their crucial test will come in the Asia Cup in Bangkok later this year.

Coach: Jose Brasa (men), MK Kaushik (women)

Last 2 Games: Manchester: Gold (women), Melbourne: Silver (women)

Medal expected: 2

Men's calendar: A four-nation invitational tournament, World Cup in March, proposed tour of Europe, Azlan Shah Cup

Women's calendar: Asia Cup in Bangkok


WEIGHTLIFTING

Indian weightlifters have, it seems, been destined to live with the stigma of doping scandals despite stellar performances. So, when India returned with no medals from the Asian Championships in Kazakhstan recently, there was hardly any disappointment. In fact, officials were relieved that no one was caught in the doping net. Though, weightlifters managed to get fourth spot, chief national coach Harnaam Singh took a realistic view: "Frankly speaking, we did not have any chance of winning a medal there. But the upcoming Commonwealth Championships in Malaysia (October 18) will be a big test."

Past record: India has so far won 93 medals in Commonwealth Games so far (33 gold, 39 silver, 21 bronze).

Expected medals: In men's category, VS Rao (56kg) and Ravi Kumar (69 kg) are the top medal contenders. In the women's section, Geeta Rani (75+) and Yumnam Chanu (58kg) will once again be gunning for gold in Delhi.

Weightlifters banned: Edwin Raju and Tejinder Singh tested positive at the 2006 Melbourne while Prameelavalli Bodari and Shailaja Pujari failed dope tests before it and were banned by IWF from the 2006 Games.


SQUASH

The Indian squash team will face some of the best players in the world with traditional powerhouses Pakistan, England, Australia and Canada vying for honours. The national squash federation has picked 15 men and 12 women players in the “core-probables” list and the coaching programme involves training both at the Indian Squash Academy, Chennai and abroad. Besides, the players have been sent for exposure trips to England, Malaysia and Egypt.

Coaches:

National coach: Cyrus Poncha,

Foreign coach: Subramaniam Singaraveloo

Past record: No medals so far.

Expected medals: The hosts will be looking for doubles medals in both men's and women's.


WRESTLING

India is one of the strongest teams among Commonwealth countries in wrestling with challenges likely to come from Canada and Nigeria in some weight categories. Preparatory camps are being held simultaneously at NIS, Patiala, and the SAI centre in Sonepat. The top four wrestlers from last year’s national championships have been selected from each weight category in the men's and women's sections and are undergoing systematic training at the camps. The teams have been taking part in international meets as well as Grand Prix events.

Coaches:

Men’s freestyle: Jagminder,

Men’s Greco-Roman: Har Govind,

Women: PR Sondhi

Past Record: India had a rich haul at the 2002 Manchester Games, winning three gold and three silver. Wrestling didn’t feature in the 2006 Melbourne Games.

Build-up: Commonwealth Championships in December and the Asian Championships in Delhi in May next year.

Possible Medal count: About 10 medals


TABLE TENNIS

China might not be a part of the Commonwealth group of nations, but paddlers of Chinese-origin play for teams like Singapore, Australia, Canada and Scotland. India’s Italian coach Massimo Constantini feels the team should train in China as much as possible to stand a chance against the superpowers. “Even their provincial players are so good. The Chinese have a lot of variety in their play and if our players can get to spar with them regularly, it’ll help us prepare better for the Games,” says Constantini, who will be accompanying the players to Zhengding, China, for a 15-day training camp later this month. Meanwhile, the Indian team has begun its preparations for the Games with regular camps in Pune, Patiala and Ajmer. As of now there are 37 core probables (20 men and 17 women), but Constantini wants to reduce the number to 24 next January.

Coach: Massimo Constantini (Italy), Bhawani Mukherjee (SAI).

Past record (medals): Melbourne 2006: Achanta Sharath Kamal (gold, men's singles); gold, men's team; bronze, women's team. Manchester (England) 2002: 3 bronze (men's singles, men's doubles and men's team)

Upcoming events: Training camp in Zhengding, China (Oct 11-28); English Open (Oct 28-Nov 1); Asian Championship, Lucknow (Nov 16-22); 2010 calendar hasn't been decided

Possible medal count: 4-5 medals. “Sharath (Kamal) and Subhajit (Saha) are expected to get us medals and I'm confident of winning in the women's team event also. We could do well in the women's singles and mixed doubles events too," says Constantini.

SWIMMING

The 2010 Games have opened up a window of opportunities for Indian swimmers. They now figure in more international competitions and train at the bestavailable facilities in foreign countries with the assistance of renowned coaches. The first camp began at the Sports Authority of India (South Centre) campus in Bangalore in January 2008. Later, a 30-member contingent, led by National coach Pradeep Kumar, trained at the High Performance Training Centre in Pretoria (South Africa) while Virdhawal Khade, Sandeep Sejwal and J Agniswhar along with their coach Nihar Ameen went to Europe for training and competitions. The final camp, comprising 30 swimmers, will begin on October 12 in Pune. Another 75-day exposure trip is planned either to the US or Europe. The squad for the Games will be picked in April next year.

Past record: Four swimmers — Rehan Poncha, Arjun Muralidharan, Puneet Rana and Shikha Tandon — participated in the Melbourne Games and returned without any medals. No medals in the previous editions too.

Upcoming events: Asian Indoor Games, Vietnam (October 30); Asian Swimming
Championships (Gungzhou, November 22), SAF Games, Dhaka (January 29)

Possible medal count: Four

THE OTHER DISCIPLINES AT DELHI 2010: Cycling, Gymnastics, Lawn bowls, Netball, Rugby 7s —Anupama Bagri, Biswajyoti Brahma, Leslie Xavier, Biju Babu Cyriac, TA Ameerudheen, Ruhi Batra, Arghya Ganguly, Gaurav Kanthwal


TENNIS

Not a regular feature in Commonwealth Games, India lobbied hard to include tennis in the list for 2010. With the emergence of young stars like Sania Mirza, Somdev Devvarman and Yuki Bhambri to give company to old hands Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi, the Indian tennis contingent holds the promise of more than one gold medal.

While the big stars keep themselves busy playing on the ATP and WTA Tour, it's the rest of the 40-player strong probables list that is put through the paces at training camps and ITF events held in India and abroad. The probables have been training under the watchful eyes of former Davis Cup players and now competent coaches, Jaideep Mukherjea, Nandan Bal, Enrico Piperno, Arun Kumar Singh and Nitin Kirtane. Doug McCurdy from the ITF, who is credited with revolutionising tennis in China, has been appointed as the foreign consultant for Indian tennis with a special focus on the 2010 Commonwealth Games. In addition, month-long training camps have been organised at the Nick Bolletieri Tennis Academy, the champions-producing tennis factory.

Possible medal count: Five gold medals are on offer at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and two medals, in the doubles and mixed doubles, are expected. Devvarman (below) is a strong contender for a medal while Sania Mirza can never be ruled out.

Source: http://epaper.timesofindia.com/

Delhi Going Green for Games: Sheila Dikshit

Emphasizing that the Commonwealth Games in 2010 is being celebrated as a green event, chief minister Sheila Dikshit on Tuesday told the Organizing Committee (OC) that the color should be showcased prominently across the city during the sporting extravaganza.

Her reaction came after the Image and Look team of the OC presented before her the color combination, green, pink and purple, that it plans to use during the Games.

However, Sheila suggested that there should be less of purple and pink and more of green.

After the Look team, led by Additional Director General Sangeeta Welinkar, made a presentation on how it wants to adorn the city, the CM told the members to keep the beautification campaign a well-guarded secret till the sporting event. She told them not to share the ‘beauty tips’ right now with anyone.

So, the first phase of the ‘Look’ will be presented before the representatives of all 71 participating countries during the general assembly in October this year. The CM asserted that the next phase of making the ‘Look’ public should not commence before April next year. She also expressed concern that the Games mascot, ‘Shera’, should not be over-exposed too early.

To the idea of painting the green and red buses with the Games logo, the CM said that she was averse to it as this was an unnecessary expenditure for a 15-day event. However, she welcomed the idea of pasting removable stickers on all modes of public transport.

The Image & Look team is busy mixing shades and textures to evoke the dynamism of Delhi to ready her for the final show next year. From colorful schemes for bus-Q shelters, Metro stations, pillars, low-floor buses and autorickshaws to designer wrap-ups for covering old and faded buildings, ‘The Look’ aims to paint the Capital in Games shades.

Forms and textures have been carved out from the capital’s rich architectural heritage, including the Mughal period structures. For instance, there are plans to replicate lattice screen (jali) from Red Fort in signages, kiosks and building wraps across the city.

Visiting India For CWG - Travel Cards for You

The Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) will be introducing a ‘Travel Card’ for the Commonwealth Games 2010 scheduled in New Delhi.

The Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) will be introducing a ‘Travel Card’ for the Commonwealth Games 2010 scheduled in New Delhi.

Mr Rajji Rai, the association’s president, said the travel card will enable tourists to use any mode of transport in the city without any hassles.

“TAAI will market this card all over New Delhi through its network of travel agents and also through State tourism departments,” he told presspersons here recently.

For the first time in India, he said, the association was planning to organize an international trade fair in Mumbai next year on the lines of World Tourism Meet held in London every November and China International Tourism Meet. The event will showcase India as a perfect tourism destination and also have B2B exhibitions, where hotels, airlines and other organization connected to tourism can participate.

In response to a question, Mr Rai said there had been no visible slack in flow of inbound and outbound tourists in India in the first six months of 2009 as compared to the corresponding period last year. The local tourism industry can be given a significant boost if there was adequate infrastructure. “We are seriously in shortage of hotel rooms and connectivity,” he pointed out.

The association, as part of its Vision 2020 project, will identify critical factors that will impact the development of national tourism.

The programme is aimed at enhancing tourism connections with national and international tourism boards with extensive road-shows, exhibitions, adventure tours and medical tours.

Sample Flats for Commonwealth Games Unveiled by Tourism Minister

Tourism minister Kumari Selja inspects the interior of a DDA flat in Vasant Kunj

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) unveiled its sample "hotel" flat for the Commonwealth Games 2010 on Thursday. The flats, which are meant to buffer the shortage of accommodation for tourists that the city may face during the Games, will be handed over to the ministry of tourism in March 2010.

Unveiling the upgraded and furnished DDA flat, tourism minister Kumari Selja said the flat is part of the Alternative Accommodation Scheme for Commonwealth Games 2010 to bridge the shortage of rooms. The tourism ministry is readying more than 5,000 rooms in the DDA flats for the biggest sporting event in the country next year.

Furnishing these rooms at an estimated cost of about Rs 100 crores, there would be 2,709 flats with 5,009 rooms in Vasant Kunj ready before the Games. Flats in different categories are to be upgraded and furnished at par with three-star standard by the Indian Tourism Development Corporation. Selja added that the flats would be ready by ITDC for use much ahead of the Games.

Besides Vasant Kunj flats, there are 330 flats at Jasola which could be used for domestic budget travellers, supporting staff and volunteers of the Games. The tourism ministry is monitoring the requirement for accommodation for the forthcoming Commonwealth Games, 2010 being held in Delhi.

The flats incidentally would be later sold off by the DDA as part of its housing scheme once the Games are over. On Thursday, Selja held a meeting with the representative of state governments of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana, all land owning agencies and other stakeholders to take stock of the progress made in respect of various segments of accommodation for the major sporting event. A task force has also been constituted to review and monitor all the hotel projects that are coming up for the Commonwealth Games.

While reviewing the progress of work relating to the new hotel projects she advised the different agencies that each room needs to be accounted for and therefore all concerned agencies should closely review and monitor the Commonwealth Games projects.

As regards the proposal to use licensed guesthouses during the Games, Selja laid stress on the beautification and up-gradation of the surrounding areas by Delhi government as this would be an important factor for overall improvement of the guesthouses.

Games Village-Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games

As the time of Commonwealth games is coming closer and closer, Government of Delhi is speeding up its work to develop sports venues and infrastructure work to keep itself prepared well in advance before this mega event. India has already hosted Asian Games two times earlier, but the country has never hosted the Commonwealth Games. The organizing committee along with Government of Delhi is striving hard to make the capital city of India into a well-organized and fully equipped city for the upcoming games.

It is certain that 2010 Commonwealth Games will attract large number of athletes and officials. To accommodate these guests during the Games, establishment of New Delhi Games village is in process. The site is located perfectly in the centre of the city near the major landmarks of the city including Humayun Tomb, Bahai Temple and Akshardham. The village is located on the banks of holy River Yamuna and the dense green cover in the surroundings will provide a soothing and pleasing environment for the athletes.

The village is constructed over an area of 63.5 hectares under the guidance of Delhi Development Authority (DDA). It is estimated that the place can easily accommodate 8500 athletes and their supporting staff. The construction work is likely to be completed by December 2009 as per the official projections.

The cost involved in the construction is solely the responsibility of Government of India. Games village will be full equipped with all modular facilities so that the Athletes and their supporting staff can get ultimate comfort and remember the games as well as the facilities for a long-long time.

Keeping an Eye on Games, Public Transport Gets High Boost

With 2010 Commonwealth Games a little more than a year away, improving transportation facilities continued to be high on the government’s agenda. Monday’s budget was indicative of it with a whopping 31% of the total outlay, Rs 3,069 crore, allocated to this sector. Though no new projects were announced, the money was to be used to fund ongoing schemes like construction of Delhi Metro, procurement of 2,500 new DTC buses and building new flyovers, underpasses and rail over-bridges.

In a scenario where the number of vehicles in Delhi was set to cross the 60 lakh mark, the move to encourage public transport would go a long way in easing congestion.

The government announced that work on nine new Delhi Metro corridors was progressing on schedule. All the new lines, which will add another 185 km to the existing network, would be operational by October 2010.

Funds have also been allocated for 2,500 new DTC buses that will hit the roads before March next year. The purchase order for these buses has already been placed. The Union government agreed to partially fund 1,500 more buses for Delhi under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM)

In addition to buses, funds have also been set aside for new road infrastructure projects like flyovers, underpasses, rail overbridges and road resurfacing. The construction of flyovers/ROBs is gaining pace at RR Kohli Marg, Shastri Nagar Pushta, Azadpur, BJ Marg-RTR Marg, Africa Avenue, Nelson Mandela Marg, Naraina and underpasses at ITO Chungi. Work on Barapullah Nallah Road and Salimgarh Bypass projects have also started.

Further, an amount of Rs 111.61 crore has been released to MCD for construction of 17 ROBs to be completed before October 2010. Another Rs 80 crore has been released to MCD to develop a modern parking for the new DTC buses.

Different Cultural Events during Commonwealth Games

In one of my previous post Delhi to Learn from Chinese Preparation Model,for Commonwealth games, I had discussed the keenness of Indian Government to learn from the Chinese model of preparation, for the purpose a delegation of senior government officials including the Mayor visited China for studying preparations during the 2008 Olympic Games.

Now it seems that the Delhi government has apparently drawn some inspiration from them and their colorful ceremonies at the Beijing Olympics 2008. Delhi government is chalking out a plan to organize a series of different cultural events during the Commonwealth Games 2010.

A meeting in this regard, headed by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and attended by various high level officials like Commonwealth Games special advisor R. Narainswami, chief minister's principal secretary P.K. Tripathi, education secretary Reena Ray and other eminent personalities in the field of dance, culture, music and theatre, took some decisions for plans in this respect.

The programmes would be organized at different venues in the capital during the Games in October 2010.There would be main cultural events on opening and closing days. The city government would organize cultural evenings comprising of dance, music, folk and modern music, screening of films and puppet shows for visitors and players at different venues in the capital

Eminent cultural personalities have been especially requested by the chief minister to prepare a list of venues and details of programme to be organized.

The various venues discussed include Nehru Park, Connaught Place central park, Red Fort, Old Fort, Firoz Shah Kotla, Ravindra Bhawan, Humayun's tomb, Safdarjang tomb, India Gate and the Games village.

In addition to this the government also wants to showcase Delhi’s composite culture and the diversity of Indian culture. According to a spokesperson, historical buildings and other monuments will be illuminated and food courts could be organized to present cuisines of Delhi.

A Reality Check of Commonwealth Games 2010 venues

The Beijing Olympics is over and the action moves to London for the 2012 Olympic games. But before that, New Delhi is to host the Commonwealth Games in 2010. While Beijing Olympics showcased years of preparations which translated into an impressive visual treat and jaw-dropping examples of cutting-edge infrastructure, the level of the Capital’s preparedness on the other hand for an event that is barely two years away is worrying to say the least. Here is a reality check on the competition and training venues for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the city which will see as many as 8,000 athletes participating.

The Following Agencies are engaged in the different activities of renovation, constructions and new developments:

• Central Public Works Department(CPWD)
• Public Works Department (PWD)
• New Delhi Municipal Corporation(NDMC)
• Delhi Development Authority (DDA)

Along with other small contractors and developers , appointed by these agencies
I will post the progress of these agencies , one by one in my coming posts

Is Delhi Ready to Play 2010 Commonwealth Games

If all plans and proposals for the 2010 Commonwealth Games be completed in time, we would have our very own Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium like The Nest was to Beijing 2008. Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium will be our very own Wukesong in less than two more years

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Delhi University preparing for 2010 Commonwealth Games

As Delhi University is selected as the venue for Aquatics and Rugby events for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the University has big plans to set up an advanced Aquatics complex and a coaching centre to groom the budding talents for the mega event.

According to the plans the complex will have four pools -- swimming pool, synchronized swimming pool, warm-up pool and diving pool, each equipped with a filtration plant and heating system. The diving pool will have lift for diving tower.

These pools will be developed, keeping in mind the world level standards and would have world class facilities. Various technical organizations have been consulted to effectively implement the plans. The department of Physical Education and Sports, Delhi University has been given the work of proper supervision and implementations. In addition to this, National Institute of Physical Education, Gwalior has also been contacted for providing their expertise in construction of the swimming facilities.

The Delhi University Administration has proposed and earmarked 20 acres of land for the construction of various pools, and got approval from the organizing committee of the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

The Aquatic Complex proposed would also have fitness centers, store rooms, a dope sample collection centre and medical centers

The existing pavilion building is also planned for renovation for Rugby

The Delhi University does not want to lag behind in the terms of preparing its students for the games .For this purpose, the University administration has requested Sports Authority of India to start an in-house coaching centre on the campus, where training on every type of games will be provided.

Preparatory Activities: Wow Complete rejunivation

The central government has sanctioned a budget of Rs 5,200 crore for the complete infrastructural development that will be released on phase wise within a span of four years as the preparatory activities progress under a long-term development plans.
With the existing infrastructure of Indian Olympic Association (IOA), Sports Authority of India, Delhi Development Authority (DDA), New Delhi Metro Corporation (NDMC) and Delhi University (DU) the Government of Delhi will undertake major renovation and upgradation work along with constructing a number of coaching venues, training sites, sports complexes, hotels and other required need in terms of transport and travel.
The government has also assured Commonwealth Games Federation that all construction work related to games would be completed by 2009. Hence the administration has speeded up its work assigning plans to different firms.
The purposed Commonwealth Games village is something that is set to be built on the Yamuna riverbed and the contract had been given to a Dubai based real estate firm Emaar-MGF. As per the plan there will be three residential blocks with a capacity of about 8,500 athletes and delegates in around 4,000 rooms. The entire plan is scheduled to be finished on December 2009.
The Jal Board(DJB) would also carry out a water cleansing plan of the river that accounts cost of Rs 1000 crore.
The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has also identified several sites for building hotels to facilitate accommodation in the city.
The Public Works Department is also assigned to build a modern sporting complex with number of outdoor greens for Lawn Bowls, tennis courts, multipurpose air-conditioned indoor stadium for wrestling, badminton, net ball along with training venue.
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has also signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the 2012 London Olympic Organizing committee for mutual cooperation as both cities are going to organize two mega sporting events.

2010 Commonwealth Games - Competition Venues

1. Aquatics - Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Swimming Pool

Complex is spread over 12.13 acres with the built-up area occupying 3.7 acres
3 Pools of FINA Standards - Warm-up, Main Competition, Diving Pools
All pools are temperature controlled with digital temperature display system
Warm-Up pool : 50 m (L) X 12.5 m (W) X 2 m (depth); Lane for Handicapped athletes; Entry for physically challenged.
Diving Pool: 25 m(L) X 25 m (W) X 5 m (Depth); Duaflex Diving Board. A lift for athletes to go up.
underwater observation windows

2. Athletics - Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

One of the biggest stadia in the entire region
Spread over 100 acres, including 23 acres green cover
Has been the venue for several international sporting events
4 flood-lit towers providing 1,500 lux illumination - 1,200 lux of vertical illumination.
Warm Up area: 4-lane 400 meter synthetic track.

3. Badminton - DDA Siri Fort Sports Complex

Main Play Area: 4 Badminton Courts
Warm-Up Area : 4 Badminton Courts
other facilities: Equipment Area, Medical/Doping/Physiotherapy, Athletes Lounge, Commonwealth Family Area, Sponsor's Area, Parking for 500 vehicles

4. Boxing - Yamuna Sports Complex (NEW)

Main Stadium will be divisible in 2 halves by a retractable sound-proof and fire-proof curtain.
2 Main Rings
Electronic Displays
Podium
5. Cycling - Yamuna Cycling Velodrome - Indira Gandhi Sports Complex

Cycling Track as per international Standards - with elevation and length as per requiements.
Mobile P.A System
Photo-finish camera

6.Gymnastics - Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium

Stadium can be divided into 2 equal halves by a retractable sound-proof, fire-proof synthetics wall
Enables conduct of 2 sports competitions simultaneously
Each half has the following: 6 change rooms, 4 V.I.P areas, Media Room, Medical Room
Lighting for the Arena is provided with metal-halide lamps with the lighting of 1,600 lux-lumens
Wooden playing arena 4680 sq mts
Centrally air-conditioned Indoor Stadium

7.Hockey (Men) - Major Dhyan Chand National Hockey Stadium

Synthetics Surface
Electronic Scoreboard
100-seated air-conditioned Conference Room
V.I.P. lounge
Commonwealth Family Lounge
Change Rooms

8.Hockey (Women) - Shivaji Stadium

Synthetics surface
Electronic Scorebaord
100-seated air-conditioned Conference Room
V.I.P. lounge
Commonwealth family lounge

9.Lawn Bowls - Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (New)

Four Play areas
Spectators Gallery on one side
Catering/Restaurant Area & Facilities

10.Netball - Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium

Stadium can be divided into 2 equal halves by a retractable sound-proof, fire-proof synthetics wall
Enables conduct of two sports competitions simultaneoulsy
Each Half has the following: 6 change rooms, 4 V.I.P areas, Media Room, Medical Room
Lighting for the Arena is provided with metal-halide lamps with the lighting of 1,600 lux-lumens
Wooden playing arena 4680 sq mts
Centrally air-conditioned Indoor Stadium

11.Rugby - 7's Yamuna Sports Complex

Playing Area : 150 m X 70 m

12.Shooting - Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range

10 meters Range, 25 Meters range, 50 meters range, 3 Trap Ranges, 3 Skeet Ranges
Scoring equipment imported from Speith of Germany and Sius Ascor of Switzerland
Storage Room for storage of Arms and ammunition

13.Squash - DDA Siri Fort Sports Complex

14.Table Tennis - Talkatora Indoor Stadium

15.Weightlifting - Siri Fort Auditorium

16.Wrestling - Yamuna Sports Complex

Main Stadium will be divisible in 2 halves by a retractable sound-proof and fire-proof curtain.
2 Main Rings
Electronic Displays
Podium