CWG GAMES COUNTDOWN BEGINS

1. CWG GAMES COUNTDOWN BEGINS XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi

2. Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi • November 2003: Delhi wins bid to host Games • February 2005: Organising Committee Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi responsible for conduct and delivery of Games

3. Largest Ever Participation 7,000 Athletes & Team Officials 1,500 Technical officials

4. Important Dates • 16 September - Arrival of advanced teams from CGA • 23rd September -Teams check in at Village • 23rd September - Opening of Main Press Centre • 3rdOctober - Opening ceremony • 14thOctober - Closing ceremony

5. Special Features in Commonwealth Games Green Games Longest Queen’s Baton Relay High Definition telecast Largest media participation State of the art technology across operations Aerostat at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

6. Queen’s Baton Relay • Longest Queen’s Baton Relay • Covering 190,000 kms • 71 Commonwealth Nations • 100 days in India

7. Green Games • 3.5 million trees planted in Delhi • Energy saving fixtures and CFLs used at venues • Paper recycling • Water Conservation at all venues • Thaygaraj Stadium –A model green stadium

8. Competition Venues 18 test events conducted successfully to test venue and management systems for the Games XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi

9. Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

10. Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium • Opening /Closing ceremonies • Seating capacity:60,000 • Athletics • Weightlifting • Lawn Bowls • PTFE membrane roof • Earthquake resistant building

11. Talkatora Stadium

12. Talkatora Indoor Stadium Boxing Venue for Commonwealth Boxing Championship in March 2010 Commonwealth Boxing Championship Test Event

13. Indira Gandhi Sports Complex Cycling, Gymnastics and Wrestling • Two New Stadia constructed for Cycling and Wrestling • Original Stadium for Gymnastics renovated • Permanent timber cycling track • Thermal insulation on roof Gymnastics test event (Federation Cup) held in August 2010

14. Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium Hockey • Historic venue-built in 1933 • Venue for Men’s Hockey World Cup in • Feb/March 2010 • Brand new synthetic hockey turfs

15. Thyagaraj Sports Complex Netball • Green Building Concept : • Rain water harvesting • Effluent Treatment Plant • Grid Interactive One Megawatt Solar energy

16. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Aquatic Complex • World’s first pool based on Cohestrands technology from France

17. Non Competition Venues XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi

18. Games Village • Residential Zone • 14 blocks, 34 towers, • 1,168 air-conditioned flats • International Zone • Training areas • Gymnasium • Fitness centre • Discotheque • 20 electric buses for shuttle service

19. Games Village: Ensuring a comfortable stay for athletes 8,000 beds including 250 for Para-Sport athletes Well appointed Air Conditioned 2 to 5 bedroom apartments.

20. Games Village - Catering • Kitchen to serve 36,000 meals per day • International norms of hygiene • Regular food safety and food audit tests • All items to carry Nutrition & Allergic Foods information • International nutrition standards to meet special requirements • Menu from all six regions of the Commonwealth • Packed meals for athletes from Village

21. Press Operations • Main Press Center at Pragati Maidan Hall 12-12A • Venue Media Centers in each stadia • State of the Art facilities • New Initiatives • - CATV in High-definition • - Live telecast from stadia • 600 workstations • Games News Service • Press Conference Halls

22. Broadcasting • Host Broadcaster-Doordarshan • Largest live television coverage for any Commonwealth Games – including US and Canada • Extensive coverage through • Network 10 and FoxTel in Australia • TVNZ in New Zealand • BBC in United Kingdom • SABC in South Africa • BON in Nigeria • Asia Broadcasting Union (ABU) for key Asian Commonwealth Countries

23. SECURITY • Delhi Police ensuring safe Games • Security arrangements: • Athlete security (Airport, Village etc) • Venue security (Competition and Non Competition) • In – transit security • Emergency Management

24. Transport • Transport at three levels-T1 & T2 cars,T3&T4 buses • Special buses with GPRS for: • Athletes • Delegates • Media • All buses with special access and seating • Specially marked lanes on key roads for speedy movement • Metro services across the city • Airport Express Line • Park and Ride facility

25. Doping Control State-of-the-art Doping Control Stations at all competition venues Dope Centre at Games Village Command Centre at Games Headquarters World class National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL) at Delhi Athlete anti-doping Outreach programme at the Village by OC and WADA CGF approved test distribution plan

26. Medical Facilities • State of art medical facilities at Games Village Polyclinic, and at all venues • Networked with dedicated tertiary care hospitals • Manned by trained doctors and paramedics • Super specialty centre for management of sports injuries

27. Ticketing Website • Comprehensive information on events, schedule, seat maps and prices • Buy tickets through debit/credit card and net banking To book tickets online log on to www.tickets.cwgdelhi2010.org

28. Volunteers: “Face of the Games” 30,000 volunteers

29. 20 days to go… Shera on track !!!