Commonwealth Games 2010 Closing Ceremony

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Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony History

Commonwealth games are the pillar for maintaining the sense of harmony, equality, unity and co-operation among the commonwealth member nations. The Commonwealth games are organized every four years. The commonwealth games were first held in the year 1930 under the name “British Empire Games”. The game was renamed “British Empire and commonwealth Games” in the year 1954. In the year 1970, the games were rechristened to “British Commonwealth games”. In the Year 1978, the name for the games was changed to “The commonwealth games” and it is retained till date. The 2010 edition of the games will be hosted by New Delhi, India and is scheduled to commence on 3rd October 2010 and will come to an end on 14th October 2010. India will be hosting the commonwealth games for the first time. The 2006 commonwealth game was hosted by Australia in Melbourne City. The responsibility of supervision of the games lies with Commonwealth Games Federation. The 2010, Commonwealth Games is the nineteenth commonwealth games organized since its inception and the ninth to be held under the current name. Closing ceremony has been a customary practice since the first commonwealth games held in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Closing ceremony generally includes celebrities from music and films fraternity and musical and performing arts shows are generally showcased. The next venue of commonwealth games is announced and the theme for next commonwealth games is played. During the closing ceremony the ceremonial flag is handed over to next host nation. The flag parade as displayed in the opening ceremony is also part of the closing ceremony.

Commonwealth Games 2010 Closing Ceremony

India is the host for 2010 commonwealth games and the closing ceremony of 2010 Commonwealth games will be held on 14th October 2010 at Jawaharlal Nehru stadium, New Delhi. The closing ceremony of 2010 commonwealth games will include a series of activities as provided below:

Similar to the opening ceremony, the closing ceremony will also have flag parade of countries participating in the commonwealth games, 2010. The event will be marked by presence of many Bollywood celebrities and artists giving a mesmerizing experience to the audience. The 2010 Commonwealth games closing ceremony will hold colourful musical event to mark the end of the 2010 commonwealth games and some great performances by artists from India as well as other countries. Dazzling fireworks will light up the skyline and will be an enchanting view. The commonwealth games, 2010 closing ceremony will also witness cultural shows which will include dance, folk and modern music, films and puppet show presenting India’s cultural diversity.

The 2010 closing ceremony, apart from the grand musical events, will also showcase a presentation on the next commonwealth games to be held at Glasgow, Scotland and it is expected to play the theme of 2014 commonwealth games. During the closing ceremony the ceremonial flag will be handed over to Glasgow, which will be the next host.

Commonwealth Games 2010 Closing Ceremony Tickets

The tickets for the closing ceremony of Commonwealth games 2010 are priced at a range of INR 750 to INR 50,000. The 2010 CWG tickets will be available for sale to general public from June 2010. The tickets will be on sale until the start of the event but are subject to availability. The tickets are available at select retail outlets in Delhi-NCR area and major metros. 2010 CWG commonwealth games tickets will also be available at commonwealth member countries through select agents. 2010 CWG commonwealth games tickets are also available through dedicated call centers. General public can also avail the online facility to procure the tickets through the 2010 commonwealth games official website. However, online tickets need to be redeemed for the physical ticket at the dedicated counter on the date of the event.