Commonwealth Games 2010 Opening Ceremony

Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony History

The commonwealth games are arranged between the member countries of Commonwealth of Nations. Commonwealth games are arranged every four years and are the third largest multi sports event of the world after Olympics and Asian Games. The responsibility of supervision of the games lies with Commonwealth Games Federation. The 2010, Commonwealth Games is the nineteenth common wealth games and the ninth under the current name. The commonwealth games were first held in the year 1930 under the name “British Empire Games”. The game was given as “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. As a tribute to old British military traditions, the military is more active in the opening ceremony of commonwealth games.

The date of 3rd October 2010 which will mark the beginning of 2010 commonwealth games is not far off and India is getting ready to be the perfect host. The scheduled date for opening ceremony of the 2010 commonwealth games is 3rd October 2010. The opening ceremony will mark the commencement of the commonwealth games. The opening ceremony is scheduled to take place in Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi. The opening ceremony will be an event full of grandeur and show India cultural diversity and unified strength. It will follow the traditional ceremonies attached to commonwealth games as well as many musical shows and fireworks blended with an Indian touch. It is expected that Prince Charles from Great Britain will grace the occasion.

2010 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony

In the opening ceremony, there will be flag parade of countries participating in the commonwealth games. Australia, being the host country for last years commonwealth games (Commonwealth Games, 2006) will lead the parade as per the customary practices. As per the custom, India, the current host country will stand last in the parade. The opening ceremony parade is an important event. In the opening ceremony parade all the participating nations will march in alphabetical order. During the parade, India’s national anthem “Jana Gana Mana” will be played.

Queen’s Baton relay is also an important event and is the curtain raiser for the games. The baton’s journey starts from Buckingham palace with a relevant message from the queen. The first and the last baton carrier are chosen from a list of well known athletes belonging to the host country which is India for 2010 commonwealth Games. It is expected that Indian President, Mrs. Pratibha Patil will grace the Queen’s baton relay at the opening ceremony. India’s ace shooter, Abhinav Bindra will be the first baton carrier for 2010 commonwealth baton relay. At the opening ceremony the baton will be handed over to her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II or her representative by the last runner.

There will also be a welcome ceremony after the inaugural ceremony where athletes of all the participating nations will be welcomed and Green Flag will be shown as a sign for commencement of the games. Jawaharlal stadium will hoist three flags, the flags of the present host country (India), the last host country (Australia) and the next host country (Scotland).

Apart from the traditional events associated with Commonwealth Games, the 2010 commonwealth games will also host musical performances as part of opening ceremony. The musical performances will be delivered by many well known and established foreign and Indian artists. The opening ceremony will also be graced with the presence of many Bollywood personalities and celebrities from the field of politics, sports and media. Impressive fireworks will light up the skyline and will add to the excitement of the 2010, commonwealth games opening ceremony.

CWG 2010 Opening Ceremony Tickets

The tickets for the opening ceremony of Commonwealth games 2010 are priced at a range of INR 1,000 to INR 50,000. The 2010 CWG tickets will be available for sale to general public from June 2010. The tickets are made available for 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.

Commonwealth Games 2010 Opening Ceremony