Countries Participating in Commom Wealth games 2010

Although there are 53 Commonwealth countries, there are 71 Commonwealth Games Associations that can enter a team in the Commonwealth Games. This is because some Commonwealth countries have more than one CGA. An example of this is the United Kingdom, which is a single Commonwealth country, but which has seven CGAs, as Scotland, England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Isle of Man, Jersey, and Guernsey, all compete in the Games as separate nations.

Here is a list of countries participating in Common Wealth Games with abbreviation :

Country	Abbreviation	Continent
Botswana	BOT	Africa
Cameroon	CMR	Africa
Ghana	GHA	Africa
Kenya	KEN	Africa
Lesotho	LES	Africa
Malawi	MAW	Africa
Mauritius	MRI	Africa
Mozambique	MOZ	Africa
Namibia	NAM	Africa
Nigeria	NGR	Africa
Sierra Leone	SLE	Africa
Swaziland	SWZ	Africa
South Africa	RSA	Africa
Seychelles	SEY	Africa
Tanzania	TAN	Africa
The Gambia	GAM	Africa
Uganda	UGA	Africa
Zambia	ZAM	Africa
Bangladesh	BAN	Asia
Brunei	BRU	Asia
India	IND	Asia
Malaysia	MAS	Asia
Maldives	MDV	Asia
Pakistan	PAK	Asia
Singapore	SIN	Asia
Sri Lanka	SRI	Asia
Belize	BIZ	Americas
Bermuda	BER	Americas
Canada	CAN	Americas
Falkland Islands	FAL	Americas
Guyana	GUY	Americas
St Helena	SHE	Americas
Anguilla	ANG	Caribbean
Antigua and Barbuda	ANT	Caribbean
Bahamas	BAH	Caribbean
Barbados	BAR	Caribbean
British Virgin Islands	BVI	Caribbean
Cayman Islands	CAY	Caribbean
Dominica	DMA	Caribbean
Grenada	GRN	Caribbean
Jamaica	JAM	Caribbean
Montserrat	MTS	Caribbean
St Kitts and Nevis	SKN	Caribbean
St Lucia	LCA	Caribbean
St Vincent & The Grenadines	SVG	Caribbean
Trinidad and Tobago	TRI	Caribbean
Turks and Caicos Islands	TCI	Caribbean

“Come Out and play” is the slogan for the Common Wealth Games.

Date For Common Wealth Games 2010

Common Wealth Games, 2010 in India scheduled to start from October 3rd and continues up to October 14th.

Commonwealth Games Ticket

The Commonwealth Games are about to begin and people from different countries are planning to visit India during these games.Starting tickets rates for the opening ceremony ranges Rs 1,000 to Rs 50,000; while for the closing ceremony it will start from Rs 750 to Rs 50, 000 for the best seat (Also ranging from Rs 50 to Rs 50000). The first lot of ticket sale, commenced on 4th June'10 has already completed. And, the second phase will be commenced on 15th August'10. Around 50 ticket booking centers will be arranged in Delhi and the NCR. There will be five retail outlets in each of the metro cities, including: Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chandigarh, Pune and Hyderabad.

For other events, the price of tickets starts from 50 rupees ($1.05) and 100 rupees ($2.19). Below is a general guide to the price of tickets:

§ Aquatics -- 50 rupees to 1,000 rupees

§ Archery -- 100 rupees to 500 rupees

§ Athletics -- 100 rupees to 1,000 rupees

§ Badminton -- 200 rupees to 1,000 rupees

§ Boxing -- 250 rupees to 1,000 rupees

§ Hockey -- 100 rupees to 1,000 rupees

§ Lawn Bowls -- 50 rupees to 250 rupees

§ Netball -- 50 rupees to 500 rupees

§ Rugby -- 100 rupees to 250 rupees

§ Shooting -- 250 rupees

§ Squash -- 100 rupees to 750 rupees

§ Table Tennis -- 100 rupees to 750 rupees

§ Weightlifting -- 250 rupees to 750 rupees

§ Wrestling -- 100 rupees to 1,000 rupees

Venues of common wealth games

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium	For Athletics, lawn bowls, weightlifting
Dhyan Chand National Stadium	for Hockey
Indira Gandhi Stadium	for Archery, Cycling, Gymnastics and Wrestling
Delhi University Sport Complex	for Rugby
Tyagaraj Sports Complex	for Netball
Siri Fort Sports Complex	for Badminton and Squash
Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range	for shooting
Talkatora Stadium	for boxing
SPM Swimming Pool Complex	for Aquatics
RK Khanna Tennis Complex	for Tennis and
Yamuna Sports Complex	for Table Tennis

Sporting Events According to Commonwealth Games Schedule

Opening Ceremony	3rd October	J N Stadium
Aquatics	4th October to 13th October	SPM Swimming & Pool Complex
Archery	4th October to 10th October	Yamuna Sports Complex/India Gate
Athletics	6th October to 13th October	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Badminton	4th October to 13th October	Siri Fort Sports Complex
Boxing	4th October to 10th October & 12th October	Talkatora Indoor Stadium
Cycling:	4th October to 7th October, 9th October & 13th October	I. G. Indoor Stadium Complex
Gymnastics	4th October to 6th October, 8th October, 9th October, 11th October to 13th October	I. G. Indoor Stadium Complex
Hockey	4th October to 13th October	Maj. Dhyan Chand National Stadium
Lawn Bowls	4th October to 12th October	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Netball	4th October to 13th October	Tyagaraj Sports Complex
Rugby 7s	11th October & 12th October	Delhi University
Shooting	5th October to 13th October	Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range
Squash	4th October to 13th October	Siri Fort Sports Complex
Table Tennis	4th October to 13th October	Yamuna Sports Complex
Tennis	4th October to 10th October	R K Tennis Complex
Weightlifting	4th October to 12th October	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Wrestling	5th October to 8th October	I. G. Indoor Stadium Complex
Closing Ceremony	14th October	J N Stadium