Shera has been chosen as the official mascot

Shera has been chosen as the official mascot of the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Shera is a Royal Bengal Tigre claded with white sporting jersey and blue track paints. The Royal Bengal Tiger is the national animal of India. It is also an endangered species because of its vulnerability to habitat loss, poaching and environmental degradation.

The logo for the 2010 Commonwealth Games was revealed on 6 January 2008 at an event-taking place at the India Gate. The Ashoka Chakra, a symbol of freedom, unity, and power, inspires the logo. Its spiraling upwards symbolizes India's rise as a global power and its transition from tradition to modernity. The colours symbolize India's vibrant and diverse culture and people, and each part of the logo symbolizes India welcoming the 71 Commonwealth nations and territories.

Delhi 2010 Sports v v v v Aquatics Archery Athletics Badminton Boxing Cycling Gymnastics Hockey Lawn Bowls Netball Rugby Sevens Shooting Squash Table Tennis Weightlifting

Venues The 17 sports to feature in the XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi will be held at six venue clusters and five stand alone venues in Delhi. Ceremonies, Athletics, Lawn Bowls and Weightlifting will be held at Cluster I: Jawaharlal Nehru Sports Complex; Cycling, Gymnastics and Wrestling at Cluster II: Indira Gandhi Sports Complex; Archery (Qualification Rounds) and Table Tennis at Cluster III: Yamuna Sports Complex; Badminton and Squash at Cluster IV: Siri Fort Sports Complex; Hockey and Archery Finals (India Gate) at Cluster V: MDC National Stadium Complex; and Swimming and Boxing at Cluster VI: Talkatora Garden Complex. Twenty-six new training venues are being constructed for the Delhi 2010 for different sports. Work has been initiated on all the training venues and is progressing satisfactorily. Apart from this, 16 training venues are being upgraded and will be ready on schedule.

Nations participating 2010 There are currently 85 nations planning to field teams at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. This figure is the highest considering the past Commonwealth Games. This phenomenal increase in the number of participating nations has made this events the second biggest sporting event after Olympic Games. As we look back Commonwealth Games has started with participation of mere 11 nations and 400 athletes in 1930. In the last Commonwealth Games a total of 71 countries participated. Delhi is going to witness 8500 athletes from 85 countries.

2010 Commonwealth Games Venues • • • Delhi University Sports Complex Dhyan Chand National Stadium Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range R K Khanna Tennis complex Siri Fort Sports Complex Dr SP Mukharjee Swimming Complex Talkatora Indoor Stadium Training Venues Tyagraja Sports Complex Yamuna Sports Complex

Opening Ceremony The 2010 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony will be held on 3 rd October at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi.

One of the biggest sports festivals of the world the Commonwealth Games 2010 will kick up on 3 rd Oct 2010 and will continue up to 14 th of that month. The detail schedule of the event along with its venue is given below. Date Sports Event 4 Oct Aquatics, Badminton, Boxing, Cycling, Gymnastics, Hockey, Lawn Balls, Net Ball, Squash, Table Tennis 5 Oct Aquatics, Badminton, Boxing, Cycling, Gymnastics, Hockey, Lawn Balls, Net Ball, Rugby 7 s, Squash, Table Tennis, Shooting, Weight Lifting, Wrestling 6 Oct Aquatics, Badminton, Boxing, Cycling, Gymnastics, Hockey, Lawn Balls, Net Ball, Rugby 7 s, Squash, Table Tennis, Shooting, Weight Lifting, Wrestling 7 Oct Aquatics, Athletics, Badminton, Boxing, Cycling, Hockey, Lawn Balls, Net Ball, Squash, Table Tennis, Shooting, Weight Lifting, Wrestling 8 Oct Aquatics, Athletics, Badminton, Boxing, Gymnastics, Hockey, Lawn Balls, Net Ball, Squash, Table Tennis, Shooting, Weight Lifting, Wrestling 9 Oct Aquatics, Athletics, Badminton, Boxing, Cycling, Gymnastics, Hockey, Lawn Balls, Net Ball, Squash, Table Tennis, Shooting, Weight Lifting 10 Aquatics, Athletics, Badminton, Boxing, Hockey, Lawn Balls, Net Ball, Squash, Table Tennis, Shooting, Oct Weight Lifting 11 Aquatics, Athletics, Badminton, Gymnastics, Hockey, Lawn Balls, Net Ball, Squash, Table Tennis, Oct Shooting, Weight Lifting 12 Aquatics, Athletics, Badminton, Boxing, Gymnastics, Hockey, Lawn Balls, Net Ball, Squash, Table Tennis, Oct Shooting, Weight Lifting 13 Aquatics, Athletics, Badminton, Cycling, Gymnastics, Hockey, Net Ball, Squash, Table Tennis, Shooting Oct

Closing Ceremony Oct 14, 2010 at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.