Delhi, India 2010
The vibrant city of New Delhi, home to 14 million people, hosted the Commonwealth Games in October 2010. This was the first time India had hosted the Games and only the second time the event had been held in Asia (Kuala Lumpur in 1998 was the first).
Delhi won the right to host the 2010 Games by defeating the Canadian city of Hamilton by 46 votes to 22 at the CGF General Assembly held in Montego Bay in November 2003.
The Games were held from 3-14 October 2010, inclusive of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies.
Existing and new stadia were used to house the following 17 sports:
- Archery
- Aquatics (diving, swimming & synchronised swimming)
- Athletics
- Badminton
- Boxing
- Cycling (track & road)
- Gymnastics
- Hockey
- Lawn Bowls
- Netball
- Rugby 7s
- Shooting
- Squash
- Table Tennis
- Tennis
- Weightlifting
- Wrestling
In addition, 15 events were contested across 4 Para-Sports, for elite athletes with a disability, on the inclusive Sports Programme:
- Athletics
- Swimming
- Powerlifting
- Table Tennis
Delhi proved to be a spectacular Games in an amazing country, however there were also a number of challenges, in a cultural and competition environment that few members of Team Scotland had previously experienced. Preparations for the Games by the Organising Committee had fallen behind schedule to a point where the participation of athletes including those from Team Scotland was in question and the Games themselves may have been in jeopardy. With frantic last minute activity by the hosts, the Games got underway and our team responded magnificently and delivered as one united team, despite the most trying of circumstances.
Scotland had its second most successful Games ever winning 9 Gold, 10 Silver and 7 Bronze, a total of 26 medals. Shooting was the top sport at the Games with Swimming not far behind.Go to Scotland's Highlights to read all about Team Scotland's superb performance in Delhi.