:The tracks have been marked out, the fields are ready and stands in spanking new venues wait for the crowds to stream in. After months of uncertainty and doubts over whether India can pull it off, the 19th Commonwealth Games are finally set for a grand opening here Sunday evening.
A story that started Nov 13, 2003, in Jamaica when India won the bid to host its biggest sporting event and proceeded in fits and start through seven years will see fruition when 65,000 people gather under a balmy October night sky to "let the Games begin" Sunday.
The Games, primarily limited to former British colonies and regarded as the second biggest international multi-sports extravaganza after the Olympics, is being held in Asia only for the second time. The Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur organised the Games in 1998.
From Monday, thousands of athletes from 71 countries and Commonwealth territories will vie for 829 medals at stake in 17 disciplines spread over 11 venues. The successful holding of the Oct 3-14 event is one of the biggest challenges of a nation emerging as an economic power after years of struggle with poverty and underdevelopment.
It is also the third time the South Asian giant is hosting a major multi-discipline event of such a magnitude after the successful organisation of the Asian Games in 1951 and 1982. However, in terms of the number of participating nations and athletes, this is the biggest on Indian soil.
A story that started Nov 13, 2003, in Jamaica when India won the bid to host its biggest sporting event and proceeded in fits and start through seven years will see fruition when 65,000 people gather under a balmy October night sky to "let the Games begin" Sunday.
The Games, primarily limited to former British colonies and regarded as the second biggest international multi-sports extravaganza after the Olympics, is being held in Asia only for the second time. The Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur organised the Games in 1998.
From Monday, thousands of athletes from 71 countries and Commonwealth territories will vie for 829 medals at stake in 17 disciplines spread over 11 venues. The successful holding of the Oct 3-14 event is one of the biggest challenges of a nation emerging as an economic power after years of struggle with poverty and underdevelopment.
It is also the third time the South Asian giant is hosting a major multi-discipline event of such a magnitude after the successful organisation of the Asian Games in 1951 and 1982. However, in terms of the number of participating nations and athletes, this is the biggest on Indian soil.
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Courtesy : Malayala Manorama, NDTV, Stamps of India
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