XIX Commonwealth Games


The 2010 Commonwealth Games was the nineteenth Commonwealth Games, and the ninth held under that name. The Games held in New Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010, the largest multi-sport event conducted in New Delhi and India, which hosted the Asian Games in 1951 and 1982. The opening ceremony was taken place at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, the main stadium of the event. This marks the first time the Commonwealth Games have been held in India and the second time the event has been held in Asia (after the 198 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia).

The preparations for the games received criticism in news media due to issues including bad weather, infrastructural compromise, preparation delays (in particular, that of the Games Village), the withdrawal of prominent athletes, and allegations of widespread corruption. However no nations have withdrawn and the games have not been postponed.

The opening ceremony of the 2010 Commonwealth Games was held at the Jawaharla Nehru Stadium, the main stadium of the event, in New Delhi, India. It began at 7:00 PM (IST) on 3 October 2010 ending at 11:00 PM (IST) displaying India's varied culture in a plethora of cultural showcases. It was watched live by a global audience of around three billion.

Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (representing Queen Elizabeth II as Head of the Commonwealth) and President of India Pratibha Patil officially declared the Games open. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of the host nation, India, attended the opening ceremony as well.

A total of three heads of state from outside India attended the opening ceremony; two from Commonwealth nations and one from a non-Commonwealth nation. The three head of states are Mohamed Nasheed, President of the Maldives, Marcus Stephen, President of Nauru, and Prince Albert II of Monaco, whose country Monaco is not a member of the Commonwealth. As well, Sir Anand Satyanand, the Governor General of New Zealand (the first of Indian descent), and a multiple Commonwealth gold medallist, attended the ceremony.

The sports contested in Aquatics, Archery, Athletics, Badminton, Boxing, Cycling, Gymnastics, Hockey, Lawn Bowls, Netball, Rugby 7s, Shooting, Squash, Table Tennis, Tennis, Weightlifting and Wrestlings.

Pakistan's Participation in 19th Commonwealth Games

75-member Pakistan Contingent participated in the 19th Commonwealth Games held in New Delhi, India from 3rd to 14th October, 2010. The following were the members of Pakistan Contingent:-

Contingent Officials

1.      

Syed Muhammad Ali Shah                                                            

Chef de Mission

2.

Mr. Lal Chand

Dy. Chef de Mission

3.

Dr. Muhammad Akhtar Nawaz Ganjera

Treasurer

4.

Mr. Ahmed Ali Rajput

Admn Officer – I

5.

Mr. Idrees Haider Khawaja

Admn Officer –II

6.

Mr. Khursheed Alam Pervez Rizvi

Doctor

Boxing

7.

Maj. Nasir Ejaz Tung

Team Manager

8.

Francisco Herandez Roldan

Coach

9.

Ejaz Mehmood

Coach

10.

Muhammad Waseem

Player

11.

Haroon Shahid Iqbal Khan

Player

12.

Qadir Khan

Player

13.

Nawaz Dad Khan

Player

14.

Nisar Khan

Player

15.

Meer Wais Khan

Player

Hockey

16.

Khawaja Muhammad Junaid

Official

17.

Michel Henricus Van Den Heuvel

Coach

18.

Mr. Ahmed Alam

Coach

19.

Mr. Ajmal Khan Lodhi

Coach

20.

Mr. Faiz-Ur-Rehman

Physio

21.

Muhammad Nadeem Khan Lodhi

Video Analyst

22.

Abdul Haseem Khan

Player

23.

Fareed Ahmed

Player

24.

Imran Shah

Player

25.

Muhammad Imran

Player

26.

Muhammad Irfan

Player

27.

Muahmmad Kashif Javed

Player

28.

Muhammad Rashid

Player

29.

Muhammad Rizwan

Player

30.

Muhammad Tousiq

Player

31.

Muhammad Umar Bhutta

Player

32.

Muhammad Waqas

Player

33.

Rehan Butt

Player

34.

Shafqat Rasool

Player

35.

Shakeel Abbasi

Player

36.

Waseem Ahmed

Player

37.

Zeeshan Ashraf

Player

Shooting

38.

Razi Ahmed Khan

Coach

39.

Tazeem Akhtar Abbasi

Player

40.

Irshad Ali

Player

41.

Aamer Iqbal

Player

42.

Kaleem Ullah Khan

Player

43.

Sh. Amin Karamat Masood

Player

44.

Mustaqeem Shah

Player

45.

Ahmed Sultan

Player

Squash

46.

Malik Amjad Ali Noon

Official

47.

Aamir Atlas Khan

Player

48.

Farhan Mehboob

Player

49.

Yasir Ali Butt

Player

50.

Danish Atlas Khan

Player

Tennis

51.

Muhammad Khalid

Coach

52.

Aisam Ul Haq Qureshi

Player

53.

Aqeel Khan

Player

Weightlifting

54.

Muhammad Ilyas Butt

Coach

55.

Rashed Mahmood

Coach

56.

Abdullah Ghafoor

Player

57.

Muhammad Ishtiaq Ghafoor

Player

58.

Mati-ur-Rehman

Player

59.

Khurram Shahzad

Player

60.

Shuja ud Din Malik

Player

61.

Sajjad Amin Malik

Player

Wrestling

62.

Ch. Muhammad Asghar

Manager

63.

Ghulam Raza Moazen

Head Coach

64.

Muhammad Anwar

Coach

65.

Muhammad Umer

Player

66.

Muhammad Ali

Player

67.

Sarmad Afaq

Player

68.

Azhar Hussain

Player

69.

Muhammad Salman

Player

70.

Muhammad Inam

Player

Para Sports

71.

Akbar Ali Mughal

Coach (Athletics)

72.

Raheel Anwar

Player (Athletics)

73.

Asghar Ali

Player (Athletics)

74.

Zarif Hussain Siddique

Coach (Power Lifting)

75.

Nasir Butt

Player (Power Lifting)



Medal Tally of 19th Commonwealth Games

 

S.No.

Nation

Medals

     Gold

      Silver

       Bronze

     Total

1

 Australia

74

55

48

177

2

 India

38

27

36

101

3

 England

37

59

46

142

4

 Canada

26

17

32

75

5

 South Africa

12

11

10

33

6

 Kenya

12

11

9

32

7

 Malaysia

12

10

13

35

8

 Singapore

11

11

9

31

9

 Nigeria

11

10

14

35

10

 Scotland

9

10

7

26

11

 New Zealand

6

22

8

36

12

 Cyprus

4

3

5

12

13

 Northern Ireland

3

3

4

10

14

 Samoa

3

0

1

4

15

 Wales

2

7

10

19

16

 Jamaica

2

4

1

7

17

 Pakistan

2

1

2

5

18

 Uganda

2

0

0

2

19

 Bahamas

1

1

3

5

20

 Sri Lanka

1

1

1

3

21

 Nauru

1

1

0

2

22

 Botswana

1

0

3

4

23=

 Cayman Islands

1

0

0

1

23=

 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

1

0

0

1

25

 Trinidad and Tobago

0

4

2

6

26

 Cameroon

0

2

4

6

27

 Ghana

0

1

3

4

28

 Namibia

0

1

2

3

29=

 Papua New Guinea

0

1

0

1

29=

 Seychelles

0

1

0

1

31=

 Isle of Man

0

0

2

2

31=

 Mauritius

0

0

2

2

31=

 Tonga

0

0

2

2

34=

 Bangladesh

0

0

1

1

34=

 Guyana

0

0

1

1

34=

 Saint Lucia

0

0

1

1

Total

272

274

282

828

 
Pakistan Medal Tally in 19th Commonwealth Games
 

S.No.

Discipline

Medals

     Gold

      Silver

       Bronze

     Total

1.

Boxing

-

-

2

2

2.

Wrestling

2

1

-

3

Total

2

1

2

5


S.No.

Player's Name

Event

Medal

Boxing

1

Mr. Muhammad Waseem

-49 Kg

Bronze

2

Mr. Haroon Shahid Iqbal Khan

52 Kg

Bronze

Wrestling

3

Mr. Azhar Hussain

55 Kg FreeStyle

Gold

4

Mr. Muhammad Inam

84 Kg FreeStyle

Gold

5

Mr. Azhar Hussain

55 Kg Greco-Roman

Silver