2010 Commonwealth Games: Delhi

The 2010 Commonwealth Games are to be held in Delhi, the capital city of India. This will be the first time India has hosted the Games and the second time the event has been held in Asia.

The proposed dates for the Games are 3 – 14 October 2010 inclusive of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies.

The Delhi Games Village is to be constructed as a low rise medium development on a 40 acre site in the heart of the capital with a possible capacity for 8,500 athletes and officials. Existing and new stadia will be used to accommodate the sports.

The Commonwealth Games – as with any other major sporting event – will provide a wealth of opportunities for business. UK companies have experience of, and are accomplished in, the planning, design, construction and management that goes into putting on a major world sports event.

Additionally, there are opportunities in security, volunteering co-ordination, broadcasting advice, traffic management, VIP hospitality and management, ticketing and general tourism.

Projected expenditure on venues is US$266.65 million. Games operating expenditure is UK$141.01 million, including grants, ceremonies, cultural programmes, media centre, administration etc.

UK Trade & Investment has published several reports relating to the Commonwealth Games and the opportunities the event will offer UK businesses:

• Report of Scoping Visit to India
  A representative group of British private sector experts visited Delhi in 2004 in order to scope out the opportunities at an early stage.
• Sector Report: Sport & Leisure Infrastructure
  This report looks at the characteristics of the market, the opportunities available and the key methods of doing business.
• India Opportunities Newsletter
  A report on the budgets and plans for the Commonwealth Games.

Visit the official Commonwealth Games websitefor more information or contact us to discuss business opportunities.

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