2010 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony

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2010 Commonwealth Games
opening ceremony
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Performance of "Jiyo Utho Badho Jeeto", official song of the games
Date3 October 2010 (2010-10-03)
Time19:00 – 22:00 IST
Location Delhi, India
Coordinates 28°34′58″N77°14′4″E / 28.58278°N 77.23444°E / 28.58278; 77.23444
Filmed by DD
Footage Youtube

The opening ceremony of the 2010 Commonwealth Games was held at the Jawaharlal 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 10:00 PM (IST) displaying India's varied culture in a plethora of cultural showcases. Wizcraft was given the contract to produce the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2010 Commonwealth Games. [1]

Contents

Guests of Honour

The Dignitaries at the opening ceremony Pratibha Devisingh Patil, the former President of India, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, the Prince of Wales, Prince Charles, his wife Duchess of Cornwall Camilla Parker, the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh.jpg
The Dignitaries at the opening ceremony

The following were the guests that attended the opening ceremony of the 2010 Commonwealth Games:

The Royal Family

The Prince of Wales (now Charles III, representing Elizabeth II as Head of the Commonwealth), Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex attended the ceremony.

International Guests

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 a multiple Commonwealth gold medallist.h. [9] Sir Anand Satyanand, the Governor General of New Zealand (the first of Indian descent), attended the ceremony as well. [7]

Alongside the Commonwealth president, attendees included International Olympic Committee then president, Jacques Rogge and Albert II, Prince of Monaco who is a member.Rogge was quoted as saying, "I think India has set a good foundation stone for the Olympics bid and a successful Commonwealth Games can help India mount a serious bid for the Olympics." [8]

Programme

A drummer performs at the opening ceremony A drummer performs at the opening ceremony of the 19th Commonwealth Games Delhi-2010, in New Delhi on October 03, 2010.jpg
A drummer performs at the opening ceremony

The opening ceremony featured aspects of India's heritage and culture in seven segments. It featured an aerostat costing U$8 million, [10] measuring 40×80x12 meters and manufactured in Oswestry, England. [11] The original plan was to have drummers on the aerostat, but the plan was cancelled. [11] The ceremony started with the Indian national anthem which was played live at the stadium. The roof of the stadium turned into orange colour and the ground was lit up with three colours of the Indian flag – orange in the center, white in the middle and green near the boundary.

Rhythm of India

Giant Puppets hang from the aerostat Giant Puppets hang from the aerostat during the opening ceremony of the 19th Commonwealth Games Delhi-2010, in New Delhi on October 03, 2010 (2).jpg
Giant Puppets hang from the aerostat

The countdown for the opening of commonwealth games started as the drums were being played, and fireworks exploded from the roof of the stadium. The aerostat slowly raised from the ground to the center space of the roof while a traditional Rajasthani hymn was being played by the musicians. Various Drummers from Assam, Kerala, Manipur, Karnataka, Odisha, Punjab and Meghalaya played a symphony that aimed to be "uniquely Indian in character, yet global in appeal". Seven year old tabla player Keshav from Puducherry played the tabla instrument in front of the audience live and he was given a big applause from the audience. [12]

Swagatam

School children from across delhi performed in this segment,intricate mehndi design was painted on large pieces of cloth in 30 seconds. Commonwealth games Delhi 2010 opening ceremony swagatham mehndi.png
School children from across delhi performed in this segment,intricate mehndi design was painted on large pieces of cloth in 30 seconds.

Hariharan led this segment, which created an amalgamation of Hindustani classical, Carnatic and folk music. The song was composed by A. R. Rahman, who also composed the official theme song of the games, and was performed by various artists along with Hariharan. Children from various Delhi schools participated in a simultaneous performance forming hands of an Indian woman in a pose of Namaste – a popular Indian salutation. Later, they separated and rearranged themselves in another formation representing the Indian flag colors of saffron, white and green while another group of children entered the stadium and covered the flag formations with a large white cloth. In a widely appreciated act, the children then made a mehndi – a traditional Indian art – on this large white piece of cloth in under 30 seconds on the spot.Latest News Updates Archived 28 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine

Tree of Knowledge

Pt. Birju Maharaj (Kathak), Guru Rajkumar Singhajit Singh-Charu Sija Mathur (Manipuri), Dr. Saroja Vaidyanathan (Bharatnatyam), Dr. Sonal Mansingh (Odissi), Bharati Shivaji (Mohiniattam) and Raja Reddy-Radha Reddy (Kuchipudi) choreographed 480 dancers bringing alive India's "Guru-Shishya Parampara" or the master-protege tradition on stage through classical dance recitals which also depicted four different seasons of India. The aerostat (the largest ever helium balloon built for such an event) formed the leaves of the Bodhi tree, while large strips elevated from the ground, made of silk and bamboo fibre form the tree trunk. After the display of classical dance, the dancers displayed yoga moves.

The Great Indian Journey

Dancers from all the states of India performed at the ceremony A spectacular view of Jawahar Lal Nehru stadium during the opening ceremony of the 19th Commonwealth Games 2010-Delhi, in New Delhi on October 03, 2010 (1).jpg
Dancers from all the states of India performed at the ceremony

This segment will give a glimpse of the lives of the masses in India, as seen through a train window. Art director Omung Kumar created a 600-ft train of bamboo sticks for this. It portrayed a common man's life and every thing in it, such as the bangle shops, politicians campaigning, Bollywood, the cycle shop etc.

Finale

Academy and Grammy award winner A. R. Rahman ended the programme with his rendition of "Jiyo Utho Badho Jeeto", the theme song of the Delhi games, and "Jai Ho". [13] [14] [15]

List of national flag bearers

Australia entered first as the host of the last games, and India entered last as the host. Excluding these two nations, the flag bearers entered by alphabetical order of their nations; Anguilla was the first (after Australia) and Zambia was the last (before India). Each flag bearer was preceded by a woman in traditional Indian dress, each reflecting a different part of the country, carrying a placard with the country's name.

OrderNationFlag bearerSportTotal Athletes
1Flag of Australia.svg  Australia Sharelle McMahon [16] [17] Netball 377
2Flag of Anguilla.svg  Anguilla Ronnie Bryan Cycling 12
3Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda James Grayman [18] Athletics 17
4Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas Valentino Knowles [19] Athletics 24
5Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Asif Hossain Khan [20] Shooting 70
6Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados Laurel Browne Netball 39
7Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg  Belize Kaina Martinez [21] Athletics 9
8Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda Kiera Aitken Swimming 14
9Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana Amantle Montsho Athletics 49
10Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  British Virgin Islands Joseph Chapman [22] Squash 2
11Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei Ampuan Ahad Lawn bowls 12
12Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Hugo Mamba [23] Athletics 20
13Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Ken Pereira [24] Field Hockey 251
14Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands Shaune Fraser Swimming 17
15Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands Mata Kenny Lawn bowls 31
16Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus Irodotos Georgallas Gymnastics 56
17Flag of Dominica.svg  Dominica Brendan Williams Athletics 15
18Flag of England.svg  England Nathan Robertson [25] Badminton 365
19Flag of the Falkland Islands.svg  Falkland Islands Douglas James Clark Badminton 15
20Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Aziz Zakari Athletics 64
21Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar Colin Bensadon Swimming 17
22Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada Imrod Batholomew Boxing 10
23Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey Peter Jory [26] Shooting 43
24Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana Cleveland Forde Athletics 34
25Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Isle of Man Andrew Roche Cycling 33
26Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Simone Forbes [27] Netball 48
27Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey Karina Bisson [28] Lawn bowls 33
28Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Ezekiel Kemboi Athletics 136
29Flag of Kiribati.svg  Kiribati David Katoatau Weightlifting 17
30Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho Selloane Tsoaeli Athletics 10
31Flag of Malawi (2010-2012).svg  Malawi Mary Waya Netball 43
32Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Siti Zalina Ahmad [29] Lawn bowls 203
33Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives Mueena Mohamed [30] Table Tennis 28
34Flag of Malta.svg  Malta Rebecca Madyson Shooting 22
35Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius Louis Richarno Colin Boxing 55
36Flag of Montserrat.svg  Montserrat Peter Semper Athletics 5
37Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique Kurt Couto Athletics 10
38Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Jafet Uutoni Boxing 30
39Flag of Nauru.svg  Nauru Itte Detenamo Weightlifting 6
40Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Irene van Dyk [31] Netball 192
41Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Faith Obiora Table Tennis 101
42Flag of Niue.svg  Niue Narita Viliamu Weightlifting 24
43Flag of Norfolk Island.svg  Norfolk Island Duncan Gray [ citation needed ] Squash 22
44Ulster banner.svg  Northern Ireland Mark Montgomery [32] Wrestling 80
45Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Mohammad Ali Shah [33] Chef de mission54
46Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea Barbara Stubbings Squash 79
47Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda Disi Dieudonne Athletics 22
48Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa Ele Opeloge Dieudonne Weightlifting 53
49Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Ross Edgar [34] Cycling 191
50Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles Steve Malcouzane Badminton 26
51Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone Michaela Kargbo Athletics 31
52Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Feng Tian Wei [35] Table Tennis 68
53Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands Michael Leong Tennis 12
54Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Cameron van der Burgh [36] Swimming 113
55Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Chinthana Vidanage [37] Weightlifting 94
56Flag of Saint Helena.svg  Saint Helena Rico Yon Shooting 4
57Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis Tanika Liburd Athletics 7
58Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia Lavern Spencer Athletics 13
59Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines James Bentick Squash 14
60Flag of Swaziland.svg  Swaziland Siphesihle Mdluli Athletics 11
61Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania Samson Ramadhani [38] Athletics 40
62Flag of The Gambia.svg  The Gambia Fanny Shonoboi Athletics 17
63Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga Uaine Fa Boxing 22
64Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago Cleopatra Borel-Brown Athletics 82
65Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg  Turks and Caicos Islands Delano Williams Athletics 8
66Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Tuvalu Lapua Tuau Weightlifting 3
67Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda Ganzi Mugula [39] Swimming 65
68Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu Yoshna Shing Table Tennis 14
69Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales David Davies [40] Swimming 175
70Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia Rachel Nachula Athletics 22
71Flag of India.svg  India Abhinav Bindra [41] Shooting 495

Spectators' response

In the opening ceremony the head of organizing committee faced embarrassment, when he was booed by the spectators at the start of his welcome speech to 60,000 spectators in the opening ceremony. The atmosphere otherwise for the teams and officials was fine, especially when they offered warm applause to the neighbouring Pakistan squad, with whom it has tense relationships. Sri Lanka also got a loud applause. The head finished his speech in five minutes and then handed over to Michael Fennell, the Chief of the Commonwealth Games Federation. [43]

Baton Procession

Boxer Vijender Singh carried the Queen's Baton into the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, at the Opening Ceremony. [44] [45] The baton was then passed to boxer Mary Kom, 5-time world champion. [44] [45] It was then passed to Samresh Jung, who was named best competitor of the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia . [44] [45] It was then passed to Sushil Kumar, world champion wrestler, [44] [45] who finally handed the Queen's Baton to the Prince of Wales (now Charles III). [44] [46]

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