Solomon Islands competed in the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. [1]
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The country was represented by twelve athletes, competed in athletics, boxing, tennis, weightlifting and wrestling. [2]
Solomon Islands competed in the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. [1]
The country was represented by twelve athletes, competed in athletics, boxing, tennis, weightlifting and wrestling. [2]
The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exception of 1942 and 1946, have successively run every four years since. The Games were called the British Empire Games from 1930 to 1950, the British Empire and Commonwealth Games from 1954 to 1966, and British Commonwealth Games from 1970 to 1974. Athletes with a disability are included as full members of their national teams since 2002, making the Commonwealth Games the first fully inclusive international multi-sport event. In 2018, the Games became the first global multi-sport event to feature an equal number of men's and women's medal events and four years later they are the first global multi-sport event to have more events for women than men.
The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. A total of 4352 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events, making it the largest Commonwealth Games to date. It was also the largest international multi-sport event to be staged in Delhi and India, eclipsing the Asian Games in 1951 and 1982. The opening and closing ceremonies were held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, the main stadium of the event.
The athletics competition at the 2010 Commonwealth Games was held in New Delhi, India between 6 and 14 October. The track and field events took place between 6–12 October at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium while the marathon contests were held on a street course running through the city on 14 October.
Although tennis has long been on the list of approved optional Commonwealth Games sports, and has featured in every Commonwealth Youth Games programme, it made its maiden appearance in a full Commonwealth Games programme at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
Anguilla competed in the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010.
The British Virgin Islands competed at the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010.
Rwanda made its Commonwealth Games debut at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India, from October 3 to October 14, 2010. Rwanda was admitted to the Commonwealth of Nations in November 2009, becoming the second member state of the Commonwealth that has no colonial or constitutional links with the United Kingdom.
Nigeria competed in the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010.
Malta competed in the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010.
Kenya competed in the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010.
Namibia competed in the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. Namibia sent 28 athletes and 11 officials to the Games, which was fewer than it had in 2006. Namibian athletes competed in athletics, archery, boxing, cycling, gymnastics, bowls, shooting, and paralympics. It however won more medals then in 2006.
Saint Helena, part of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, competed in the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. Saint Helena sent a team of four shooters.
Saint Lucia competed in the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines competed in the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010.
Seychelles competed in the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010.
Vanuatu competed in the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. Vanuatu's Table Tennis Federation has been for many years, honoured to select its players as the flag bearer of the 2010 Commonwealth games. As a result, Yoshua Shing was nominated flag bearer of the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Vanuatu participated in table tennis at the commonwealth games for singles, doubles and mixed events. The events were held at the Yamuna Sports Complex from 4 to 14 October 2010.
Brunei competed in the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi. The country competed in lawn bowling only.
The Isle of Man competed in the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010.
The 2010 Commonwealth Games, was a multi-sport event held in Delhi, India from 3 to 14 October 2010. It was the first time that India hosted the Commonwealth Games and the second time it was held in Asia after Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 1998. A total of 6,081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth Games Associations (CGAs) participated in this Games, competing in 272 events in 21 sports.
Zambia competed in the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. Because of a lack of money, the team was cut from fifty seven athletes to twenty two.