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 is a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations, which consists mostly, but not exclusively, of territories of the former British Empire. The event was first held in 1930 as the British Empire Games and, with the exception of 1942 and 1946, has successively run every four years since. The event was 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. The event removed the word British from its title for the 1978 Games and has maintained its current name ever since.
The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, was an international multi-sport event for the members of the Commonwealth 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.
India has competed in all except four editions of the Commonwealth Games; starting at the second Games in 1934. India has also hosted the games once, in 2010. The most successful event for India in these games is shooting.
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.
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.