Friday, February 27, 2009

Commonwealth Games - Competition Venues

Construction at the following new venues is underway in full swing and progressing satisfactorily: Badminton and Squash (Siri Fort Sports Complex); Netball (Thyagaraj Sports Complex); Rugby 7s (Delhi University); Table Tennis (Yamuna Sports Complex); and Weightlifting and Wrestling (Indira Gandhi Sports Complex).

Renovation of the following existing venues will be completed on schedule: Athletics (Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium); Boxing (Talkatora Indoor Stadium); Gymnastics (Indira Gandhi Stadium); Hockey (Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium); Swimming (Dr S.P. Mukherjee Aquatics Complex); and Tennis (R.K. Khanna Tennis Stadium).

Construction has also started on the following venues: Shooting (Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range); Archery Preliminaries (Yamuna Sports Complex); and Lawn Bowls (Jawaharlal Nehru Sports Complex).

The final design of the indoor timber air-conditioned velodrome is in the process of being developed.

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