2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games

2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games
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City	Delhi, India
Venue	Indira Gandhi Arena
Team Gold Medalist	Australia Emily Little Ashleigh Brennan Georgia Bonora Lauren Mitchell Georgia Wheeler
All-Around Gold Medalist	Lauren Mitchell (AUS)
Vault Gold Medalist	Imogen Cairns (ENG)
Uneven Bars Gold Medalist	Lauren Mitchell (AUS)
Balance Beam Gold Medalist	Lauren Mitchell (AUS)
Floor Exercise Gold Medalist	Imogen Cairns (ENG)
Preceded by	2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games
Succeeded by	2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games

The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games, were held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. A total of 6,081 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. It was the first time that the Commonwealth Games were held in India and the second time it was held in Asia after Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 1998. The official mascot of the Games was Shera and the official song of the Games, "Jiyo Utho Bado Jeeto", was composed by celebrated Indian musician A.R. Rahman.

Preparation for the Games received widespread international media attention, with criticism being levelled against the organisers for the slow pace of work, as well as issues related to security and hygiene. However, all member nations of the Commonwealth of Nations participated in the event, except Fiji, which is suspended from the Commonwealth, and Tokelau, which didn't send a team, in spite of threats of boycotts and athlete withdrawals. The internationally acclaimed opening ceremony improved the image of the Games, and dispelled negative notions surrounding them, with many observers remarking that they began on an apprehensive note, but were an exceptional experience with a largely positive ending. The President of the International Olympic Committee, Jacques Rogge, said that India had made a good foundation for a future Olympics bid, which was reiterated by the Australian Ministry of Sports. Commonwealth games Federation chief Mike Fennell stated that "Delhi delivered a fantastic Games". Some observers accused sections of the media of bias, unfair expectations, and negative reporting.

Format of Competition

The format was similar to that of the Olympics. No compulsory routines were performed. Instead, all participating gymnasts, including those who were not part of a team, participated in a qualification round. The results of this competition determined which teams and individuals participated in the remaining competitions, which included:

• The team competition, in which the six highest scoring teams from qualifications competed. Each team of six gymnasts could have up to five gymnasts perform on each apparatus, and only the four highest scores counted toward the team total.
• The all-around competition, in which the twenty-four highest scoring individuals in the all-around competed. Each country was limited to three gymnasts in the all-around final.
• The event finals, in which the eight highest scoring individuals on each apparatus competed. Each country was limited to two gymnasts in each apparatus final.

Results

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Team	Australia Emily Little Ashleigh Brennan Georgia Bonora Lauren Mitchell Georgia Wheeler	England Charlotte Lindsley Laura Edwards Jocelyn Hunt Imogen Cairns Becky Wing	Canada Gabby May Cynthia Lemieux-Guillemette Kristin Klarenbach Emma Willis Catherine Dion
All-Around	Lauren Mitchell Australia (AUS)	Emily Little Australia (AUS)	Georgia Bonora Australia (AUS)
Vault	Imogen Cairns England (ENG)	Jennifer Mbali Khwela South Africa (RSA)	Gabby May Canada (CAN)
Uneven Bars	Lauren Mitchell Australia (AUS)	Georgia Bonora Australia (AUS)	Cynthia Lemieux-Guillemette Canada (CAN)
Balance Beam	Lauren Mitchell Australia (AUS)	Lim Heem Wei Singapore (SIN)	Cynthia Lemieux-Guillemette Canada (CAN)
Floor Exercise	Imogen Cairns England (ENG)	Lauren Mitchell Australia (AUS)	Ashleigh Brennan Australia (AUS)

Medal Count

Rank	Country				Total
1	Australia	4	3	2	9
2	Canada	0	0	4	4
3	England	2	1	0	3
4	South Africa	0	1	0	1
5	Singapore	0	1	0	1