The 2010 Commonwealth Games is the 19th Commonwealth Games, and the ninth to be held under that name. The Games are being held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010, the largest multi-sport event conducted to date in Delhi and India, which hosted the Asian Games in 1951 and 1982. The opening ceremony took place on 3 October at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, the main stadium of the event. This marks the first time the Commonwealth Games have been held in India and the second time the event has been held in Asia (after the 1998 Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia).

Initially, several concerns were raised over the preparations of the Games and these included heavy rains and possibility of floods in Delhi, infrastructural compromise, poor living conditions at the Commonwealth Games Village, delays in construction of the main Games' venues,[1][2] the withdrawal of prominent athletes,[3] and widespread corruption by officials of the Games' Organising Committee.[4] Despite these concerns, all members of the Commonwealth of Nations participated in the Games. A widely-praised opening ceremony helped improve the image of the games.[5][6] The Games' Organising Committee was praised by other nations[7] and the International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge remarked that India had set a good foundation for a future Olympics bid.[8] After the progress of the first few days of competition in various disciplines, the focus has returned to sport.