| The Commonwealth Games to take place in Delhi | | | | events. |
| offers a platform for India to showcase its talent, | | | | The participating teams or the countries have to |
| not only in sports but also in construction, big event | | | | choose ten sports which are core. They can |
| management and technological achievements. It can | | | | additionally choose seven more sports. The host |
| prove to be the launch pad for hosting bigger events | | | | country (Delhi in this yearâs event) gets to |
| like the Olympics in the future. It would be intriguing | | | | choose three more games from a pre-decided list. |
| to look at the history of these games as that will | | | | There are 71 countries that are going to participate in |
| give us a perspective of why it is considered | | | | this yearâs event and this no. is likely to go |
| important. The tradition of carrying the | | | | up. The sports enthusiasts are eagerly awaiting this |
| queenâs baton has its roots in some English | | | | mega sporting event which has a distinct position in |
| legend. In the year 1930, the game was started with | | | | the world of sports. |
| this tradition but only six games were included in the | | | | |