Colors of India came alive in a dazzling CWG Opening Ceremony in New Delhi on Sunday. The 19th Commonwealth Games was today jointly declared open by Prince Charles and President of India Pratibha Patil.

India is known as the country of several classical dance forms and it was fitting that almost all these figured during the 40-minute cultural part of the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.yesterday. The formal segment of the Games launch party was followed by the cultural extravaganza, in which “Tree of Knowledge” was included to showcase the different classical dance forms.

The mascot of the 19th Commonwealth Games is Shera, the smiling tiger who is the face of the Games.

For those of you who are looking for cwg schedule, find it below.

Opening ceremony

Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Sports Complex

Date: 19:00 IST, 3 October 2010

Closing ceremony

Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Sports Complex

Date: 19:00 IST, 14 October

Aquatics - Diving

Venue: Dr S P Mukherjee Swimming Stadium

Competition dates: 10-13 October 2010

Aquatics - Swimming

Venue: Dr S P Mukherjee Swimming Stadium

Competition dates: 4-9 October 2010

Aquatics - Synchronised swimming

Venue: Dr S P Mukherjee Swimming Stadium

Competition dates: 6-7 October 2010

Archery

Venue: Yamuna Sports Complex

Competition dates: 4-10 October 2010

Athletics

Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Sports Complex

Competition dates: 6-14 October 2010

Badminton

Venue: Siri Fort Sports Complex

Competition dates: 4-14 October 2010

Boxing

Venue: Talkatora Indoor Stadium

Competition dates: 5-13 October 2010

Cycling - Track

Venue: Indira Gandhi Sports Complex

Competition dates: 5-8 October 2010

Cycling - Road race

Competition date: 10 October 2010

Cycling - Road time trial

Venue: Noida Expressway

Competition date: 13 October 2010

Gymnastics - Artistic

Venue: Indira Gandhi Sports Complex

Competition dates: 4-8 October 2010

Gymnastics - Rhythmic

Venue: Indira Gandhi Sports Complex

Competition dates: 12-14 October 2010

Hockey

Venue: Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium

Competition dates: 4-14 October 2010

Bowls

Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Sports Complex

Competition dates: 4-13 October 2010

Netball

Venue: Thyagaraj Sports Complex

Competition dates: 4-14 October 2010

Rugby sevens

Venue: Delhi University

Competition dates: 11-12 October 2010

Shooting - Clay target

Venue: Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range

Competition dates: 6-13 October 2010

Shooting - Full bore

Venue: CRPF Campus, Kadarpur

Competition dates: 9-13 October 2010

Shooting - Pistol and small bore

Venue: Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range

Competition dates: 5-13 October 2010

Squash

Venue: Siri Fort Sports Complex

Competition dates: 4-13 October 2010

Table tennis

Venue: Yamuna Sports Complex

Competition dates: 4-14 October 2010

Tennis

Venue: RK Khanna Tennis Complex

Competition dates: 4-10 October 2010

Weightlifting

Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Sports Complex

Competition dates: 4-12 October 2010

Wrestling

Venue: Indira Gandhi Sports Complex

Competition dates: 5-10 October 2010

You can also check complete cwg schedule on the official site.

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