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The XIX Commonwealth Games being hosted by India at Delhi, will be held across six venue clusters and six stand alone venues. In all, there are ten competition venues and forty-two training venues, sixteen existing and twenty-six new venues.
The opening and closing ceremonies will be held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, which will also be host to athletics, lawn bowl and weight lifting. The stadium, originally constructed for the Asian Games in 1982 and named after India's first Prime Minister, will boast a seating capacity of 75,000 spectators post renovation for the games.
The other five venue clusters are:
Cluster 2 : The Indira Gandhi Sports Complex:
The complex, a mere six kilometers from the Games Village, will host cycling, gymnastics & wrestling events.
Cluster 3 : Yamuna Sports Complex:
The Yamuna Sports Complex will host table tennis & the qualifying rounds of archery
Cluster 4 : Siri Fort Sports Complex:
The Siri Fort Complex will be host to badminton & squash.
Cluster 5 : MDC National Stadium Complex:
Hockey and the finals of Archery will be held at this venue.
Cluster 6 : Talkatora Garden Complex:
The Talkatora complex will be hosting swimming and boxing.
The opening and closing ceremonies will be held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, which will also be host to athletics, lawn bowl and weight lifting. The stadium, originally constructed for the Asian Games in 1982 and named after India's first Prime Minister, will boast a seating capacity of 75,000 spectators post renovation for the games.
The other five venue clusters are:
Cluster 2 : The Indira Gandhi Sports Complex:
The complex, a mere six kilometers from the Games Village, will host cycling, gymnastics & wrestling events.
Cluster 3 : Yamuna Sports Complex:
The Yamuna Sports Complex will host table tennis & the qualifying rounds of archery
Cluster 4 : Siri Fort Sports Complex:
The Siri Fort Complex will be host to badminton & squash.
Cluster 5 : MDC National Stadium Complex:
Hockey and the finals of Archery will be held at this venue.
Cluster 6 : Talkatora Garden Complex:
The Talkatora complex will be hosting swimming and boxing.






