Elegant And Grande Ceremony Draws Curtain on CWG 2010.

160-minute closing ceremony at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium with 60,000 cheering sports lovers 

and a dazzling laser show and a musical extravaganza marked the grand finale of the Commonwealth Games, the biggest sporting event hosted by India which crowned itself with 101 medals.


 All thanks to Saina Nahwal,who pushed India past England for second place in the gold medals' tally after winning single titles in badminton.After winning she burst into tears and ran into her mentor Pullela Gopichand's arms.The success of India's athletes,second in the overall medal table behind Australia created new stars, role models in a country where previously only cricket aroused such passion.


Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi in is speech said the Games had given a new beginning to Indian sports. "The sporting extravaganza has ended," he said. "But it's not the end, it's just the beginning. For India, it's a new beginning in sports," he said as the packed stadium cheered as well as jeered to Kalmadi's few remarks.


Fennell said," The "successful" hosting of the Games will leave behind a rich legacy for Delhi. Delhi, you have delivered a truly exceptional Games". 


Trecia Smith of Jamaica,who won The David Dixon award that recognises the outstanding athlete of the Commonwealth Games said,"The Organising Committee overcame all obstacles and presented a successful Games. Delhi has now a rich legacy, the wold class venues and improved city structure. It has presented itself as a world class city. The world will have a better understanding of this wonderful country and its potential now". 

Prince Edward, patron of the Commonwealth Games Federation, formally declared the 19th games closed.

Dancers and performers in colourful costumes gathered to bring the curtain down on nearly two weeks of sport, pre-Games concerns about construction, hygiene and security were all brushed aside.The organizers made India proud.

2,010 Delhi school children dressed in white paid tribute to the motherland by performing to the tunes of Vande Mataram.They took positions to form rangoli pattern and Ashoka chakra on the field.

There was also further entertainment from singers Kailash Kher, Zila Khan, Sukhwinder, Ila Arun, Usha Uthup, Shiamak Davar, Shankar Mahadevan, Shubha Mudgal, Sunidhi Chauhan and Sreeram who sang out some Indian chartbursters.

BYE SHERA, WE WILL MISS U.