Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Athletics at the XIX Commonwealth Games | |
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Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | |
Events | 46 (+6 disabled) |
Participation | 845 athletes from 61 nations |
Records set | - |
The
A total of 46
Each of the Commonwealth Games Associations could send a maximum of three participants per event and a team of six for relay events. rounded out the top five while hosts India enjoyed their greatest ever haul at the Games, taking home two golds and twelve medals altogether.
Four failed
Preparation
A test event for the competition was scheduled in late July: the Asian All-Star Athletics Meet featured a number of prominent Asian athletes and demonstrated the stadium's readiness for games usage.[8][9]
Many of the most prominent athletes from the Commonwealth were absent from the competition.
In spite of this, a number of Olympic champions and other prominent names were selected to compete, including Australian Olympic/World champion
The stadium's track and field was damaged during the
Medal summary
Men
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* Athletes who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Men's para-sport
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres (T46) |
Simon Patmore![]() |
11.14 | Samkelo Radebe![]() |
11.25 | Ayuba Abdullahi![]() |
11.37 |
1500 metres (T54) |
Kurt Fearnley![]() |
3:19.86 | Richard Colman![]() |
3:20.90 | Josh Cassidy![]() |
3:21.14 |
Shot put (F32/34/52) |
Kyle Pettey![]() |
1021 (11.44 m) |
Dan West![]() |
969 (10.78 m) |
Hamish MacDonald![]() |
889 (9.92 m) |
Women
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Grace_Momanyi.jpg/220px-Grace_Momanyi.jpg)
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* Athletes who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Women's para-sport
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Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres (T37) |
Katrina Hart![]() |
14.36 | Jenny McLoughlin![]() |
14.68 | Johanna Benson![]() |
14.81 |
1500 metres (T54) |
Diane Roy![]() |
3:53.95 | Chineme Obeta![]() |
4:09.29 | Anita Fordjour![]() |
4:18.83 |
Shot put (F32–34/52/53) |
Louise Ellery![]() |
1110 (6.17 m) | Jess Hamill![]() |
979 (7.17 m) | Gemma Prescott![]() |
952 (5.54 m) |
Games statistics
At the competition
Medal table
* Host nation (India)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 11 | 10 | 8 | 29 |
2 | ![]() | 11 | 6 | 3 | 20 |
3 | ![]() | 7 | 9 | 10 | 26 |
4 | ![]() | 7 | 2 | 8 | 17 |
5 | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
6 | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
7 | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
8 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
9 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
10 | ![]() | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
11 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
12 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
13 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
14 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
16 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
17 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
18 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
20 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
21 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (24 entries) | 52 | 53 | 54 | 159 |
Participating nations
61 Nations competed leaving 11 that did not.
Anguilla (7)
Antigua and Barbuda (6)
Australia (61)
Bahamas (14)
Bangladesh (4)
Barbados (2)
- Belize(3)
Bermuda (2)
Botswana (11)
British Virgin Islands (1)
Brunei (1)
Cameroon (10)
Canada (40)
Cayman Islands (8)
Cook Islands (1)
Cyprus (15)
Dominica (4)
England (92)
Ghana (19)
- Grenada(6)
Guernsey (7)
Guyana (4)
India (116)
Jamaica (46)
Jersey (2)
Kenya (70)
Kiribati (3)
Lesotho (9)
Malawi (6)
Malaysia (8)
Malta (1)
Mauritius (12)
- Montserrat(5)
Mozambique (5)
Namibia (3)
New Zealand (13)
Nigeria (40)
Niue (5)
Northern Ireland (9)
Pakistan (2)
Papua New Guinea (18)
Rwanda (14)
Saint Kitts and Nevis (6)
Saint Lucia (2)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2)
Samoa (2)
Scotland (19)
Seychelles (5)
Sierra Leone (12)
Singapore (7)
Solomon Islands (4)
South Africa (8)
Sri Lanka (15)
- Swaziland(2)
Tanzania (9)
Trinidad and Tobago (10)
Turks and Caicos Islands (6)
Tuvalu (6)
Uganda (14)
Wales (24)
Zambia (4)
References
- ^ 2010 CWG - Athletics. 2010 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved on 2010-10-05.
- ^ CWG - Para-sport. 2010 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved on 2010-10-05.
- ^ 2010 Commonwealth Games Athletics events. 2010 Commonwealth Games (2010-07-24).
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-10-15.
- ^ Bull, Andy (2010-10-13). Commonwealth Games 2010: Indian athlete tests positive for drugs. The Guardian. Retrieved on 2010-10-15.
- ^ 'Communication blunder' sees Pearson stripped of gold. BBC Sport (2010-08-04). Retrieved on 2010-10-09.
- ^ "Third Nigerian fails drugs test". 15 October 2010.
- Times of India(2010-07-21). Retrieved on 2010-07-21.
- IAAF(2010-07-31). Retrieved on 2010-10-04.
- ^ IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-10-04.
- ^ a b Jones, Phil (2010-10-02). Commonwealth Games 2010: Time for new athletics heroes. BBC Sport. Retrieved on 2010-10-05.
- ^ Commonwealth Games 2010: Stadium in race to be ready . BBC Sport (2010-10-05). Retrieved on 2010-10-05.
- ^ Statistics of the Games . 2010 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved on 2010-10-15.
- Day reports
- Rowbottom, Mike (2010-10-07). Kipsiro upsets Kipchoge - Commonwealth Games Day One. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-10-10.
- Rowbottom, Mike (2010-10-08). Clarke and Oludamola take 100m crowns, Armstrong dominates Shot Put in Delhi – Commonwealth Games Day Two. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-10-10.
- Rowbottom, Mike (2010-10-09). Langat breaks Games 1500m record, Turner leads high hurdles sweep for England in Delhi – Commonwealth Games Day Three. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-10-10.
- Rowbottom, Mike (2010-10-10). Two more gold for Kenya, Adams dominates Shot Put - Commonwealth Games Day Four. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-10-10.
- Rowbottom, Mike (2010-10-11). Kenyan men sweep 800m, two medals for India in Delhi - Commonwealth Games, Day Five. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-10-14.
- Rowbottom, Mike (2010-10-12). India sweeps women's Discus Throw, Langat and Kipsiro complete doubles – Commonwealth Games Day Six. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-10-14.
- Rowbottom, Mike (2010-10-13). Women's relay team crowns Indian glory - Commonwealth Games, Day Seven. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-10-14.
- Rowbottom, Mike (2010-10-14) Double marathon triumph for Kenya ends athletics programme at Commonwealth Games. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-10-15.