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2010 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi, India
October 3, 2010

The 2010 Commonwealth Games (19th Commonwealth Games) kicked off on Sunday, October 3, 2010 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi, India. It is the first time the event is held in India and the second time in Asia after the 1998 games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Official Mascot

The official mascot for the 2010 Commonwealth Games is Shera, an anthropomorphised tiger. His name comes from "Sher", a hindi  word meaning tiger (Hindi "Bagh" means tiger. However, Sher is colloquially used for both lion and tiger). The logo and the look for the games were designed by Idiom Design and Consulting.There is one song for Shera also composed by the popular composer of INDIA the song contains initiative "Shera Shera". (Wikipedia)

Official Song

The official song of the 2010 Commonwealth Games Jiyo Utho Bado Jeeto was composed and performed by the Indian musician A. R. Rahman. The song's title is based on the slogan of the games, "Come out and play". The song is penned by Mehboob in Hindi with a sprinkling of English words. It was released on 28 August 2010. The music video, directed by Bharath Bala  was released on 23 September and featured a shorter version of the song. A. R. Rahman also gave a live concert for the theme song in Gurgaon , Haryana which was previewed on various news channels. The official video of the song has been released on youtube. (Wikipedia)

The Commonwealth Games 2010 will run from October 3-14.