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Athletics
Athletics featured on the Commonwealth Games Programme since the inaugural Games in 1930 at Hamilton, Canada. Out of 46 events for Men & Women 44 events will be held over seven days from 6 - 12 October and Marathon will be held on 14 October 2010 and 20 km walk on 9 October 2010, at J.N. Stadium.
Training Venues
| Games Village : Track events – Jumps – Long Throws | Delhi University : Track & Jumps |
| Chhatrasal Stadium : Track events & Jumps | Thyagaraj Sports Complex : Track events & Jumps |
Entry
| Individual events : 3 athletes per event | Relay events : One team of 6 athletes per CGA |
Men
| Event | No. of Categories | Categories |
| Track | 12 | 100 m, 200 m, 400 m, 800 m, 1500 m, 3000 m Steeplechase, 5000 m, 10000 m, 110 m H, 400 m H, 4x100 m Relay, 4x400 m Relay |
| Throws | 4 | Shot Put, Discus Throw, Hammer Throw, Javelin Throw |
| Jumps | 4 | Long Jump, High Jump, Triple Jump, Pole Vault |
| Combined | 1 | Decathlon |
| Road | 2 | Marathon, 20 km Walk |
Women
| Event | No. of Categories | Categories |
| Track | 12 | 100 m, 200 m, 400 m, 800 m, 1500 m, 3000 m Steeplechase, 5000 m, 10000 m, 110 m H, 400 m H, 4x100 m Relay, 4x400 m Relay |
| Throws | 4 | Shot Put, Discus Throw, Hammer Throw, Javelin Throw |
| Jumps | 4 | Long Jump, High Jump, Triple Jump, Pole Vault |
| Combined | 1 | Decathlon |
| Road | 2 | Marathon, 20 km Walk |
Medals at stake
| Medals | |||
| Men | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Women | 23 | 23 | 23 |
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