Delhi has hosted many international sports championships and
multi-sports events: •
1951 Asian Games — New Delhi hosted the first ever
Asian Games •
1982 Asian Games — In 1982, New Delhi hosted the ninth edition of the Asian Games •
2010 Commonwealth Games — New Delhi became the second Asian city, after
Kuala Lumpur, to host the
Commonwealth Games •
1989 Asian Athletics Championships — New Delhi hosted the Eighth Asian Athletics Chancellorships
Delhi Half Marathon The Delhi Half Marathon is an annual
half marathon foot-race held in New Delhi. Established in 2005, it is both an elite runner and mass participation event. It is an
AIMS-certified course and is listed as a Gold Label Road Race by the
IAAF. The 2009 event attracted around 29,000 runners who competed in one of the four races: the half marathon, the 7 km
Great Delhi Run, a 4.3 km run for senior citizens, and a 3.5 km wheelchair race.
2010 Hockey World Cup :
India vs
Syria The
2010 Hockey World Cup was the twelfth installment of the Men's
Hockey World Cup. New Delhi became first Indian city to host this major event, taking place over two weeks from 28 February – 13 March 2010 at New Delhi's
Dhyan Chand National Stadium.
Nehru Cup The
Nehru Cup (more formally known as the
ONGC Nehru Cup) due to the competition's sponsorship by
ONGC is an international
association football tournament organised by the (
AIFF). It was launched in 1982, but was not held from 1998 to 2006. After the trophy was won by
Iraq in 1997, it was reinstated only in 2007.
Cricket World Cup Delhi had been one of the host cities of
Cricket world cup's three terms held in Indian sub-continent. ==Cricket==