Commonwealth Games and Sports Tourism : Global and National Perspectives

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction to commonwealth games, tourism and sports tourism. 2. Commonwealth of nations: in-depth analysis. 3. Multi-sport events and types of sports: a select review. 4. Statistics related to commonwealth games with special focus on 2004 Youth Games. 5. Case study: 2006 Commonwealth games event, ceremony and festival. 6. India at the commonwealth games: an analysis. 7. 2010 Commonwealth games in Delhi: a brief overview. 8. Legacy of Delhi city for hosting commonwealth games participants and tourists. 9. Other programmes, Mascot, Logos and Organising Committee for XIXth Commonwealth games. 10. Sports, competition and noncompetition venues for XIXth CWG: a detailed account. 11. Commonwealth games, tourism and India: factors, impacts and institutions. 12. Draft national sports tourism strategy: a case of Australia. Appendix: Sports related terms, acronyms and definitions. Glossary. Bibliography. Index.

"This book deals with the subject area of sports tourism with special reference to Commonwealth Games. Both global and national perspectives are provided herein highlighting the upcoming New Delhi Commonwealth Games. An indepth analysis of commonwealth of nations is conducted.

Statistics related to Commonwealth games with special focus on 2004 Youth Games are given. Similarly, a detailed case study is done for 2006 Commonwealth Games events, ceremonies and festivals. The upcoming 2010Commonwealth Games in Delhi has been discussed in detail, both in traditional and modern terms. The legacy of Delhi City for hosting the Commonwealth Games, its participants and tourists, has been outlines in detail. The responsible factors having various impacts on tourism and tourism related institutions have been discussed in detail. The book also contains relevant appendices, acronyms, glossary of terms, bibliography and index. The book is timely and serves the purpose of a reference book."