• Mark Dadswell / Getty Images

    Drummers perform during the Opening Ceremony for the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on October 3, 2010 in Delhi, India.

    Prakash Singh / Getty Images

    Indian athletes wave during the opening ceremony of the XIX Commonwealth Games. India's Commonwealth Games, plagued by months of chaos and embarrassing blunders, confidently threw off its troubles in a glittering opening ceremony. Prince Charles officially declared open the 11-day event which features 7,000 athletes from 71 nations competing in 17 sports. A crowd of 60,000 packed into a steamy Jawharlal Nehru Stadium to soak up the showpiece ceremony which was aimed at celebrating India's 8,000 years of history as well as its recent, headlong rush towards commercial power.

    Feng Li / Getty Images

    Entertainers perform during the Opening Ceremony for the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.

    Anupam Nath / AP

    An Indian family watches a TV showing the opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Games at home in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010.

    2010 Commonwealth Games begin

    After weeks of chaos and billions of dollars, India launches the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Read the full story here.