Games opening ceremony tickets yet to be sold
By IANSSaturday, October 2, 2010
NEW DELHI - Some of the high-priced tickets of the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony are yet to be sold, a day ahead of the mega event, an official said Saturday.
The tickets were priced at Rs.50,000, Rs.25,000, Rs.5,000 and Rs.1,000.
We have sold all the tickets of Rs.1,000 and Rs.5,000. But tickets of Rs.25,000 and Rs.50,000 are still available, said an official of the Organising Committee.
The two-hour ceremony at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium will highlight the rich cultural heritage of India.
The opening ceremony promises to be a mesmerising event, encapsulating 5,000 years of the country’s culture with a total of 7,000 men, women and children performing in the programme. The fare is divided into six segments - Rhythm of India, Swagatam, Tree of Knowledge, Yoga, Great Indian Journey and Oscar winner composer A.R. Rahman’s rendition of the CWG anthem “Jiyo Utho Badho Jeeto”.
With dances, drums, music, yoga and textiles all lined up, the sights, sounds and colours of India would be on show.
The guests would include New Zealand Governor General Sir Anand Satyanand, Monaco’s Prince Albert II, Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed and Nauru President Marcus Stephen. Also present would be International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge.
