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The opening ceremony of the XIX Commonwealth Games will be held on Sunday 3 October, signalling 11 days of intense sporting competition from 17 disciplines at venues throughout Delhi, India. Viewers will be able to access live coverage, the latest news updates and any of those missed magical moments regardless of the time of day and where they are, through the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's extensive TV, radio, online, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Red Button, mobile and Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ iPlayer services.

The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ will be broadcasting around 120 hours across Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One and Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two as well as approximately 1,600 hours on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Red Button (3-14 October).

The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Commonwealth Games team will this year also include former Australian multi-Olympic gold medal-winner Ian Thorpe, who will be joining the swimming team in covering all of the action coming from the pool.

Ian joins a team full of experience and insight including a presentation line-up of: Clare Balding, Sue Barker, Jake Humphrey, John Inverdale and Hazel Irvine and reporters Phil Jones (athletics), Sharron Davies (swimming), Jill Douglas (cycling), Matthew Pinsent, Rishi Persad and Sonali Shah.

Pundits and commentators include: Michael Johnson, Colin Jackson, Denise Lewis, Steve Cram, Jonathan Edwards, Paul Dickenson, Brendan Foster (athletics), Hugh Porter, Chris Boardman, Rob Hayles (cycling), Huw Edwards (ceremonies), Andy Jameson, Adrian Moorhouse, Mark Foster, Ian Thorpe (swimming); Bob Ballard, Leon Taylor (diving), Richie Woodall, Jim Neilly (boxing); Andrew Cotter (rugby 7s), David Mercer and Gail Emms (badminton).

From Monday 4 October, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 5 Live Sports Extra will broadcast live coverage of the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India. Radio 5 Live's Mark Pougatch will present the weekday programmes including dedicated reports from the highly anticipated swimming and athletics finals, as well as incorporating news from the other major sports throughout the programme.

Radio 5 Live Sport will cover the live action at the weekend and, on Saturday 9 October from 11.30am, Mark Pougatch will begin an afternoon of sport with coverage of the swimming finals from the Dr SP Mukherjee Aquatics Complex. From 1.30pm, the focus will shift to the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium for an afternoon of track and field action.

On Sunday 10 October, from 12pm, the 5 Live coverage continues with Mark and the team bringing live reports from the Games.

Radio 5 Live's athletic commentary team will be led by Mike Costello who, will be joined by Allison Curbishley, Commonwealth Games 400m Silver medallist for Scotland; Darren Campbell, European record holder and Commonwealth and Olympic medallist; Dean Macey, Commonwealth Decathlon Champion; and Kath Merry, 400m Olympic medallist and former Commonwealth record holder.

Bob Ballard will be commentating on the swimming, joined by Karen Pickering, who holds 13 Commonwealth games medals, including four gold, and Steve Parry, Commonwealth and Olympic medallist. Reporting on the hockey will be Alastair Eykyn, Ron McIntosh covers the boxing, Jill Douglas will provide commentary from the Rugby 7s and Simon Brotherton will report on the cycling.

The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Sport website will include a choice of up to six live video streams from the Games on broadband as well as on-demand video highlights of the best of the action. This will be accompanied by the ever-popular live text commentary, featuring text and emails from readers. The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Sport website currently receives 10m unique users per week.

Also on the site will be blogs (including Tom Fordyce and Matthew Pinsent), photos, medal tables, competitor biographies and behind-the-scenes audio and video footage to bring the atmosphere to viewers and listeners back home.

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Red Button will offer up to six live streams of live action from Delhi each day, with Freeview offering one extra stream on top of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One and Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two coverage. Full replays and highlights packages of selected events will be available after the live coverage has ended each day.

The Commonwealth Games is the only multi-sport event in which all of the individual UK nations compete. As such, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Nations and Regions sport and news teams for TV, radio and online will be following the action closely, reporting on the big stories relevant to their particular area. Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Scotland in particular will be looking ahead to Glasgow 2014. Additional programming will also seek to add colour with features on the athletes as well as their family and friends who have travelled to Delhi to support them.

Live coverage transmission summary Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One and Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two (see bbc.co.uk/pressoffice for complete programming billings)

9am-6pm: live action from the main events (will begin at 7am during cycling competition)

7-8pm: evening highlights programme of the best of day's action

TV commentary team:

Athletics: Michael Johnson, Steve Cram, Denise Lewis, Jonathan Edwards, Colin Jackson, Brendan Foster and Paul Dickenson

Badminton: David Mercer and Gail Emms

Lawn bowls: David Corkhill

Boxing: Richie Woodall and Jim Neilly

Ceremonies: Huw Edwards

Cycling: Hugh Porter, Chris Boardman and Rob Hayles

Diving: Bob Ballard and Leon Taylor

Gymnastics: Mitch Fenner and Christine Still

Hockey: Barry Davies, Matt Chilton and Sean Kerly

Rugby 7s: Andrew Cotter

Swimming: Andy Jamieson, Adrian Moorhouse, Mark Foster and Ian Thorpe

Table-Tennis: Matthew Syed and Tony Gubba

Tennis: Chris Bradnam and Sam Smith

Presenters: Clare Balding, Sue Barker, Jake Humphrey, John Inverdale and Hazel Irvine

Reporters: Phil Jones (athletics), Sharron Davies (swimming), Jill Douglas (cycling), Matthew Pinsent, Rishi Persad and Sonali Shah

Notes to Editors

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Radio 5 Live/5 Live Sports Extra schedule

Monday 4 October
11.25am-1.15pm
5 Live Sports Extra: Commonwealth Games

Tuesday 5 October
11.25am-1pm
5 Live Sports Extra: Commonwealth Games

Wednesday 6 October
11.25am-4.30pm
5 Live Sports Extra: Commonwealth Games

Thursday 7 October
11.25am-4pm
5 Live Sports Extra: Commonwealth Games

Friday 8 October
11.25am-4pm
5 Live Sports Extra: Commonwealth Games

Saturday 9 October
11.30am-3pm
5 Live Sport: Commonwealth Games

Sunday 10 October
12-3.30pm
5 Live Sport: Commonwealth Games

Monday 11 October
1-4.15pm
5 Live Sports Extra: Commonwealth Games

Tuesday 12 October
1-4.30pm
5 Live Sports Extra: Commonwealth Games

Selected Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Scotland programming

Sports Monthly: 2x30-minute pre-recorded TV programmes
Sports Weekly: 3x60-minute programmes
Special two-hour live radio programme: 2-4pm on 14 October to cover the closing ceremony and Glasgow handover with inserts from the Fruitmarket event.

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