What sports were involved in the 2010 Commonwealth Games?

1. Aquatics

2. Archery

3. Atheletics

4. Badminton

5. Boxing

6. Cycling

7. Gymnastics

8. Hockey

9. Lawn bowl

10. Netball

11. Rugby sevens

12. Shooting

13. Squash

14. Table Tennis

15. Tennis

16. Weightlifting

17. Wrestling
There are a total of 31 sports which are approved by the Commonwealth Games Federation. They are categorised into three types: * Core sports must be included on each programme. * Otional sports may be picked by the host nation, which may include some team sports such as Basketball. * Recognised sports are sports which have been approved by the CGF but which are deemed to need expansion; host nations may not pick these sports for their programme until the CGF's requirements are fulfilled The sports are: * Archery - Optional * Athletics - Core * Badminton - Core * Basketball - Optional * Billiards - Recognised * Boxing - Core * Canoeing - Recognised * Cycling - Optional * Diving - Optional * Fencing - Recognised * Golf - Recognised * Gymnastics (Artistic and Rhythmic) - Optional * Handball - Recognised * Hockey - Core * Judo - Optional * Lawn bowls - Core * Life saving - Recognised * Netball - Core * Rowing - Recognised * Rugby sevens - Core * Sailing - Recognised * Shooting - Optional * Softball - Recognised * Squash - Core * Swimming - Core * Synchronized swimming - Optional * Table tennis - Optional * Tennis - Optional * Tenpin bowling - Recognised * Triathlon - Optional * Volleyball - Recognised * Water polo - Recognised * Weightlifting - Core * Wrestling - Optional