2007 National Games of India

The 2007 National Games, also known as the 33rd National Games of India, was held from 9 February 2007 to 18 February 2007 in Guwahati, Assam, India.

33rd National Games of India
Host cityGuwahati, Assam, India
Teams participating33
Athletes participating10,945
Events32
Opening ceremony9 February 2007 (2007-02-09)
Closing ceremony18 February 2007 (2007-02-18)
Officially opened bySonia Gandhi
Officially closed byManmohan Singh
Torch lighterBhogeswar Baruah
Main venueIndira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Sarusajai, Guwahati

Indian National Congress president Sonia Gandhi declared the 33rd National Games open amid clamorous cheering from the 30,000 strong crowd at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium. Bihar did not participate in the games.

Statue of games mascot Rongmon in front of Sarusajai Stadium

Medal table

  *   Host nation ( Assam)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Services594637142
2 Manipur513240123
3 Assam*385357148
4 Kerala31192575
5 Haryana30222880
6 Delhi27273286
7 Punjab253940104
8 Maharashtra25284497
9 Uttar Pradesh25183477
10 Karnataka21212971
11 Andhra Pradesh21172058
12 Madhya Pradesh12193263
13 West Bengal12131843
14 Tamil Nadu10212051
15 Jharkhand69722
16 Chandigarh53816
17 Odisha52815
18 Uttarakhand44513
19 Gujarat341219
20 Jammu and Kashmir331016
21 Chhattisgarh3306
22 Himachal Pradesh3227
23 Sikkim2226
24 Rajasthan141015
25 Goa1225
26 Nagaland11911
27 Mizoram1078
28 Andaman and Nicobar Islands06410
29 Meghalaya0145
30 Arunachal Pradesh0033
Totals (30 nations)4254215491395

Closing ceremony

Capacity crowd witnessed the closing ceremony. Prime Minister of India Dr Manmohan Singh, Governor of Assam Lt Gen (Retd) Ajai Singh, Chief Minister of Assam Tarun Gogoi and Indian Olympic Association president Suresh Kalmadi were also present at the ceremony. [1]

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-03-11. Retrieved 2018-09-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

Official website

Preceded by
2002 National Games of India
National Games of India Succeeded by
2011 National Games of India
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