2007 National Games of India

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33rd National Games of India
2007 National Games of India logo.jpg
Host city Guwahati, Assam, India
Teams33
Athletes10,945
Events32
Opening9 February 2007 (2007-02-09)
Closing18 February 2007 (2007-02-18)
Opened by Sonia Gandhi
(President of the Indian National Congress)
Closed by Manmohan Singh
(Prime Minister of India)
Torch lighter Bhogeswar Baruah
Main venue Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Sarusajai, Guwahati
  2002
2011  

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

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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, Puducherry and Tripura did not participate in the games.

Statue of games mascot Rongmon in front of Sarusajai Stadium Rongmon Statue at Sorusajai Stadium.jpg
Statue of games mascot Rongmon in front of Sarusajai Stadium

Medal table

  *   Host nation ( Assam)

RankStateGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Indian Armed Forces.svg Services 594637142
2 Manipur 513240123
3Seal of Assam.svg Assam*385357148
4..Kerala Flag(INDIA).png Kerala 31192575
5..Haryana Flag(INDIA).png Haryana 30222880
6Flag of Delhi Capital Territory.svg Delhi 27273286
7..Punjab Flag(INDIA).png Punjab 253940104
8..Maharashtra Flag(INDIA).png Maharashtra 25284497
9..Uttar Pradesh Flag(INDIA).png Uttar Pradesh 25183477
10..Karnataka Flag(INDIA).png Karnataka 21212971
11Flag placeholder.svg Andhra Pradesh 21172058
12..Madhya Pradesh Flag(INDIA).png Madhya Pradesh 12193263
13Emblem of West Bengal (Banglarmukh) before 2018.png West Bengal 12131843
14..Tamil Nadu Flag(INDIA).png Tamil Nadu 10212051
15Jharkhand Flag(INDIA).png Jharkhand 69722
16 Chandigarh 53816
17..Orissa Flag(INDIA).png Odisha 52815
18 Uttarakhand 44513
19Flag of Gujarat.svg Gujarat 341219
20Flag of Jammu and Kashmir (1952-2019).svg Jammu and Kashmir 331016
21Coat of arms of Chhattisgarh.svg Chhattisgarh 3306
22 Himachal Pradesh 3227
23Flag of the Government of Sikkim.svg Sikkim 2226
24..Rajasthan Flag(INDIA).png Rajasthan 141015
25Flag placeholder.svg Goa 1225
26 Nagaland 11911
27Mizoram Flag(INDIA).png Mizoram 1078
28Andaman and Nicobar Administration Banner.png Andaman and Nicobar Islands 06410
29Meghalaya Flag(INDIA).png Meghalaya 0145
30 Arunachal Pradesh 0033
Totals (30 entries)4254215491,395

Closing ceremony

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

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References

  1. "A new beginning". Archived from the original on 11 March 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
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