2011 National Games of India

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34th National Games of India
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2011 National Games Logo By Dilip Kumar Toppo
Host city Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
Teams36
Athletes8511
Events444 in 33 sports
Opening12 February 2011 (2011-02-12)
Closing26 February 2011 (2011-02-26)
Opened by M. O. H. Farook
(Governor of Jharkhand)
Closed by Suresh Kalmadi
(Chairman of Indian Olympic Association) [1]
Athlete's Oath Deepika Kumari
Torch lighter Sylvanus Dung Dung
Main venue Birsa Munda Athletics Stadium
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The 2011 National Games of India, also known as the 34th National Games of India and informally as Jharkhand 2011 was the 34th edition of National Games of India, held from 12 February 2011 to 26 February 2011 in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India Jamshedpur Dhanbad.

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Services (Services Sports Control Board – SSCB), which was a combined team of the Indian Armed Forces, retained the overall title with 70 gold medals. Services were presented with the Raja Bhalindra Singh Trophy for the champions team. The Maharashtra swimmer Virdhawal Khade who won 12 medals including 8 golds was adjudged the best male athlete while the Delhi swimmer Richa Mishra who won 16 medals including 11 golds was adjudged the best female athlete. The best state award was won by Manipur which won 48 gold medals to finish in second place overall.

Opening ceremony

The opening ceremony was held at the Birsa Munda Athletics Stadium in Ranchi. [2] The governor of Jharkhand, M. O. H. Farook had declared the Games open. Jharkhand chief minister Arjun Munda presided over the function. [3] The games torch was lit by Indian men's hockey player Sylvanus Dung Dung. Deepika Kumari, double gold-winner at the Commonwealth Games took the oath on behalf of the athletes. A short film on folk hero Birsa Munda, arrival of mascot – the smiling deer 'Chhaua', fire dancers, a laser show highlighting five sporting icons of the state (hockey stars Jaipal Singh Munda, Samurai Tete, Sylvanus Dung Dung, archer Sanjeeva Singh and India cricket skipper MS Dhoni) were the main attractions of the opening ceremony. Popular fusion rock band- "Manthan", composed of students of IIT (ISM) Dhanbad opened the event and entertained the esteemed dignitaries. [3] Bollywood stars Sameera Reddy, Vivek Oberoi and Amisha Patel performed in the ceremony along with singer Sukhwinder Singh. [4] [5]

Mascot

Chhaua, the deer. National games 2011 mascot.jpg
Chhaua, the deer.

The mascot of the games is Chhaua, a deer in running motion holding the torch. Chhaua depicts the body of a human and head of a stag, symbolising both stillness and energy that characterise Jharkhand's tribal communities. [6] Chhaua means "little boy" in the local language. [7] The mascot of the games, Chhaua in famous dokra-art will be presented to all the players and officials by the games committee. The National Games Organising Committee (NGOC) had issued orders for the same to Jharcraft for manufacturing 14,000 mementoes that will be given to players and guests as a remembrance of their arrival in the State. [8] During the opening ceremony of the games, the Games mascot 'Chhaua' – baby deer—made an aerial entry into the athletics complex and ran around the stadium with the torch with echoes of Vande Mataram . [9]

Participating teams

Sports

There are a total of 444 gold medals in 35 events in the games. The events are:-

No:EventNo: of participantsGold medals
1 Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics858 [10] 44
2 Fencing pictogram.svg Fencing225 [11] 12
3 Karate pictogram.svg Karate149 [12] 15
4 Swimming pictogram.svg Swimming332 [13] 40
5 Volleyball (indoor) pictogram.svg Volleyball214 [14] 2
6 Basketball pictogram.svg Basketball226 [15] 2
7 Wrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling308 [16] 21
8 Field hockey pictogram.svg Hockey330 [17] 2
9 Football pictogram.svg Football406 [18] 2
10 Rugby union pictogram.svg Rugby121 [19] 1
11 Wushu pictogram.svg Wushu254 [20] 40
12 Badminton pictogram.svg Badminton132 [21] 6
13 Table tennis pictogram.svg Table tennis95 [22] 7
14 Bowling pictogram.svg Lawn Bowls76 [23] 8
15 Judo pictogram.svg Judo129 [24] 16
16 Taekwondo pictogram.svg Taekwondo144 [25] 16
17 Gymnastics (artistic) pictogram.svg Gymnastics227 [26] 20
18 Handball pictogram.svg Handball265 [27] 2
19Kabaddi251 [28] 2
20Kho-Kho220 [29] 2
21 Cycling (track) pictogram.svg Cycling200 [30] 24
22 Shooting pictogram.svg Shooting565 [31] 33
23 Tennis pictogram.svg Tennis93 [32] 6
24 Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing303 [33] 20
25 Archery pictogram.svg Archery306 [34] 12
26 Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting130 [35] 15
27 Equestrian pictogram.svg Equestrian143 [36] 6
28 Netball pictogram.svg Netball224 [37] 2
29 Sepaktakraw pictogram.svg Sepak Takraw285 [38] 4
30 Rowing pictogram.svg Rowing432 [39] 17
31 Canoeing (slalom) pictogram.svg Kayaking & Canoeing382 [40] 31
32 Triathlon pictogram.svg Triathlon164 [41] 4
33 Squash pictogram.svg Squash87 [42] 2
34 Diving pictogram.svg Diving47 [43] 6
35 Water polo pictogram.svg Water Polo188 [44] 2
Total8511444

Venues

The 35 events in the games are held in 3 cities – Ranchi, Jamshedpur and Dhanbad, in a total of 21 venues. [45] [46] [47]

VenueCityCapacitySportsRef
Birsa Munda Athletics Stadium Mega Sports Complex Ranchi 35,000 Athletics
Sheikh Bhikhari Administrative Block Ranchi 22,000 Karate, Fencing
Veer Budhu Bhagat Aquatic Stadium Ranchi 3,194 Aquatics
Harivansh Tana Bhagat Indoor Stadium Ranchi 4,000 Basketball, Volleyball, Wrestling
Astroturf Hockey Stadium Ranchi 5,000 Hockey
Birsa Munda Football Stadium Ranchi 40,000 Football, Rugby 7s
Thakur Vishwanath Shahdeo Indoor Stadium Ranchi 2,000 Badminton, Wushu, Table tennis
RK Anand Lawn Bowl Greens Ranchi 1,000 Judo, Lawn Bowls
Ganpat Rai Indoor Stadium Ranchi 2,000 Badminton, Taekwondo, Table tennis, Gymnastics, Handball
Albert Ekka Stadium Ranchi n/a Kho kho, Kabbadi
Sidhu Kanhu Velodrome Stadium Ranchi 2,000 Cycling
Tikait Umrao Shooting Range Ranchi 2,000 Shooting
Tennis Stadium Ranchi 2,000 Tennis
Keenan Stadium Jamshedpur n/a Boxing
JRD Tata Sports Complex Jamshedpur n/a Football, Archery
XLRI Ground Jamshedpur n/a Weightlifting
Gopal Maidan Jamshedpur n/a Equestrian
Indian School of Mines Ground Dhanbad n/a Netball
Indoor Stadium Dhanbad n/a Sepak Takraw
Maithon Dam Dhanbad n/a Kayaking & Canoeing, Triathlon, Rowing
ISM & Officer Club Dhanbad n/a Squash

Medals tally

  *   Host nation ( Jharkhand)

RankStateGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Indian Armed Forces.svg Services 705042162
2 Manipur 483733118
3..Haryana Flag(INDIA).png Haryana 423340115
4..Maharashtra Flag(INDIA).png Maharashtra 414447132
5Jharkhand Flag(INDIA).png Jharkhand*33263796
6Flag of Delhi Capital Territory.svg Delhi 32264199
7..Kerala Flag(INDIA).png Kerala 30292887
8..Madhya Pradesh Flag(INDIA).png Madhya Pradesh 253246103
9..Punjab Flag(INDIA).png Punjab 233854115
10..Uttar Pradesh Flag(INDIA).png Uttar Pradesh 20222870
11..Karnataka Flag(INDIA).png Karnataka 16192055
12..Tamil Nadu Flag(INDIA).png Tamil Nadu 14122753
13Tiripura Flag(INDIA).png Tripura 6219
14 Andhra Pradesh 5192549
15Seal of Assam.svg Assam 5111834
16Flag placeholder.svg Goa 55616
17..Orissa Flag(INDIA).png Odisha 54312
18..West Bengal Flag(INDIA).png West Bengal 4102135
19 Uttarakhand 44513
20..Rajasthan Flag(INDIA).png Rajasthan 411015
21..Chhattisgarh Flag(INDIA).png Chhattisgarh 4127
22Andaman and Nicobar Administration Banner.png Andaman and Nicobar Islands 3227
23 Himachal Pradesh 2057
24Bihar Government Banner.png Bihar 15612
25Meghalaya Flag(INDIA).png Meghalaya 1326
26Flag of the Government of Sikkim.svg Sikkim 1214
27Flag of Jammu and Kashmir (1952-2019).svg Jammu and Kashmir 04812
28Flag of Gujarat.svg Gujarat 0347
29 Arunachal Pradesh 011011
30 Chandigarh 01910
31Mizoram Flag(INDIA).png Mizoram 0156
32 Nagaland 0022
Totals (32 entries)4444475881479
Source: Source: Official website

Closing ceremony

The closing ceremony of the 34th National Games was held on 26 February 2011 at the Birsa Munda Athletic stadium in Ranchi, Jharkhand. The ceremony began with a monoplane performing aerobatics and showering coloured powder on the stadium. It was followed by an Indian Air Force helicopter showering flowers on the stadium, followed by the para-jump by 12 dare devils of the IAF, who jumped from a height of 4300 feet and anded in the middle of the stadium. The games was officially closed by Suresh Kalmadi, the chairman of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA). He ceremoniously handed over the Games flag to the Kerala officials. Kerala will host the 35th National Games in December 2012. [48] The Jharkhand chief minister Arjun Munda was the chief guest of the event. The Union sports minister Ajay Maken was supposed to be the chief guest, withdrew from the function due to differences with Suresh Kalmadi. [49] [50] The cultural evening showcased the cultural heritage and folk dances from the participating states, especially Jharkhand, Punjab and Manipur and a team from Kerala displayed their local martial arts and art forms as a prelude of the next games. Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif and singer Shaan performed at the closing ceremony. [1] A special song Vidai has been performed by the "folk artists and percussionists" which formed the "theme of the state's cultural show". There was also a paika dance to celebrate the success of the Games. [51]

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