2007 National Games of India

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.

33rd National Games of India
Host cityGuwahati, Assam, India
Teams33
Athletes10,945
Events32
Opening9 February 2007 (2007-02-09)
Closing18 February 2007 (2007-02-18)
Opened bySonia Gandhi
(President of the Indian National Congress)
Closed byManmohan Singh
(Prime Minister of India)
Torch lighterBhogeswar Baruah
Main venueIndira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Sarusajai, Guwahati
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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

Medal table

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  *   Host nation ( Assam)

RankStateGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Services594637142
2Manipur513240123
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
16Chandigarh53816
17  Odisha52815
18Uttarakhand44513
19  Gujarat341219
20  Jammu and Kashmir331016
21  Chhattisgarh3306
22Himachal Pradesh3227
23  Sikkim2226
24  Rajasthan141015
25  Goa1225
26Nagaland11911
27  Mizoram1078
28  Andaman and Nicobar Islands06410
29  Meghalaya0145
30Arunachal Pradesh0033
Totals (30 entries)4254215491,395

Closing ceremony

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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]

References

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  1. ^ "A new beginning". Archived from the original on 11 March 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
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Preceded by National Games of India Succeeded by