2011 National Games of India
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| Host city | Ranchi, Jharkhand, India | ||
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| Teams participating | 36 | ||
| Athletes participating | 8511 | ||
| Events | 444 in 33 sports | ||
| Opening ceremony | 12 February 2011 | ||
| Closing ceremony | 26 February 2011 | ||
| Officially opened by | M. O. H. Farook (Governor of Jharkhand) |
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| Officially closed by |
Suresh Kalmadi (Chairman of Indian Olympic association) |
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| Athlete's Oath | Deepika Kumari | ||
| Torch lighter | Sylvanus Dung Dung | ||
| Main venue | Birsa Munda Athletics Stadium | ||
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The 2011 National Games was held from 12 February 2011 to 26 February 2011 in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India. 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 Bhalendra 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.
The opening ceremony was held at the Birsa Munda Athletics Stadium in Ranchi. The governor of Jharkhand, M. O. H. Farook had declared the Games open. Jharkhand chief minister Arjun Munda presided over the function. 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.Bollywood stars Sameera Reddy, Vivek Oberoi and Amisha Patel performed in the ceremony along with singer Sukhwinder Singh.
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. Chhaua means "little boy" in the local language. 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. 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.
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