2008 Commonwealth Youth Games
commonwealth youth game hindi कॉमनवेल्थ यूथ गेम्स officially known iii commonwealth youth game commonly known pune regional sporting event held october pune india city state maharashtra third commonwealth youth game held every four year first commonwealth youth game held asia iii commonwealth youth game conducted october athlete official country participated game iii commonwealth youth game unique green theme permeates aspect game special drive conducted game organiser create save tiger campaign promote awareness critical state indian tiger nine sport programme game sport unique pictogram represent pictograms designed like cyg logo balance cultural heritage india modern india pictograms derived tribal art form warli spectacular opening ceremony included several performance showcasing indian culture tradition also unique show set indian air force abhinav bindra india gold medal winner beijing summer olympics final youth baton runner poured water collected different country kalash fountain youth later formed water veteran actress hema malini performed beautiful prayer dance bollywood actor saif ali khan also performed event singer sunidhi chauhan shankar mahadevan sang theme song also performance indian actress urmila matondkar president india pratibha patil declared game open entire event choreographed shiamak davar various school pune participated event closing ceremony commonwealth youth game included presence several dignitary bollywood star ceremony began special dog show organised military india followed official ceremony secretary commonwealth game federation declared game closed cultural part included musical performance finest singer india shaan kunal ganjawala shiamak davar choreographer event select school selected perform closing ceremony like kamalnayan bajaj st ursulas dance also choreographed shiamak davars group various indigenous culture northern southern eastern western india shown diya mirza neha dhupia malaika arora bollywood actor ritesh deshmukh also performed event bollywood actress shilpa shetty also performed event fountain youth created opening ceremony slowly lowered garden youth formed garden youth remain outside stadium part legacy hand ceremony included sevenminute show isle man host game official mascot game jiggr said good bye competitor youth game mascot delhi game shera welcomed delhi closing ceremony ended firework logo game reflect heritage pune maharashtra seal feature city name pune english script devanagarisanskrit script seal derived maratha seal maratha king shivaji fusion traditional pune culture modernity name official mascot commonwealth youth game jigrr mascot tiger national animal india jigrr younger brother shera mascot commonwealth game jigrr name amalgam word jigar implies courage hindi language also sound tiger roar grrr youth game new concept called youth baton relay based queen baton relay created organizer event baton carried nine indian state carrying water around country youth baton relay begin new delhi university north campus proceed india gate august large cultural festival baton travel nine state cover km six thousand athlete selected carry baton additional volunteer help baton city town village additionally approximately crew vehicle guest medium vip escort baton trip keeping green game theme youth game commonwealth game relay support save tiger campaign collected water symbolise conservation natural resource used opening ceremony create fountain youth garden youth also created participating nation balewadi stadium total nation sent team youth game major team include australia fielding athlete archived september wayback machine england archived september wayback machine canada fielding archived september wayback machine scotland archived september wayback machine major team include south africa host india malaysia singapore alphabetical order list participating nation follows partial table medal count commonwealth youth game ranking sort number gold medal earned country number silver taken consideration next number bronze country still tied equal ranking given listed alphabetically host nation india commonwealth game commonwealth youth game commonwealth game news official commonwealth youth game website venue shift – delhi pune sport youth go handinhand