Pune
The 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games (Hindi: 2008 कॉमनवेल्थ यूथ गेम्स ) were held in Pune, India, a city in the state of Maharashtra.
What sports were included in the Commonwealth Games?
For the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, there were 10 core sports which were athletics, swimming, badminton, boxing, hockey, lawn bowls, netball, rugby 7s, squash and weightlifting.
What were the six sports that make up the Programme of the first Commonwealth Games?
At the 1930 British Empire Games, the precursor to the modern Games, there were six sports: athletics, aquatics (swimming and diving), boxing, lawn bowls, rowing and wrestling….Current Commonwealth Games program.
| hideSport (Discipline) | Weightlifting |
|---|---|
| 50 | 6 |
| 54 | 7 |
| 58 | 7 |
| 62 | 7 |
In what year were the first Commonwealth Youth Games held?
August 10, 2000
Commonwealth Youth Games/First event date
Which state team won the maximum medals at the 2015 National Games Kerala?
Medals tally
| Rank | State | Gold |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Services | 91 |
| 2 | Kerala* | 54 |
| 3 | Haryana | 40 |
| 4 | Maharashtra | 30 |
Which Indian origin writer was awarded the Commonwealth Award in 2008 for the book Animal People?
writer Indra Sinha’s
Indian-origin writer Indra Sinha’s book Animal’s People, based on the Bhopal gas tragedy, has been adjudged this year’s best book in Europe and South Asia by the Commonwealth.
What were the Commonwealth Games originally called?
the British Empire Games
From 1930 to 1950 the Games were known as the British Empire Games, from 1954 until 1966 the British Empire and Commonwealth Games, and from 1970 to 1974 they took on the title of British Commonwealth Games.
Which state was the highest medal winner in 2015 National Games?
Medal table
| Rank | State | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Karnataka | 53 |
| 12 | Telangana | 33 |
| 13 | Jharkhand | 23 |
| 14 | Uttar Pradesh | 68 |
Which state came to the first position in the 2015 National Games of India?
Medals tally
| Rank | State | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Services | 159 |
| 2 | Kerala* | 162 |
| 3 | Haryana | 107 |
| 4 | Maharashtra | 123 |
Who won Commonwealth Award 2008?
Indra Sinha
The correct answer is Indra Sinha. The Indian-origin writer, Indra Sinha was awarded the Commonwealth Award in 2008 for the book Animal People.
Which Indian origin writer was awarded the Common?
Answer: Indra Sinha The book was nominated for the Man Booker Prize in 2007 and won the Commonwealth Writers Prize next year in the category of ‘Best Book from Europe and South Asia’.
Who founded Commonwealth Games?
Melville Marks Robinson founded the games as the British Empire Games which were first hosted in Hamilton, Canada in 1930. During the 20th and 21st centuries, the evolution of the games movement has resulted in several changes to the Commonwealth Games.
