The Third Commonwealth Youth Games Pune 2008

As the third Commonwealth Youth Games begin at Pune, India from Sunday, 12th October with 70 participating nations and around 1300 athletes. The games will be held for seven days and will conclude on 18th October. A special drive conducted during the games is 'Save the Tiger'. To visit official website of the games, click here .

The logo of the games shows the tradition and modern culture of the city. The logo reflects the historical seal of the great Maratha king, Shivaji Maharaj. The name of the Mascot is Jigrr. Jigrr is an amalgam of the Hindi word 'Jigar', which implies courage and the sound of a tiger roar (grrr...). For more on Logo and Mascot click here.

The games will be featuring 9 sports for 117 Gold medals. The sports included are Athletics, Swimming, Boxing, Wrestling, Shooting, Tennis, Badminton, Table Tennis and Weightlifting. For the detailed information of events, venues and medals per event click here . For layout of the stadium and Athlete Village click here .

There are 70 participating nations as viewed here, with India having highest participants. Going by the history, Commonwealth Games have been producing many medals for India. India always finishes in top 5. But this time with maximum number participants and home advantage, India is likely to finish on the top spot.
The probable top 3 could be,
1. India
2. Australia
3. England

Wish ALL THE BEST to the games and all the Indian Participants...