2011 South Asian Winter Games

International multi-sport event September 2017 September 2020 I South Asian Winter Games Dehradun and Auli, India 7 150 19 events in 4 sports 10 January 2011 16 January 2011 Pratibha Patil (President of India) Dehradun (RSC Arena), Auli (GMVNL Ski Resort) 2010 Dhaka 2016 Guwahati-Shillong The 2011 South Asian Winter Games, officially the 1st South Asian Winter Games, were held in Dehradun and Auli, in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, India in January 2011. The games were conducted by the Indian Olympic Association and the Winter Games Federation of India.http://www.wgfi.in https://web.archive.org/web/20151116131710/http://wgfi.in/ 16 November 2015 date=August 2011 A grand opening and closing ceremony took place on 10 January 2011 and 16 January 2011, in Dehradun and Auli, respectively. The Ice skating and Ice hockey events were conducted from 10 to 12 January 2011 in Dehradun while the Skiing and Snowboarding events were held from 14 to 16 January 2011 at Auli. Infrastructure (Games Related) At Dehradun a facility has been created at Raipur Sports College. The Ice skating and Ice hockey arena has a seating capacity of 2,000 and the ice skating rink area is 60M by 30M, in which about 100 to 150 persons can skate every hour. It also has an Olympic size (50 by 25 Meters) fully air conditioned swimming pool, basketball courts and a cafeteria inside the complex. The central government had sanctioned ₹1.5 Billion for constructing this facility. Auli is a destination for skiing and snowboarding. The skiing facility at Auli has ski slopes, artificial snow making system, water storage for artificial snow making system, chair lift system for ski sport and a residential accommodation complex. For the event, most of the works, including the ice making facility were put in place and there were 230 guest rooms that were built for the athletes and officials. The season at Auli has now been extended by creating artificial ice from a captive snow plant.http://www.auliholidays.com/ Auli Travel Guide - Auli Skiing - Hotels Tour Packages to Auli - SAF Winter Games Auli 2010 Auliholidays.com 2011-08-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20110826063239/http://www.auliholidays.com/ 26 August 2011 dead Infrastructure (General) The new Passenger Terminal Building at the Jolly Grant Airport at Dehradun is now fully operational. The installation of Night Landing System (NLS) and Instrument landing System (ILS) was completed and the lights, too, were installed on the runway to facilitate night landing. The main runway was extended by The Airports Authority of India, to 7000 ft to facilitate the landing of bigger aircraft such as the Airbus A320 and Boeing 727.Airports Authority of India. http://www.aai.aero.jspSeptember 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 26 Feb 2007 Expansion causes flight suspension at Dehradun airport https://www.livemint.com/Politics/VFuk30XNZPkVa1k1YekxGL/Expansion-causes-flight-suspension-at-Dehradun-airport.html Live Mint Business News > Politics > News PTI Reproduced from: 26 February 2007 D'dun airport expansion:flights to remain suspended for 8monts The Press Trust of India Limited Asia Pulse Pty Limited Factiva PRTRIN0020070227e32q0000l The helipad at Auli was reconstructed to ensure regular chopper services from Jolly Grant Airport. These services were used to ferry athletes and officials during the event. Mascot The official mascot for the first South Asian Winter Games was the Bharal, the Himalayan Blue-Sheep or Big-Horn (Ovis Ammon) Wild Sheep is the native of Central Asia and the Himalayas. The Bharal was chosen as the ideal mascot for these games keeping in view its agility, strength, sure-footed nature and adaptability for survival in the snow-covered high altitude areas. The male has massive wrinkled horns up to 70 inches in length which forms a spiral, while the horns of the female are much smaller. It weighs around a quintal and stands about 42 inches at the shoulder. Nanda Devi National Park in Uttarakhand is the famous abode of this brownish grey Himalayan Big-Horn called Bharal. Medal table IND flagIOC2 2011 South Asian Winter Games 11 10 12 yes 1 3 1 1 0 0 http://www.deccanherald.com/content/128339/india-win-all-medals-500.html India win all medals in 500 mt speed skating Deccan Herald 2011-01-10 2011-08-24 The Games Participating nations Afghanistan did not participate.http://www.zeenews.com/news679044.html Pak team arrives for winter SAF games Zeenews.com 2011-01-07 2011-08-24 thumb|right|Participating nations. BAN 2011 South Asian Winter Games 2Hafez Ahmed @ thefinancialexpress-bd.com http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/more.php?news_id=122462&date=2011-01-10 Bangladesh takes part in South Asian Winter Games in India Thefinancialexpress-bd.com 2011-01-10 2011-08-24 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064235/http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/more.php?news_id=122462&date=2011-01-10 dead BHU 2011 South Asian Winter Games 10http://www.dailypioneer.com/311283/Spectacular-ceremony-marks-closure-of-SAF-Winter-Games-in-Auli.html The Pioneer :: Home : >> Spectacular ceremony marks closure of SAF Winter Games in Auli The Pioneer India 2011-01-17 2011-08-24 28 January 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200128061915/https://www.dailypioneer.com/311283/Spectacular-ceremony-marks-closure-of-SAF-Winter-Games-in-Auli.html dead IND 2011 South Asian Winter Games 95 MDV 2011 South Asian Winter Games 7 NEP 2011 South Asian Winter Games 8 PAK 2011 South Asian Winter Games 22 SRI 2011 South Asian Winter Games 1http://www.dailypioneer.com/309607/Safe-SAF-Winter-Games-begin-today.html The Pioneer :: Home : >> Safe SAF Winter Games begin today The Pioneer India 2011-01-10 2011-08-24 28 January 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200128061913/https://www.dailypioneer.com/309607/Safe-SAF-Winter-Games-begin-today.html dead Sports Four winter sports events were included in the 2011 South Asian Winter Games. Alpine skiing consisted of slalom, giant slalom and Super G with both men's and women's events. Cross-country skiing consisted of three events for men – 10 km, 15 km and a 4x10km relay, while the women's event consisted of a 3 km, 5 km and a 10 km. Snowboarding had a slalom and giant slalom with events for both men and women. Skating events included short track speed skating for men and women.http://www.wgfi.in/events Events Winter Games Federation of India 2010-11-11 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120314123730/http://www.wgfi.in/events 2012-03-14 http://www.wgfi.in/uttarakhand_2010_-_1st_s_a_winter_games https://web.archive.org/web/20220317222732/http://www.wgfi.in/uttarakhand_2010_-_1st_s_a_winter_games dead 17 March 2022 Uttarakhand 2011 First South Asian Winter Games Winter Games Federation of India 2010-11-11 Skiing and Snowboarding events were held at the Auli GMVNL Ski Resort, Auli while the Skating and Ice Hockey events were held at Dehradun RSC Arena, Dehradun. The figure in brackets indicates the number of events 22em 20px Alpine skiing (4) (Alpine skiing at the 2011 South Asian Winter Games) 20px Cross-country skiing (5) (Cross-country skiing at the 2011 South Asian Winter Games) 20px Snowboarding (4) (Snowboarding at the 2011 South Asian Winter Games) 20px Short track speed skating (5) (Short track speed skating at the 2011 South Asian Winter Games) Demonstration event 20px|alt=|link= Ice hockey (1) (Ice hockey at the 2011 South Asian Winter Games) 20px Figure skating (4) (Figure skating at the 2011 South Asian Winter Games) *Was scheduled to be a medal event, but only India had entered the competition, so it became a demonstration event. See also South Asian Games References External links Winter Games Federation of India South Asian Winter Games Category:South Asian Games South Asian Winter Games Category:2011 in Indian sport Category:2011 in Asian sport Category:Multi-sport events in India Category:Sport in Dehradun Category:Winter multi-sport events Category:January 2011 sports events in India Category:International winter sports competitions