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Punjab Games

Punjab Games

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The first (and only) Punjab Games[lower-alpha 1] were held from 5–11 December 2004, in Patiala city in Indian Punjab.[4]

Some 700 sports persons from both Eastern (Indian) and Western (Pakistani) Punjab competed in the following sports:

The Second Punjab Games 2005 were scheduled to be held in Lahore, the provincial capital of Western Punjab in December 2005; and were postponed, and eventually cancelled, due to 2005 Kashmir earthquake.

The Third Punjab Games 2006 were proposed to be held in Jalandhar, however never happened.[5]

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References

  1. [1]
    "World Punjabi centre to be set up in Patiala". The Times of India. 2 February 2004. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  2. [2]
    "PUTTING THE PERIPHERY AT THE CENTER - Indian States' Role in Foreign Policy" (PDF). Carnegie India.
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    "Indo-Pak Punjab Games in Nov". The Times of India. 28 January 2004. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  4. [4]
    "Indo-Pak Punjab Games begin in riot of colour".
  5. [5]
    "Indo-Pak Punjab Games commence at Patiala". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  1. Also referred to as the "All-Punjab Games"[1][2] or "Indo-Pak Punjab Games".[3]
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