| The third Commonwealth Youth Games will
be held in Pune, India from 12-18 October 2008. The participating sports
will be: Athletics, Badminton, Boxing, Shooting, Swimming, Table Tennis,
Tennis, Weightlifting and Wrestling. www.cygpune2008.com
To be eligible to compete, athletes require to be born in 1990 or later.
Pune, located 170 kms. south of Mumbai has been the cultural capital
of Maharashtra for a long time now.
Although, many tourists visit Pune for its history, now more and more
people visit Pune for its shopping and for the range of food that is offered
here by various shops and road side vendors. The city has a number of
theatres which continue to make it the cultural capital of Maharashtra.
Pune Location: Near the Western Coast of the Arabian Sea.
Rainfall in Pune: 70 cm. (June to September)
Climate of Pune: Summer: 40 °C - 26 °C
Winter: 29 °C - 19 °C
Best Time to Visit: October to May.
How To Reach Pune:
By Air: Airport is situated in the Lohagaon area, about 12-km from the
city. Indian Airlines and Jet Airways provide regular flights to Pune
from Delhi, four flights a week to Chennai and Bangalore, two to three
flights daily from Mumbai and to Ahmedabad, Hyderabad and Goa.
By Rail: Pune has excellent railway services connecting all major cities.
By Road: Pune is well connected by road with the all major cities within
the state as well as outside the state. Daily private and government buses
ply from Pune to Mumbai (4hrs)
Tourist Attractions: Aga Khan Palace or Gandhi National Memorial, The
Osho Commune International, Shaniwar Wada, Shindyanchi Chhatri, University
Buildings, Pataleshwar Cave Temples, Parvati Hill and Temples, Lal Deval
Synagogue, Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum, Museum of Arthropoda, Tribal Museum,
Tilak Smarak Mandir, Kesari Wada.
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