Sport and spirits

It was tussle of performances between Sudarshan Chakraborty8217;s dance troupe Sapphire and Nivedita Saboo8217;s fashion cherubs.

Designer Nivedita Saboo embodied couture and culture with the resplendent fashion show by the queens of ramp walking on a backdrop of water fountains and laser illumination ensembling various patterns. 8220;The collection is a shift from the games to the festive season however I have kept the CYG colours in mind and created colourful couture. It has been breathtaking with a confluence of my show, dances and entertainment coming together to congratulate the gaming spirits,8221; adds Nivedita Saboo

Sapphire presented vigorous shifts and fiery moves dancing on themes of fire and water. And the models paced and posed to the formations of choreographer Achla Sachdev.

The queens of ramp, including Aditi Govitrikar, Anupama Verma, Bunty Grewal, Pooja Chopra, Vidut Jamwal, Meghna Kawale and Rosie Nicholson looked stunning with traditional wears. They mesmerised the guests with sequences such as Resplendent Swayamvar, 80s revisited and Shimmer Forever.

The artistic evening was hosted by Shailesh Mehta and Parul Mehta and had many foreign delegates get the taste of India. Suresh Kalmadi, MP seemed in high spirits over the success as he added, 8220;Pune has been a great host and it8217;s been a energetic journey with dedicated teams. It8217;s over to Delhi now with greater expectations for the 2010 games.8221;