36th National Games conclude in Surat
🔹 36th National Games
🔹 Commencement - 29 September to 12 October 2022
🔹 Venue- Gujarat (6 cities)
🔹 Inauguration- by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Ahmadabad
🔹 Mascot- Savaj (Asiatic Lion)
🔹 Concluded - by Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar in Surat
In the 36th National Games, 381 events of 31 sports have been organized. This year Yogasana and Mallakhambha were added to the list of sports. The last edition of the National Games was held in Kerala in 2015. The 37th National Games will be held in Goa in 2023.
Medal Tally
1. Services Sports Control Board – Total 128 (61 Gold, 35 Silver, 32 Bronze)
2. Maharashtra – Total 140 (39 Gold, 38 Silver, 63 Bronze)
3. Haryana- Total 115 (38 Gold, 38 Silver, 39 Bronze)
National Games
National Games are included in the Olympics which caught the attention of the nation in the year 1920s. The National Games in Indianwas first introduced as the Indian Olympic Games with the goal of promoting Olympic Games in the nation.
The first edition of the Indian Olympic Games was held in 1924 in Lahore, undivided Punjab.
The Indian Olympic Games were designated as the National Games in the early 1940s. Athletes from Indian states are involved in this competition in a variety of sports.
