36TH NATIONAL GAMES OF INDIA




The National Games of India comprises various disciplines in which sportsmen from the different states of India participate against each other. The country's first few Olympic Games, now renamed as National Games, were held in North India, Chennai, Calcutta, and Mumbai.

Till now, India has won eight Olympic gold medals in Hockey and six world cups in Kabaddi. Many ask if should cricket be the national game of India, but none is recognised as the national game of India. However, the national sports day of India is celebrated on August 29, 2022.

The 2020 National Games of India, also known as Goa 2020, were to have been held between 20 October and 4 November 2020 in Goa. In May 2020, it was announced that games would be indefinitely postponed as a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic.

Chhattisgarh will host the 37th National Games, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) said on Tuesday. The Chattisgarh Games will be held after Goa hosts the Games.

The 36th National Games of India is all set to take place in six cities of Gujarat between September 27 and October 10, 2022. After a gap of seven years, the event will be held in cities like Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot and Bhavnagar.

Which state hosted 38th National Games?

Detailed Solution. The correct answer is 2018. The 38th National Games was supposed to be held in Uttarakhand in the year 2018.

Meghalaya had signed the Host City Contract with the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) for hosting the 39th National Games in 2022 on January 3, 2018. The tripartite contract was signed between the IOA, the Meghalaya State Olympic Association, and the state government.

A little over three weeks before the National Games 2022 are set to begin in Ahmedabad, Home Minister Amit Shah unveiled the anthem and the mascot at an event that was also attended by Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel and Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur. The mascot's name is Saavaj, which means cub in Gujarati.




Writer-ANKITA DASH

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