The Nationwide Video games 2022 will probably be held in Gujarat from September 29 to October 12 2022. India’s prestigious multi-event sporting showcase returns after a spot of seven years. It was final held in Kerala in 2015.
The Nationwide Video games will probably be held throughout six cities of Gujarat — Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot and Bhavnagar. Gujarat will host the Nationwide Video games for the primary time.
This would be the thirty sixth version of the Nationwide Video games, and an estimated 7,000 athletes will participate throughout 36 sporting disciplines. Companies, the sports activities group of the Indian Armed Forces, may also compete on this multi-event sporting spectacle.
The desk tennis occasions have been scheduled prior as a result of conflict of dates with the World Desk Tennis Championships to be held from September 30 onwards.
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On the thirty fifth Video games in Kerala, Companies (91 gold) topped the medal tally, adopted by Kerala and Haryana. Kerala swimmer Sajan Prakash emerged as the highest athlete with eight medals together with six gold and two silver.
After Kerala in 2015, Goa was to host the thirty sixth version in November 2016. After delays in 2018 and 2019, the Video games have been postponed to 2020. COVID-19 then pressured the postponement of the Nationwide Video games and the Goa authorities was not sure it might be capable of host the occasion this 12 months.
Historical past
The All India Olympic Committee organised the first Nationwide Video games known as earlier than independence in 1924 in Lahore. It was then known as the ‘All India Olympic Video games’. The 4 editions of the Video games have been held each two years since 1924, with the primary three being held in Lahore, with Allahabad changing into the host in 1930.
In 1940, the occasion was rechristened because the ‘Nationwide Video games’, which was hosted by Mumbai. Lucknow hosted the primary Nationwide Video games submit independence in 1948.
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After the preliminary recognition of the Video games, there gave the impression to be a dip which led to intervention of IOA in 1985. They determined to alter the construction of the Video games on the traces of Olympics to extend viewership.
Ever since, the Video games has seen greater than 5000 athletes participating.
Winners through the years
In 1985, the primary version of the revamped Nationwide Video games noticed Maharashtra topping the medal tally. The following version of the Video games was moved to Kerala and for the primary time was held in several cities. That 12 months, the host Kerala gained and the pattern of the host metropolis topping the medal tally continued for the subsequent 5 editions.
Nonetheless, in 2007, for the primary time the hosts didn’t find yourself changing into champions because the Companies, a mixed group of the Indian Armed Forces, gained the trophy for the primary time in historical past. The hosts, Assam completed third with 38 gold medals compared to Companies’ 59.
In 2011, Companies gained with a snug lead of twenty-two gold medals greater than the second-best Manipur. Finishing a hat-trick in 2015, Companies turned the champions but once more with 91 golds and a complete of 159 medals with host Kerala managing to get solely 54.
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