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02/10/22 09:05 AM IST

6th National Games

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  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 36th National Games at a grand Opening Ceremony at the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad.
About National games 
  • The 2022 National Games of India will be held from September 29 to October 12 this year.
  • Also known as Gujarat 2022, it will be organized in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot and Bhavnagar.
  • The event will include sports such as athletics, field hockey, football, volleyball, table tennis, skateboarding, kabaddi, mallakhamba etc.
  • The National Games of India was organized as the Indian Olympic Games in the initial years.
  • Since the 9th edition of the 1924 Indian Olympic Games in Lahore, these games have been held every two years in major cities of India.
  • In 1940, the Indian Olympic Games was organized as National Games. It involves competition between sportsmen from various parts of the country.
  • The city of Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh hosted the inaugural edition of the National Games in Independent India. T
Source- PIB 

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