Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be present to officially inaugurate the 37th edition of the National Games on October 26th (Thursday) at the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Fatorda, South Goa. Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur, Goa Sports Minister Govind Gaude and Minister of State for Tourism Shripad Naik will also be present for the occasion.
Hosting for the first time by Goa, the tournament will feature athletes from 28 states in more than 43 different sports disciplines. Over 10000 athletes will participate in the event across the country, with 49 per cent of them being women.
The event, which will take place from October 26th - November 9th will have a few sports like Kho, yogasana and mallakhamb make it maiden appearance. The sports included in the event are beach football, roll ball, golf, sepak takraw, sqay martial arts, kalliya rapattu and pencak silat. Cycling and Golf will be conducted in New Delhi.
Taekwondo and yachting games will make a comeback after a year after facing exclusion in the previous edition.
The schedule of the 37th National Games:
Schedule for National Games 2023. | (Credits: Screengrab)
Schedule for National Games 2023. | (Credits: Screengrab)
Schedule for National Games 2023. | (Credits: Screengrab)
Schedule for National Games 2023. | (Credits: Screengrab)
Schedule for National Games 2023. | (Credits: Screengrab)
Where to stream the 37th National Games?
The 37th edition of the National Games will be live streamed on the YouTube Channel of Prasar Bharti and will be telecast on the DD Sports TV channel on all the days.
The motto of the 37th National Games is 'Get Set Goa', which is similar to the one used in the inaugural National Games in 1924 as it was 'Get Set Play'.
