The National Games of India compromises various disciples of sports, it is organised in the Summer Olympics format since the 26th edition in 1985, where athletes from different states of India can participate and compete against each other. The 2022 National Games is the 36th edition of the Games and will be held in Gujrat from September 29 to October 12, after a long gap of seven years. National Games 2022 Medal Tally Live Updated: Check State Wise Medal Standings With Gold, Silver and Bronze Count

A total of 8000 athletes are expected to be participating in the National Games from all over India along with the members of the Indian armed forces. The athletes participating will battle it out across six different cities in Gujrat, in a total of 36 disciplines of sporting events at the 2022 National Games. This edition will also see the feature of traditional sports such as kabaddi, kho-kho, mallakhamba, and yogasana.

List of sporting events to be played at the 2022 National Games:

No.

Sports No.

Sports

1

Aquatics 19 Lawn Bowl
2 Archery 20

Mallakhamba

3

Athletics 21 Netball
4 Badminton 22

Roller Skating

5

Basketball 23 Rowing
6 Boxing 24

Rugby 7s

7

Canoeing & kayaking 25 Shooting
8 Cycling 26

Soft ball

9

fencing 27 Soft tennis
10 Football 28

Squash

11

Gymnastics 29 Table tennis
12 Golf 30

Taekwondo

13

Handball 31 Tennis
14 Hockey 32

Triathalon

15

Judo 33 Volleyball
16 Kabbadi 34

Weightlifting

17

Kho-kho 35 Wrestling
18 Yogasana 36

Wushu

As the 36th edition of the games will be soon underway, the Indian armed forces will be looking forward to winning their fourth consecutive National Games. The athletes from all over the nation will try to win as many medals as possible for their state and to beat the national services to it.

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