36th National Games of India 2022

• The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Gujarat Olympic Association (GOA) and Gujarat State Government to jointly conduct the 36th National Games 2022 on July 22.

• The 36th National Game 2022 will be held in Gujarat.

• It is scheduled to be held from September 27, 2022 to October 10, 2022.

• It will be held across 6 cities of Gujarat, in which all the 28 states and 8 Union Territories will participate.

• In all, 36 sports will be hosted, in line with the tagline “Sports for Unity”.

• This year, Yogasana and Mallakhamba have been added to the list of games. Thus, it will promote indigenous sports in India.

• Inaugural function will be held at the Narendra Modi stadium.