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National Games 2022
The Goa government has opened all the venues of the National Games 2023 for the general public and they can witness the sporting event without the need to have any passes or accreditation, a minister said on Saturday. Goa sports department, in an advisory issued on Thursday, said all the venues will be open for the general public till the end of the National Games on November 9. Talking to PTI, state Sports Minister Govind Gaude said, "An advisory has been issued to all the venue commandants and security in-charges to allow the general public to watch the games. The entry will be without any pass or accreditation card. They will be allowed only in the spectator areas from where they can see the matches." Initially, verbal intimation was given to all the venue commandants and security in-charges that the public should be allowed to watch the matches, he said. "But there were some complaints that people were not allowed despite the availability of empty seats in the stadium," he ...
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) wants the country's top athletes to take part in the National Games so that a brand value can be created around the multi-sport event to attract sponsorship money. Hosting the multi-discipline games, a biennial event, has become a messy affair in recent times due to multiple delays, and only one National Games -- in Gujarat last year -- have been held since the 35th edition in Kerala in 2015. "IOA's main property is the National Games. If top players do not participate in the National Games, what is the use of hosting them. If they (top athletes) take part, television revenue from the National Games will go up, people will watch players of calibre," IOA joint secretary and acting Chief Executive Officer Kalyan Chaubey told PTI on Sunday. Goa has been confirmed during IOA's Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Saturday as host of the 37th edition in November. IOA president P T Usha told PTI on Saturday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be request
Olympic bronze winner Lovlina Borgohain and Commonwealth Games medal winning duo of Mohammed Hussamuddin and Jaismine Lamboria assured themselves of a medal each at the National Games boxing competition after recording quarterfinal victories here on Sunday. Even as the fancied names made progress, Gujarat's Asifali Asgharli Syed and Ruchita Rajput lined up for a podium finish, giving the home crowd much to cheer about. The referee stopped Ruchita's contest against Maharastra's Sanika Sasane who fractured her ankle in the opening round. Syed got the vociferous home crowd on its feet by recording a split decision 4-1 win against Jharkhand's Jadov Deogam in the men's 57kg category. He takes on world youth champion Sachin Siwach (Haryana), who beat Chhattisgarh's S Sahil in a bloodied quarterfinal. Sachin and Sahil both suffered cuts on their foreheads, forcing the referee to end the contest, and award it in favour of the Haryana boxer. World Championship and multiple Asian medallist .
Delhi's Mohit Sherawat battled through a dislocated shoulder to clinch the gold medal in men's 81kg judo at the National Games here on Saturday. Mohit needed to protect his dislocated right shoulder but instead of defending to avoid further injury, he went for broke and won both his semifinal and final bouts within the first few seconds at the Mahatma Mandir Complex. Mohit, who had won the Senior Nationals title in Lucknow earlier this year, had dislocated his shoulder midway through the quarterfinal against Sarabjit Singh of Punjab. "I was leading by a point then. So I decided to play it safe because if I had called for medical attention, I would have had to concede. But he made a mistake and I got a throw. "In the semifinal and final, I decided to just go for a throw if I get the right grip and it worked wonderfully for me," said Mohit Sherawat. The Delhi judoka said his next target is to make it to the Asian Games next year. "Indian judokas have started doing well on the ...
Maharashtra and Gujarat notched up upset wins over Himachal Pradesh and Goa, respectively, in the women's and men's kabaddi competitions at the 36th National Games here on Monday. Maharashtra women stunned national champions Himachal Pradesh 32-31, while the Gujarat men's team shocked Goa 56-27, at the EKA TransStadia Indoor Stadium. Maharashtra, with their controlled play in the first half, opened up a slender two-point lead. They had to defend resolutely in the second half to edge home by a solitary point. Maharashtra men, on the other hand, had a much easier outing though, beating Tamil Nadu 49-25, while Services trounced Chandigarh 66-32. While their men's team shone bright, Gujarat women could not stop Bihar from running away to a comfortable 38-15 victory, thanks largely to a commanding performance in the second half. Meanwhile, netball action started in Bhavnagar, with the hosts facing national champions Haryana in the opening contest. The Gujarat men's team, clearly the .