On the first day of the Swimming at National Games competition, there were six swimming events and three were won by Dhinidhi Fourteen-year-old swimmer Dhinidhi Desinghu was the cynosure of all eyes as she stamped her authority with three gold medals as Karnataka made a splash in the pool, grabbing five gold and two silver…
On Day 2 of Basketball at National Games Matches, Tamil Nadu completely thrashed their opponents from Chhattisgarh in Women Volleyball. Chattisgarh who had given Delhi a run for their money losing in the fag end by a solitary point were given a lesson by the TN team, as they could barely compete with them eventually…
The 38th National Games, set in the picturesque state of Uttarakhand, is a highly anticipated 18-day national sporting extravaganza. Judo at National Games 2025 is a much anticipated sport. Featuring the participation of around 10,000 athletes and officials from 38 teams, the Games promise to be an exciting celebration of athletic excellence. Among the many…
Volleyball at National Games: A Look Back and What to Expect in 2025 The National Games are a celebration of India’s sporting spirit, and volleyball has always been one of its marquee events. The last edition saw thrilling matches, jaw-dropping rallies, and emotional victories, leaving fans craving more. As we gear up for the 2025…
Volleyball action started in both 5×5 and 3×3 categories today at the Volleyball at National Games Specifically taking about Basketball 5×5 matches the Delhi team had a fabulous day in Uttarakhand. During the men competition the Delhi team absolutely thrashed the opponent scoring 116 against Madhya Pradesh who could only manage a 61 across four…
National Games 2025: Spotlight on Archery at national games in the heart of Uttarakhand The 38th National Games of India is set to be a landmark event, showcasing the vibrant sporting culture of the nation. Hosted by Uttarakhand from January 28 to February 14, 2025, this multi-sport extravaganza promises to be much more than just…
HOCKEY AT NATIONAL GAMES 2025 Vandana Katariya Hockey Stadium, Haridwar will host hockey actions for upcoming 28th National games, Uttrakhand from 4th to 13th February 2025. Ten teams in both Men’s and women’s category have registered for one of the most popular sports in India. Hockey will be played under FIH standards in round-robin format,…
The Gymnastics at National Games 2025 promises to be an exhilarating celebration of athleticism and artistry, and the sport is set to be one of the highlights of this prestigious event. Taking place from 8th February 2025 to 13th February 2025, the gymnastics competitions will be hosted at the Bhagirathi Hall, MPSC, Rajat Jayanti Khel…
The Best of Indian Shooting at 38th National Games, who to watch out for The 38th National Games in Uttarakhand has already ignited excitement, drawing some of the biggest names in Indian sports. Among the most eagerly anticipated events is shooting—a discipline where India has consistently excelled on the global stage. This year, the competition…
Football at National Games Takes Center Stage in Uttarakhand The 38th National Games in Uttarakhand promises to deliver thrilling football action, with the draw and fixtures for both the men’s and women’s tournaments now officially announced. Scheduled from January 29 to February 7, 2025, matches will be held at the Indira Gandhi International Sports Complex…
The 38th National Games are just around the corner, and all eyes are on Uttarakhand as it prepares to host this prestigious event from January 28 to February 14, 2025. Among the many sports that will take center stage, badminton promises to be one of the most thrilling and competitive events. With some of the…
Gear Up for Action of Cycling at National Games 2025 Uttarakhand is gearing up to host the 38th edition of the National Games from January 28 to February 14. With the state celebrating its Silver Jubilee year of foundation, the National Games 2025 promises to be a landmark event, not only because of the intense…
National games 2025 of India will take place in Dehradun, Uttarakhand from 28th January to 14th February. This edition will be the first ever green edition offering podium made up of e- waste and focus on energy conservation with a plastic free environment. Table Tennis has been an integral part of National games since it’s…
Olympian Srihari Nataraj (Karnataka) ended his campaign in the National Games Swimming competition in a blaze of glory, capturing his sixth gold medal with a brilliant show in the men’s 100m Freestyle final at the Sardar Patel Aquatics Complex here today. He won in 50.41 seconds, a new National Games record time. Through the week,…
Men’s Results Karnataka beat Gujarat 11-2 Haryana beat Tamil Nadu 3-0 Uttar Pradesh beat West Bengal 5-4 Maharashtra beat Jharkhand 3-1 Fancied Uttar Pradesh survived a massive scare before pulling off a 5-4 thriller (via penalties) against West Bengal to sneak into the Hockey semifinals of the 36th National Games at the Dhyan Chand Hockey…
Uttar Pradesh’s Ram Baboo, an unemployed Physical Education graduate, chose the National Games platform to draw attention to himself with a National record when winning the men’s 35km Race Walk at IIT Gandhinagar on Tuesday. His victory in 2 hours 36 minutes 34 seconds was sweeter as he beat the record holder Juned Khan of…
She is as practical as they get. And that is the reason Swapna Barman says that while her two-gold effort in the National Games Athletics competition at the IIT Gandhinagar campus gives her happiness, she is not satisfied with her own performance in her favourite event, the Heptathlon. She claimed the High Jump gold with…
Telangana’s B Sai Praneeth upset Kerala’s much fancied and in-form HS Prannoy 18-21, 21-16, 22-20 to help his team annex the Badminton Mixed Team gold in the 36th National Games here on Monday. His victory came on the heels of another brilliant show by the husband-and-wife duo of Sumeeth Reddy and Sikki Reddy who got…
Double gold medallist in the 36th National Games’ Rowing events, Khushpreet Kaur took up the sport over a chide for being a girl. “I had gone swimming and I got intrigued by its boats,” she disclosed on Monday, shortly after winning her second gold in the Quadruple Sculls with Vindhya Sankath, Poonam and Rukmini. Earlier,…
Tired of returning with a bloody nose from the ring, or getting a beating from his coach, Arunachal Pradesh’s Sambo Lapung gave up boxing. And took up weightlifting. “Yes, I had first tried boxing only for about a year in 2008. But I gave it up. What’s the point in getting thrashed both in the…
Gulveer Singh’s doughty effort to win the men’s 10,000m with a Games record in the Athletics competition today helped Services consolidate their position at the top of the 36th National Games medal charts. The three-time defending champions spurted to the pole position for the first time on Sunday, thanks to a good show in Rowing…
Olympian Pranati Nayak picked up two gold medals before signing off from the 36th National Games at the Sama Indoor Sports Complex here on Sunday. The West Bengal gymnast collected her first gold in the morning, the Uneven Bars title, and rounded it off by clinching the Floor Exercise crown in the evening. “Yes, it…
Karnataka’s Aneesh S Gowda announced his arrival as the next bright prospect on the senior stage in telling fashion, scripting a fairy-tale victory over seasoned Kerala’s Sajan Prakash in the men’s 200m Freestyle final in the National Games Aquatics competition at the Sardar Patel Aquatics Complex in Rajkot on Sunday. On a day which saw…
Reigning World under-20 champion Antim Panghal doesn’t like wasting time on the mat. Instead, she relies on her meticulous homework on her opponents a night before the bouts to dominate them. And it was usual business for the 18-year-old from Hisar, who walked away with the gold by defeating Madhya Pradesh’s Priyanshi Prajapati by fall…
Top seeds Telangana had to dig their heels in to edge out Maharashtra 3-2 in the semifinals of the Badminton Mixed Team Championship in the 36th National Games here at the PDDU Stadium on Sunday. They will now face the HS Prannoy-led Kerala team, which got the better of hosts Gujarat 3-1, in the summit…
You can easily empathise with Siddharth Pardeshi when he wishes for greater all-round attention to the sport that he so loves, Diving. A couple of years ago, he was in the news as one of the athletes who were stuck overseas during the Covid-19 induced Lockdown. He was in the FINA Development Centre in Kazan,…
Astha Choudhury (Assam) claimed the honour of becoming the first swimmer to break a record as the National Games Aquatics competition commenced at the Sardar Patel Aquatics Complex here on Sunday. She clocked 1:03.91 in the 100m Butterfly heats to take the Games record from Richa Mishra, who set it at 1:04.41 in Ranchi in…
‘I don’t put limits on myself. I just work hard and wherever God takes me, I go,’ says Amlan Amlan Borgohain has a simple philosophy when it comes to running. Don’t think too much about conditions or anything. Just run fast. The 23-year-old from Assam did just that to stop the clock at 10.38s at…
Badminton star HS Prannoy showed he means business as he marked his return to court after a month’s break with a 21-11, 21-9 demolition of Orijit Chaliha to star in Kerala’s 3-1 victory over Assam in the National Games Mixed Team quarterfinals here on Saturday. “It is a nice feeling to be back on court….
Uttar Pradesh’s Abhishek Pal and Parul Chaudhary completed a unique double at the National Games here on Saturday, winning the Men’s and Women’s 5,000m gold for their state. Parul Chaudhary was delighted with her performance but Abhishek Pal was a slightly disappointed man even though he beat the stiff challenge of Services’ Karit Kumar and…
The women’s 49kg weightlifting competition unfolded on expected lines in the 36th National Games, with a tactical battle between Mirabai Chanu and Sanjita Chanu at the Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar on Friday. In the end, Mirabai walked away with the gold with a total lift of 191 kgs (Snatch 84kg, Clean & Jerk 107 kgs)…
Gujarat’s ace shooter Elavenil Valarivan gave the hosts their fourth gold even as several favourites, including Olympic silver medallist weightlifter Mirabai Chanu, pathbreaking fencer Bhavani Devi and wrestler Divya Kakaran, lived up to their top billing and pocketed gold medals in their respective events in the 36th National Games here on Friday. The athletics arena…
Tamil Nadu & Karnataka are top two seeds in men team while Ankita Raina led Gujarat & Maharashtra are top two in women team. 2022 National Games Men Team The tennis action at the national games is all set to start from tomorrow. We will have the team events tomorrow. In the men section…
Top-seeded pair exits and six others follow suit in mixed doubles In the mixed doubles event that set the ball rolling on the third day of the 36th National Games competition at the Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya Indoor Stadium here today, only three seeded pairs survived to enter the quarterfinals. In the women’s doubles, however, Sreeja Akula…
The experienced team from West Bengal defeated defending Champions Maharashtra in Women Team National Games This was always on cards when two top team from India were in the final to fight for the Gold Medal. While West Bengal showed great skills and game plan on their way to the final, Maharashtra team did just…
