36th National Games 2022 Concludes: Check the winners list

36th National Games:

The 36th National Games is coming to an end after a glorious display of sporting performance and sportsmanship spirit. In its 36th edition, Gujarat hosted the National Games for the first time in 2022. The National Games 2022 was held across six cities, Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot and Bhavnagar, in Gujarat. Almost 7,000 athletes from 28 Indian States, eight Union Territories and Services, the sports team of the Indian Armed Forces, competed for medals in 36 different sports.

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Notably: The Indian Olympic Association has confirmed that Goa will host the 37th edition of the National Games in October next year. The state government of Goa also conveyed its in-principle approval to IOA to host the National Games in 2023. At the closing ceremony, the Goa delegation may receive the IOA flag.

36th National Games: Key points

Raja Bhalindra Singh Trophy to the hybrid contingent of Services for the fourth time in succession.
Maharashtra bagged the Indian Olympic Association’s Best State trophy for finishing second in the medals tally with the most medals amongst States and UTs.
Honourable Gujarat Chief Minister Shri Bhupendrabhai Patel presented the Best Male Athlete to Sajan Prakash (5 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)
Karnataka’s Hashika Ramchandra, barely 14 years old, appropriated the Best Female Athlete crown with 6 gold and 1 bronze.
Gujarat’s 10-year-old Shauryajit Khaire (Mallakhamb), who was a reluctant starter after losing his father just a few days back, emerged as the ‘viral star’ of the Games, becoming its youngest medal winner.

Here’s the full National Games 2022 medals table:

Rank	State/Union Territory/Team	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Services	61	35	32	128
2	Maharashtra	39	38	63	140
3	Haryana	38	38	40	116
4	Karnataka	27	23	38	88
5	Tamil Nadu	25	22	27	74
6	Kerala	23	18	13	54
7	Madhya Pradesh	20	25	21	66
8	Uttar Pradesh	20	18	18	56
9	Manipur	20	10	20	50
10	Punjab	19	32	25	76
11	Delhi	14	17	40	71
12	Gujarat	13	15	21	49
13	West Bengal	13	14	17	44
14	Assam	9	10	9	28
15	Telangana	8	7	8	23
16	Arunachal Pradesh	6	1	0	7
17	Odisha	4	11	11	26
18	Jharkhand	3	5	5	13
19	Chandigarh	3	4	4	11
20	Rajasthan	3	3	24	30
21	Andhra Pradesh	2	9	5	16
22	Chhattisgarh	2	5	6	13
23	Andaman Nicobar	2	5	5	12
24	Himachal Pradesh	2	4	3	9
25	Tripura	2	0	1	3
26	Uttarakhand	1	8	9	18
27	Jammu Kashmir	1	2	9	12
28	Mizoram	1	1	2	4
28	Pondicherry	1	1	2	4
30	Goa	0	0	5	5
31	Bihar	0	0	2	2
32	Sikkim	0	0	1	1

Sports include in National Games 2022:

The complete list of sports which were competed at the National Games 2022 in Gujarat are: aquatics, archery, athletics, badminton, basketball, boxing, canoeing & kayaking, cycling, fencing, football, gymnastics, golf, handball, hockey, judo, kabaddi, kho-kho, lawn bowls, mallakhamb, netball, roller skating, rowing, rugby 7s, shooting, softball, soft tennis, squash, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, triathlon, volleyball, weightlifting, wrestling, wushu and yogasana.

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