National Games 2022: Full schedule, list of sports, venues and dates

Narendra Modi at a glittering opening ceremony at the Mahatma Mandir Complex in Gandhinagar. Olympics weightlifting silver medallist Mirabai Chanu will be one of the star attractions at the Games with 6 cities -- Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot and Bhavnagar hosting the multi-sporting event. In the previous edition of the National Games that took place back in 2015 in Kerala, Services (91 gold, 33 silver and 35 bronze) finished at the top position with 159 medals and were followed by hosts Kerala and Haryana.

This time, around 8,000 athletes are taking part in 36 sporting disciplines with the cycling (track) event to take place in New Delhi. Mallakhamba and Yogasana have also been included this year to promote the country’s sporting heritage. Here is the complete schedule of the National Games 2022.Archery: September 30 to October 6 in Ahmedabad Kho-Kho: September 30 to October 4 in Ahmedabad Mallakhambh: October 7 to 11 in Ahmedabad

Rugby 7s: September 28 to 30 in Ahmedabad Football (men): October 2 to 11 in Ahmedabad Football (women): October 1 to 10 in Ahmedabad Kabaddi: September 26 to October 1 in Ahmedabad Yogasana: October 6 to 11 in Ahmedabad

Rowing: September 30 to October 3 in Ahmedabad Canoeing: October 10 and 11 in Ahmedabad RS-Skateboarding: September 30 and October 1 in Ahmedabad RS-Inline Skating: September 30 and October 1 in Ahmedabad RS-Speed Skating: September 30 to October 2 in Ahmedabad RS-Artistic Skating: September 30 and October 1 in Ahmedabad Tennis: September 29 to October 5 in Ahmedabad Soft Tennis: October 7 to 11 in Ahmedabad Lawn Bowl: September 26 to October 3 in Ahmedabad Golf: October 6 to 9 in Ahmedabad Shooting (Shotgun): September 30 to October 7 in Ahmedabad