2023 National Games of India

37th National Games of India
	File:2023 National Games of India logo.png
Motto	Get Set Goa
Sport(s)	43
Main venue	GMC Athletic Stadium, Bambolim
Website	37th National Games
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The 2023 National Games of India, also known as the 37th National Games of India and informally as Goa 2023 were held from 26 October to 9 November 2023 in the state of Goa.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Host[edit | edit source]

Goa Olympic Association was given hosting rights by the Indian Olympic Association after the closing ceremony held for the 2022 National Games of India at Surat on 13 October 2022.^[4]

Earlier Goa had been the host for the 36th edition^{[citation needed]}, but due to a surge of COVID-19, Goa declared that it was unable to host the event.^{[citation needed]}

Venues[edit | edit source]

The games were held across the cities of Mapusa, Panjim, Ponda, Vasco and Margao. ^{[citation needed]} While Cycling (Track) and Golf events were held in Delhi.^{[citation needed]}

Goa[edit | edit source]

Mapusa

Peddem Sports Complex
- Badminton hall (Cue sports)
- Hockey ground (Hockey)
- Indoor Hall (Boxing and Gymnastics)
Chapora river (Canoeing and Rowing)
Mendrem Shooting Range (Shooting)

Panjim

SPM Indoor Stadium (Badminton, Fencing and Volleyball)
Campal Indoor Stadium (Netball, Table tennis and Kabaddi)
Campal Outdoor Grounds (Pencak silat, and Weightlifting)

Ponda

Ponda Swimming pool
Goa Engineering College, Farmagudi - Ponda
Ponda Multi-Purpose Indoor Stadium

Vasco

Tilak Maidan Football Ground
Chicalim Multi-Purpose Ground
Chicalim Squash Facility

Margao

Participating teams[edit | edit source]

Teams came from all 28 states and eight union territories of India as well as a team representing Indian Armed Forces.^{[citation needed]}

The official logo of the games and the mascot, Moga an Indian bison, was unveiled in June 2023.^[5] 'Moga ^{[lower-alpha 1]} (transl. Love) was the official mascot for the Games, representing the spirit of determination and perseverance, Moga was depicted as an emblematic representation of an Indian bison, symbolizing a set of attributes that include resilience and the ability to surmount obstacles. The mascot served as an embodiment of the commitment exhibited by athletes in their pursuit of excellence within their chosen sporting disciplines.

Sports[edit | edit source]

43 disciplines were contested in the 2023 National Games. Several new sports were added to the event, such as sqay, beach football, roll ball, golf, sepak takraw, kalaripayattu, pencak silat and Mini golf. Additionally, yachting and taekwondo made a return after their exclusion during the previous edition.^[6]

Traditional sports lagori and gatka were included as demonstration sports.^[6]

37th National Games of India
Aquatics Diving Swimming Water polo Archery Athletics Badminton Basketball 3x3 basketball Beach sports Beach football Beach handball Beach volleyball Boxing Canoeing Cue sports Billiards Snooker Cycling Fencing Field hockey Football Golf Lawn golf Mini golf Gymnastics Handball Lawn bowls Martial arts Gatka Judo Kalaripayattu Pencak silat Sqay Taekwondo Wushu File:Modern pentathlon pictogram.svg Modern pentathlon Netball Rollball Rowing Rugby union Shooting Skateboarding Softball Soft tennis Squash Swimming Table tennis Tennis Traditional sports Kabaddi Kho kho Lagori Sepak takraw Triathlon Volleyball Weightlifting Wrestling Yachting Yoga sport Mallakhamba Yogasana

Medal table[edit | edit source]

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Notes[edit | edit source]

↑ stylized in all caps; pronounced (English: /mɒɡɑː/)

References[edit | edit source]

↑ "Goa set to host 37th National Games in October 2023, says Indian Olympic Association". India Today. 8 October 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
↑ "OCA » Indian Olympic Association confirms Goa as host of 37th National Games in 2023". ocasia.org. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
↑ "National Games 2023 to be held in Goa from October 26". Sportstar. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
↑ PTI (8 October 2022). "Goa to host 37th National Games in October 2023: IOA". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
↑ "Mascot launched for 37th edition of Indian National Games". Adda 247. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 "National Games 2023 scheduled to be held in Goa from Oct. 26 to Nov. 9". Olympics. Retrieved 31 October 2023.

External links[edit | edit source]

Official website

Preceded by 2022 National Games of India	National Games of India	Succeeded by 2025 National Games of India

Template:National Games of India

[6] stylized in all caps; pronounced (English: /mɒɡɑː/)

[1] "Goa set to host 37th National Games in October 2023, says Indian Olympic Association". India Today. 8 October 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2023.

[2] "OCA » Indian Olympic Association confirms Goa as host of 37th National Games in 2023". ocasia.org. Retrieved 6 April 2023.

[3] "National Games 2023 to be held in Goa from October 26". Sportstar. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.

[4] PTI (8 October 2022). "Goa to host 37th National Games in October 2023: IOA". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 6 April 2023.

[5] "Mascot launched for 37th edition of Indian National Games". Adda 247. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.

[National_Games_2023-7] 6.0 ^6.1 "National Games 2023 scheduled to be held in Goa from Oct. 26 to Nov. 9". Olympics. Retrieved 31 October 2023.

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