The 36th National Games hockey action will begin in Rajkot on October 2. Dilip Tirkey's big goal is to promote hockey in a big way where the game was once very popular.
The champion fencer Bhavani Devi, who has single-handedly popularised the sport in the country through her exploits, can't wait for the competition to begin on September 30 in Gandhinagar.
Regina Kiro competed for India in 2010, 2014 and 2019 Asian Games in Guangzhou (China), Incheon (South Korea), and Jakarta (Indonesia), respectively, She has been holding her own at the domestic level.
Sania Mirza is excited that the Games are being held in Gujarat, that too after a gap of seven years. She pointed out that National Games were unique, being a fusion of seasoned players, who have already scaled several peaks in the international arena, and rising stars.
Local hero Harmeet thrashed Haryana's Soumyajit Ghosh 4-0 while Sutirtha proved too good for national champion Sreeja Akula, with the Olympian winning 4-1 in the women's final.
PV Sindhu is on the path to recovery after sustaining an ankle injury during the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham and is going to be here in person in Gujarat for the Opening Ceremony on September 29 and other mega sports stars.
Mouma Das did just that when she saved two match points before defeating 19-year-old Diya Chitale of Maharashtra in five sets to set up West Bengal's victory in the table tennis women's team final at the 36th National Games.
The kabaddi event is beginning three days prior to the opening ceremony on September 29 and will end on October 1, to ensure that the players can head for Season 9 of the PKL
As many as 50 medals are at stake in swimming, which will be held in Rajkot from October 2. The swimmers have received full support from the government and have been training at the state-of-the-art swimming pool at the Savi Sports Complex in Ahmedabad for weeks.
Number 1 and number 2 seeds from Tamil Nadu, G. Sathiyan and A. Sharath Kamal, toyed with their respective opponents scoring an identical 4-0 wins to move into the pre-quarterfinals of the men's singles in the 36th National Games at the Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya Indoor Stadium here today.
The 10-time National champion Achanta Sharath Kamal has been going strong despite the rise of many young stars in Indian Table Tennis. He insists that setting goals and trying to set higher targets after every achievement has been his recipe for success.