Assam bagged the first gold medal of the 37th National Games when their women's badminton team blanked Maharashtra 3-0 in the finals at the Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee stadium in Goa on Saturday.
Beach Soccer, which remained a fringe sport in India all these years even though FIFA has hosted 11 editions of the Beach Soccer World Cup so far, is now a part of the National Games in Goa beginning October 26, 2023.
However, the official opening ceremony of the 37th National Games will take place on October 26 at Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Fatorda. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will officially inaugurate the games.
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant along with Sports Minister Govind Gaude flag off the 37th National Games Goa with a Torch Relay at Secretariat porvorim on Tuesday.
For the first time in its history, Goa is poised to play host to the largest-ever National Games, featuring an impressive array of 43 sporting disciplines.
Earlier, on Friday, the Assam Chief Minister, who is also the President of the Badminton Association of India (BAI), inaugurated the state-of-the-art National Centre of Excellence for Badminton at Amingaon in Guwahati.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday said that successful complication of 38th National Games will bring better recognition to the state on national level and also boos the tourism industry.
Goa [India], June 23: International Pythian Council, the apex organization for Modern Pythian Games celebrating art, culture, and diverse sports, has announced a significant shift in its focus towards the vibrant state of Goa. Bijender Goel, founder, Modern Pythian Games and founding Secreta