The genesis of the National Games is in the Olympic movement which gathered momentum in the country in the 1920s. The need to identify national talent that could be picked for the Olympic Games prompted the initiation of the National Games. The culmination of the efforts of Dr. A. G. Noehren and Harry Crowe Buck to assimilate and channel the energy of the youth through a pan-India sporting event led to the launch of the 1st edition of the Indian Olympic Games at Lahore in an undivided Punjab in 1924.

The 36th National Games will be hosted by Gujarat between September 27 and October 10 the first time the state is hosting the prestigious sporting event. After a gap of seven years the event will be held in six cities – Ahmedabad Gandhinagar Surat Vadodara Rajkot and Bhavnagar.

Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel made the announcement on his verified Twitter handle on Friday. I am happy to announce that Gujarat will organize the National Games between September 27 and October 10. I thank the IOA (Indian Olympic Association) for the quick acceptance of Gujarat’s proposal he said.



When Gujarat has been equipped with world-class sports infrastructure and a renewed enthusiasm towards sports is visible among the people of Gujarat the state will leave no stone unturned to make the national games best till date the CM added in another tweet.