Know sports list, venues and full schedule

The National Games 2025, India’s own Olympic-style multi-sport event, will officially begin with an opening ceremony at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Dehradun on January 28 and will run till February 14 in Uttarakhand.

More than 10,000 athletes, coaches and officials from different states, Union Territories and institutions are expected to compete in medal events at the National Games.

Organised by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), the National Games will be its 38th edition and will feature 32 sports as well as four demonstration events.

Mallakhamb, kalarippayattu, rafting, yogasana are the four demonstration events that will be showcased.

The National Games begin with triathlon events on January 26. Kho kho and basketball will commence on January 28. Boxing, set to feature Tokyo 2020 bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain, will get underway at Shri Hari Singh Thapa Sports College Indoor Stadium on January 31.

Sporting events at the National Games will conclude on February 13, and will be followed by the closing ceremony a day later.

National Games 2025 schedule

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