2020 National Games of India
The 2020 National Games of India, also known as Goa 2020, will be held between 20 October and 4 November 2020 in Goa, India. These games will be the 36th edition and will host 37 sporting disciplines.
Host city | Goa, India |
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Events | 30 |
Opening ceremony | 20 October 2020 |
Closing ceremony | 4 November 2020 |
Website | http://www.goa2020.org/index.php |
Participating teams
Teams are expected from all 28 states and eight union territories of India as well as a team representing Indian Armed Forces. The new union territories of Ladakh and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu are expected to make their National Games debut at these games. Under the terms of an agreement signed in January 2020, the Bodoland Territorial Region was given the right to participate in national level sports events and it is therefore possible that a team representing Bodoland may also participate in these games. [1]
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Andhra Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh Assam Bihar Chandigarh Chhattisgarh Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Delhi Goa Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jammu and Kashmir Jharkhand Karnataka Kerala Ladakh Lakshadweep Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Odisha Puducherry Punjab Rajasthan Services Sikkim Tamil Nadu Telangana Tripura Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand West Bengal
Logo and mascot
The official logo of the games and the mascot, Rubigula the Flame-Throated Bulbul, were unveiled in January 2020. [2]
Venues
Venues to be used during the 2020 National Games include: [3]
- Bambolim Athletics Stadium - athletics
- Campal Swimming Pool - aquatics
- Campal Indoor Complex - boxing, table tennis, wrestling
- Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium - basketball, volleyball
- Fatorda Stadium - opening and closing ceremonies
- Miramar Beach - beach handball, beach volleyball
- Peddem Indoor Stadium - badminton
- Tilak Maidan Stadium - football
Sports
The games will feature 37 sports as follows:[4]
Sports event | Number of medals |
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Aquatics | 50 |
Archery | 15 |
Athletics | 44 |
Badminton | 7 |
Baseball | 2 |
Basketball | 2 |
Beach Handball | 2 |
Beach Volleyball | 2 |
Billiards and Snooker | 5 |
Canoeing and Kayaking | 36 |
Cycling | 20 |
Fencing | 12 |
Football | 2 |
Gymnastics | 20 |
Handball | 2 |
Field Hockey | 2 |
Judo | 14 |
Kabaddi | 2 |
Kho-kho | 2 |
Lawn Bowls | 8 |
Modern Pentathlon | 16 |
Netball | 2 |
Rowing | 18 |
Rugby Sevens | 2 |
Shooting | 38 |
Squash | 2 |
Sepak Takraw | 4 |
Table Tennis | 7 |
Taekwondo | 16 |
Tennis | 7 |
Triathlon | 4 |
Volleyball | 2 |
Weightlifting | 15 |
Wrestling | 24 |
Wushu | 15 |
Yachting | 4 |
Top 10 medal winners
Rank | Sport | Athlete | State | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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Medals tally
See also
References
- https://indusscrolls.com/what-is-bodo-peace-accord-read-the-full-text-of-draft-bodo-treaty/
- https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/goa-2020-national-games-unveils-rubigula-as-mascot-120013102006_1.html
- https://www.sportsvenue-technology.com/news/six-new-complexes-for-national-games-2016
- http://www.goa2020.org/results.php
External links
Preceded by 2015 National Games of India |
National Games of India | Succeeded by 2021 National Games of India |