36th National Games of India, Gujarat 2022: Full schedule, list of sports, cities, venues and dates

Sportstar presents the full schedule of the 36th National Games of India, which is scheduled to take place in six cities in Gujarat between September 27 and October 10, 2022.

Savaj, the Games mascot during the unveiling event on September 4. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI

The 2022 National Games  of India will be held in Gujarat from September 27 to October 10. The country’s most prestigious multi-discipline sporting event returns after a gap of seven years. The previous edition had happened in Kerala in 2015.

The 36th edition of the Games will be held across six cities — Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot and Bhavnagar. An estimated 8,000 athletes will take part across 36 sporting disciplines. Only one event - cycling (track) - is set to be organised at the Velodrome in Delhi.

Here’s the full schedule of the National Games 2022.

SERIAL NUMBER	SPORTS	CITY	VENUE	DATES
1	Archery	Ahmedabad	Sanskardham Venue 1	September 30-October 6 (7 days)
2	Kho-Kho	Ahmedabad	Sanskardham Venue 2	September 30-October 4 (5 days)
3	Mallakhambh	Ahmedabad	Sanskardham Venue 2	October 7-11 (5 days)
4	Rugby 7s	Ahmedabad	Transtadia, Football Ground	September 28-30 (3 days)
5	Football (M)	Ahmedabad	Transtadia, Football Ground	October 2-11 (10 days)
6	Football (F)	Ahmedabad	Shahibagh Police Ground	October 1-10 (10 days)
7	Kabaddi	Ahmedabad	EKA, Transtadia	September 26-October 1 (5 days)
8	Yogasana	Ahmedabad	EKA, Transtadia	October 6-11 (6 days)
9	Rowing	Ahmedabad	Sabarmati Venue 1	September 30-October 3 (4 days)
10	Canoeing	Ahmedabad	Sabarmati Venue 1	October 10-11 (2 days)
11	RS - Skateboarding	Ahmedabad	Sabarmati Venue 3	September 30-October 1 (2 days)
12	RS - Artistic Skating	Ahmedabad	Sabarmati Venue 3	September 30-October 1 (2 days)
13	RS - Inline Skating	Ahmedabad	Sabarmati Venue 3	September 30-October 1 (2 days)
14	RS - Speed Skating	Ahmedabad	Sabarmati Venue 3	September 30-October 2 (3 days)
15	Tennis	Ahmedabad	Sabarmati Venue 4	September 29-October 5 (7 days)
16	Soft Tennis	Ahmedabad	Sabarmati Venue 4	October 7-11 (5 days)
17	Lawn Bowl	Ahmedabad	Kensville Golf and Country Club	September 26-October 3 (8 days)
18	Golf	Ahmedabad	Kensville Golf and Country Club	October 6-9 (4 days)
19	Shooting (Shotgun)	Ahmedabad	Crowne Academy	September 30-October 7 (8 days)
20	Shooting	Ahmedabad	Rifle Club	September 29-October 3 (5 days)
21	Cycling (Road)	Gandhinagar	CHH Road	October 8-9 (2 days)
22	Weightlifting	Gandhinagar	Mahatma Mandir Venue 1	September 30-October 4 (5 days)
23	Judo	Gandhinagar	Mahatma Mandir Venue 1	October 7-11 (5 days)
24	Fencing	Gandhinagar	Mahatma Mandir Venue 2	September 30-October 4 (5 days)
25	Wushu	Gandhinagar	Mahatma Mandir Venue 2	October 8-11 (4 days)
26	Boxing	Gandhinagar	Mahatma Mandir Venue 3	October 5-12 (8 days)
27	Wrestling	Gandhinagar	Mahatma Mandir Venue 3	September 30-October 2 (3 days)
28	Triathlon	Gandhinagar	IIT Gandhinagar	September 30-October 2 (3 days)
29	Squash	Gandhinagar	IIT Gandhinagar Courts	October 1-5 (5 days)
30	Athletics	Gandhinagar	IIT Gandhinagar Ground	September 30-October 4 (5 days)
31	Softball	Gandhinagar	IIT Gandhinagar Ground	October 7-11 (5 days)
32	Beach Handball	Surat	Dumas Beach	September 30-October 4 (5 days)
33	Beach Volleyball	Surat	Dumas Beach	October 6-9 (4 days)
34	Table Tennis	Surat	PDDU Indoor Stadium	September 20-24 (5 days)
35	Badminton	Surat	PDDU Indoor Stadium	October 1-6 (6 days)
36	Gymnastics	Vadodara	Sama Sports Complex	September 30-October 4 (5 days)
37	Handball	Vadodara	Sama Sports Complex	October 7-12 (6 days)
38	Aquatics	Rajkot	Sardar Patel Complex	October 2-8 (7 days)
39	Hockey	Rajkot	Saurashtra U & DC Ground 1, 2	October 2-9 (8 days)
40	Netball	Bhavnagar	MPH, SAG	September 26-30 (5 days)
41	Basketball 3x3	Bhavnagar	Outdoor Courts, SAG	October 1-3 (3 days)
42	Basketball 5x5	Bhavnagar	Outdoor Courts, SAG	October 1-6 (6 days)
43	Volleyball	Bhavnagar	MPH, SAG	October 8-12 (5 days)
44	Cycling (Track)	Delhi	Velodrome	October 1-4 (4 days)