38th National Games 2025

National Games formerly known as Indian Olympic Games are biennial events. Athletes from all over India come to participate against each other. The first National Games ceremony was held in 1924 (101 years ago) in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was its 38th edition and was hosted by Uttrakhand.

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Highlights of ‘National Games 2025’-

Event Timeline: 28th Jan- 14 Feb 2025

Venues:

• Dehradun
• Haridwar
• New Tehri
• Nainital
• Haldwani
• Rudrapur
• Pithoragarh

Mascot: Mauli (Himalayan Monal bird-state bird of Uttarakhand)

Theme: Green Games

Motto: Sankalp Se Shikhar Tak (From Resolve to Zenith)

Number of sports: 35 (Yoga and Mallakhamb were included for the first time)

Participants: 28 States+ 8 UTs+ 1 Services (37 teams including 10,000+ athletes)

Logo: Logo is the combinaiton of-

• The Himalayan Peaks
• The Himalayan Monal bird
• The Ganga River

Official Website: https://38nguk.in/

Opening Ceremony: on 28th Jan by PM Modi, the CM Pushkar Singh Dhami and the Governor Gurmit Singh at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Dehradun

Torch Name: Tejaswani

Who Administers the Oath to the Athletes: Lakshya Sen (Badminton player of Uttarakhand)

Closing Ceremony: Home Minister Amit Shah, the Union Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya and the CM Pushkar Singh Dhami addressed the closing ceremony at the International Sports Stadium, Haldwani on 14th Feb

Organisers:

• Uttarakhand Olympic Association
• Government of Uttarakhand Department of Sports
• Ministry of Youth Affairs
• Indian Olympic Association

Who Will Be the Host of the 39th National Games 2027: Meghalaya

Medal Tally–

Rank	State /Union Territory /Team	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Services Sports Control Board	68	26	27	121
2	Maharashtra	54	71	76	201
3	Haryana	48	47	58	153
4	Madhya Pradesh	34	26	22	82
5	Karnataka	34	18	28	80
6	Tamil Nadu	27	30	35	92
7	Uttarakhand	24	35	44	103
8	West Bengal	16	13	18	47
9	Punjab	15	20	31	66
10	Delhi	15	18	29	62
11	Manipur	14	16	25	55
12	Odisha	14	15	17	46
13	Uttar Pradesh	13	20	23	56
14	Kerala	13	17	24	54
15	Rajasthan	9	11	23	43
16	Gujarat	8	10	20	38
17	Jharkhand	7	6	12	25
18	Andhra Pradesh	7	1	6	14
19	Jammu and Kashmir	5	6	13	24
20	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	5	3	2	10
21	Chandigarh	4	6	9	19
22	Himachal Pradesh	4	3	8	15
23	Arunachal Pradesh	4	3	6	13
24	Assam	3	15	16	34
25	Chhattisgarh	3	4	9	16
26	Telangana	3	3	12	18
27	Goa	2	4	4	10
28	Mizoram	2	0	1	3
29	Bihar	1	6	5	12
30	Meghalaya	1	2	2	5
31	Puducherry	0	1	1	2
32	Nagaland	0	0	2	2
33	Sikkim	0	0	2	2

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