Guwahati: The 36th National Games will be officially launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday during a lavish Opening Ceremony that will take place at the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad.
The Prime Minister will also address competitors in the National Games from all throughout the nation. The Union Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports Anurag Thakur and other dignitaries will also attend the opening ceremony.
“The task of putting everything together in the time we had was definitely exciting. Really looking forward to the 36th National Games’ opening ceremony, which will be held here on the TCM platform for the Sports Authority and honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be there. In terms of safety and security, there are several aspects we need to consider. We are making sure to put up a fantastic performance. a tightly packed show. hence, very excited, “said Chanda Singh, CEO of XP&D, who organised the games.
The national games are being held in Gujarat for the first time ever. It will take place from September 29 through October 12, 2022. The largest National Games ever will take place with about 15,000 athletes, coaches and officials competing in 36 sports disciplines from throughout the nation.
The 36th National Games are currently ruling the nation. We are doing it after a long period of time, and we are doing it during Navratri in a place where Navratri is celebrated. Due to the fact that we are performing the opening ceremony, the euphoria as a whole is currently twofold. We are in the midst of Navratri, and our prime minister attended. Therefore, it’s a lot of combinations of all of things that make it so unique, explained Chanda Singh.
The sporting events will be organised in six cities of Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot and Bhavnagar. Under the leadership of the then Chief Minister and the current Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Gujarat embarked on the journey to create a robust sports infrastructure of international standards, which helped the state to prepare for the games in a very short span of time.