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The first multidisciplinary National Games were held in Lohaur (now in Pakistan) in 2024 before independence.  It was organized to select the Indian delegation for the 1924 Paris Olympics.  The Games were named as the Indian Olympic Games.  The Games were then held every two years.   The name was changed as the National Games in 1940 during the 9th Games in Bombay.  The Indian Olympic Association, the nation's sports organizing body, mooted the concept of the National Games to promote the growth of sports and the Olympic movement in India, and was responsible for the selection of the host city. It has been 98 years today that India is organizing the National Games.  Apart from the National Games, India has also organized the National Winter Games of India five times.  The last National Winter Games was held in Gulmarg in the year 2008.

Sir Dorabji Tata was the greatest industrial tycoon of the country who made the Indian sports world champion of the world with his hard work, resources and funding.  Today the world recognizes Major Dhyan Chand, but people have forgotten how important the contribution of Sir Dorabji has been behind giving recognition to Dhyan Chand.  It is the matter of 1920 when Sir Dorabji Tata sent the first 6-member Indian team to play the Olympics at his own expense.  In 1927, due to the hard work and efforts of the second chairman of the Tata group, Sir Dorabji Tata, the Indian Olympic Association was established and Sir Tata became its first president.  In the 1928 Amsterdam Olympic Games, the Indian Olympic Association selected a 27-member strong team, including a men's hockey team.  Nine nations participated in hockey, and India was the only non-European team.  The Indian team excelled in their opening games, beating Denmark, Belgium, Austria and Switze...