Narender Mor

In the 36th National Games held in Gujarat, Archery team of Haryana has won the title of overall champion by performing tremendously in the archery competitions.  It is worth mentioning that in the National Games running from 29 September, Haryana team has made a historic performance by winning 5 gold medals.  In women's recurve singles event, Sangeeta Malik won the gold medal with a one-sided performance.  In the team category, Sangeeta Malik, Preeti, Bhajan Kaur and Avni Malik won the gold medal by defeating Jharkhand.  In the mixed team Bhajan Kaur and Akash Malik won the gold medal.  In boys' recurve team, Abhijeet Malik, Akash Malik, Basant and Sagar won gold medals.  Rishabh Yadav won the gold medal in the compound round.

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.