38TH (2025) NATIONAL GAMES OF INDIA--UTTARAKHAND STATE (WIKIPEDIA), JANUARY 28-FEBRUARY 14, 2025
THIS GIGANTIC TWO WEEK SPORTS FESTIVAL FEATURED COMPETITION IN THE FOLLOWING 35 SPORTS. WITH 11,354 PARTICIPANTS SPLIT INTO TEAMS MOSTLY REPRESENTING THE 28 STATES AND 8 TERRITORIES OF INDIA. TO COMPARE, THE 2024 SUMMER OLYMPICS IN PARIS, FRANCE CONSISTED OF 10,714 PARTICIPANTS FROM 204 NATIONS, CONTESTING 32 SPORTS.
AQUATICS; ARCHERY; ATHLETICS (TRACK AND FIELD); BADMINTON; BASKETBALL; BOXING; CANOEING AND KAYAKING; CYLING; FENCING; ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL (SOCCER); GYMNASTICS; TEAM HANDBALL; FIELD HOCKEY; JUDO; KABBADI; KALARIPAYATTU (BBC); KHO-KHO (UTIMATE KHO KHO); LAWN BOWLING;
MALLAKHAMB (SANGAM INSTITUTE OF MARTIAL ARTS); MODERN PENTATHLON; NETBALL; RAFTING; ROWING; RUGBY; SHOOTING; SQUASH; TABLE TENNIS; TAEKWANDO; TENNIS; TRIATHLON; VOLLEYBALL; WEIGHTLIFTING; WRESTLING; WUSHU (NINH EXPLAINS WUSHU);
AND YOGASANA (PERFORMANCE FROM 44TH NATIONAL
CHAMPIONSHIP, 2019)
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THE NERVE CENTER FOR TOTAL MEDALS, AND RESULTS IN EACH DISCIPLINE, AS WELL AS MANY NEWS ARTICLES, IS THE MAIN PAGE OF THE COMPETITION.
THE GAMES WERE TELEVISED BY PRASAR BHARATI SPORTS (WIKIPEDIA), PART OF INDIA'S STATE OWNED TV NETWORK. THE PB YOUTUBE SITE IS ENORMOUS BUT NOT ORGANIZED IN THE BEST FASHION. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND A PLAYLIST FOR THIS COMPETITION. BUT EMBEDDED IN ITS ENDLESS LIST OF "VIDEOS" AND "LIVE" STREAMS ARE INNUMERABLE VIDEOS COVERING THIS COMPETITION. WHAT IS PROVIDED BELOW IS THE APPROXIMATELY 45-70 MINUTE HIGHLIGHTS FROM EACH DAY. HOPEFULLY, THEY WILL GIVE YOU A FLAVOR FOR THE COMPETITION. COMMENTARY IS IN HINDI AND SOME ENGLISH, BUT, AS THE OLD SAYING GOES, A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS IN ANY LANGUAGE.
OPENING CEREMONY (3 HOURS 46 MINUTES)
CLOSING CEREMONIES (2 HOURS 2 MINUTES)
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AND FOR MORE, SEE THE PRASAR BHARATI SPORTS YOUTUBE "LIVE" SECTION. THERE ARE 151 LIVE STREAMS FROM THE GAMES THERE. SCROLL DOWN TO THE STREAMS. THEY HAVE ORANGE GAME ICONS
