36th National Games comes to a close at ceremony in Surat

Surat: The 36th National Games came to a close with a glittering ceremony at Surat yesterday evening.  Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar chaired the closing ceremony. Speaking on the occasion, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar said the day is not far when the country will host the Olympic Games, the largest sports in the world. He said under the leadership of PM Modi, a positive atmosphere is being created for sports in the country. The Vice President stressed the spirit of sportsmanship in games.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Prakash Birla, Governor of Gujarat Acharya Devvrat, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Sports Minister Harsh Sanghvi, dignitaries of the sports world, and a large number of players participated in the ceremony.

On the concluding day yesterday, Services



topped the medal tally with a total of 128 medals including 61 Gold, 35 silver, and 32 bronze medals. Maharashtra secured the number 2 position with 140 medals including 39 gold and Haryana number 3 with 116 medals with 38 Gold. The winners were awarded on the occasion. Harshika Ramchandran from Karnataka won the best female player of the36h National games and Sajan Prakash from Kerala won the Best Male player of the games. About 7500 players from 36 states and union territories participated in 36 types of sports competitions held in six cities of the state.

Goa will host the 37th National Games in October next year. The Goa delegation received the IOA flag at the Closing Ceremony of the 36th National Games in Surat yesterday.