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National Games 2025: Venue details of all sports at 38th edition

Published at :January 29, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Modified at :January 29, 2025 at 6:25 AM
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The National Games 2025 are spread across nine venues at Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand is gearing up to host National Games 2025, across nine venues which will see over 10,000 athletes taking part from 28th January to 14th February, but the triathletes will hit the ground early on January 26, racing through Haldwani’s rugged mountain terrain, before the glamorous opening ceremony of the National Games 2025 at Dehradun’s Rajiv Gandhi Stadium is set for January 28.

The 32 core sports along with four indigenous demonstration events have been spread out across Uttarakhand’s various altitudes from the plains of Haridwar to the 2,000-m-high Tehri.

The National Games has a deep-rooted history! Its first edition took place as early as 1924 in Lahore in Undivided India and was originally called the Indian Olympic Games and it was the beginning of a tradition that would continue for decades.

However, the format that we recognize today that also resembles the structure of the Summer Olympics didn’t came about until 1985, in New Delhi, that the National Games adopted its modern Olympic-style format, with Maharashtra emerging as the inaugural champions.

But in recent editions, the Services have managed to dominate the men’s section since 2007 and are able to secure multiple victories year after year, but their dominance was ended by Maharashtra in 2023 in Goa.

Also Read: National Games 2025 full schedule, venues, dates, sports, all you need to know

Venues: A brief overview

Dehradun will host most events of the National Games, hosting 14 sports including archery and gymnastics. Haldwani follows with seven events, starting with triathlon on January 26.

The Spiritual city of Haridwar will be home to traditional Kalaripayattu with modern wrestling, Tehri’s reservoir hosts water sports. Rudrapur-Sattal’s cycling route and Pithoragarh’s boxing arena featuring Lovlina Borgohain add Olympic-level excitement.The indigenous sports are hosted at Khatima (Mallakhamb), Tanakpur (rafting), and Almora (Yogasana) in this continuous show of India’s sporting diversity across mountain terrain.

Venues of National Games 2025

1. DEHRADUN (14 Sports)

  • Archery: RGICS Ground, Rajat Jayanti Khel Parisar | 01–07 Feb 2025
  • Athletics: Ganga Athletics Ground, MPSC, Rajat Jayanti Khel Parisar | 08–12 Feb 2025
  • Badminton: Multi Purpose Hall, Parade Ground | 29 Jan–04 Feb 2025
  • Basketball: Bhagirathi Hall, MPSC, Rajat Jayanti Khel Parisar | 28 Jan–03 Feb 2025
  • Gymnastics: Bhagirathi Hall, MPSC, Rajat Jayanti Khel Parisar | 08–13 Feb 2025
  • Judo: Monal Hall, MPSC, Rajat Jayanti Khel Parisar | 10–13 Feb 2025
  • Lawn Bowl: Hockey Practice Ground, MPSC, Rajat Jayanti Khel Parisar | 01–08 Feb 2025
  • Netball: Kanchenjunga Hall, MPSC, Rajat Jayanti Khel Parisar | 07–13 Feb 2025
  • Rugby: Ganga Athletics Ground, MPSC, Rajat Jayanti Khel Parisar | 29 Jan–01 Feb 2025
  • Squash: Squash Court, Rajat Jayanti Khel Parisar | 30 Jan–03 Feb 2025
  • Table Tennis: Multi Purpose Hall, Parade Ground | 09–13 Feb 2025
  • Tennis: Tennis Court, Parade Ground | 05–11 Feb 2025
  • Weightlifting: Monal Hall, MPSC, Rajat Jayanti Khel Parisar | 30 Jan–03 Feb 2025
  • Wushu: Kanchenjunga Hall, MPSC, Rajat Jayanti Khel Parisar | 29 Jan–01 Feb 2025

2. HALDWANI (7 Sports)

  • Aquatics: Manaskhand Tarantal, Golapar | 29 Jan–04 Feb 2025
  • Fencing: Chaukhamba Hall, Manaskhand Khel Parisar, Golapar | 09–13 Feb 2025
  • Football: IGICS, Manaskhand Khel Parisar, Golapar (Men) | Haldwani Football Stadium (Women) | 29 Jan–07 Feb 2025
  • Kho-Kho: Chaukhamba Hall, Manaskhand Khel Parisar, Golapar | 28 Jan–01 Feb 2025
  • Modern Pentathlon: Trishool Shooting Range, MPSC, Rajat Jayanti Khel Parisar | 08–13 Feb 2025
  • Taekwondo: Milam Hall, Manaskhand Khel Parisar, Golapar | 05–08 Feb 2025
  • Triathlon: Manaskhand Tarantal, Golapar | 26–30 Jan 2025

3. HARIDWAR (4 Sports)

  • Hockey: V K Hockey Stadium, Roshnabad Stadium | 04–13 Feb 2025
  • Kabaddi: Yogasthali Khel Parisar, Roshnabad Stadium | 29 Jan–02 Feb 2025
  • Kalaripayattu: Multi Purpose Hall, Police Line, Roshnabad | 29–30 Jan 2025
  • Wrestling: Yogasthali Khel Parisar, Roshnabad Stadium | 10–13 Feb 2025

4. RUDRAPUR (3 Sports)

  • Handball: Shivalik Hall | Sand Beach, Shivpuri | 07–11 Feb 2025
  • Volleyball: Shivalik Hall | 29 Jan–02 Feb 2025
  • Cycling: Shivalik Velodrome, Sattal Christian Ashram | 30 Jan–11 Feb 2025

5. TEHRI (2 Sports)

  • Canoeing & Kayaking: Water Sports Complex, Koti Colony | 11–13 Feb 2025
  • Rowing: Water Sports Complex, Koti Colony | 03–05 Feb 2025

6. PITHORAGARH (1 Sport)

  • Boxing: Shri Hari Singh Thapa Sports College Indoor Stadium | 31 Jan–07 Feb 2025

7. KHATIMA (1 Sport)

  • Mallakhamb: Van Chetna Stadium, Khatima | 11–13 Feb 2025

8. TANAKPUR (1 Sport)

  • Rafting: Kakadghat – Boom Mandir | Charan Mandir – Boom Mandir | 29–31 Jan 2025

9. ALMORA (1 Sport)

  • Yogasana: Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Stadium | 31 Jan–04 Feb 2025

10. DEHRADUN & RUDRAPUR (1 Combined Sport)

  • Shooting: Trishool Shooting Range, Dehradun | 46 Battalion, PAC, Rudrapur | 29 Jan–12 Feb 2025

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