IIT Gandhinagar to host National Games 2022 from Sept 30 to Oct 11

The institute will host 45 athletics events from September 30 to October 4, squash matches from October 1 to 5, softball matches from October 7 to 11 and triathlon matches from October 9 to 11.

The Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN) will host athletics, squash, softball and triathalon events of the 36th National Games 2022 from September 30 to October 11, 2022.  

The institute will host about 45 athletics events, including track (relay, 100m, speed walk, etc.), jumping (high jump, pole vault, etc.), and throwing events (javelin, shot put, hammer, etc.) from September 30 to October 4. Besides, IITGN will also host squash matches from October 1 to 5, softball matches from October 7 to 11 and triathlon matches from October 9 to 11. Several national and international players and athletes from across the country are going to play at the new sports complex of the institute. 

Feel honoured to host prestigious sporting event: Officiating Director 

Sharing his thoughts on IITGN being one of the venues for National Games 2022, Prof Amit Prashant, Officiating Director, IITGN, said, “It is a great honour for us to be able to host a prestigious sporting event like National Games at IITGN. We are excited to welcome all the players and sports enthusiasts from every part of the country on the IITGN campus. It is truly going to be a melting pot to celebrate excellence in sports.” 

Throwing more light on the thriving sporting culture and future vision of sports at IITGN, Prof Jaison Manjaly, Head of Sports at IITGN, said, “We are excited to host several events of National Games 2022 on IITGN campus, where sports is not just an extra-curricular activity, it is very much part of the entire learning experience for students. Leveraging the institute’s world-class sports facilities, we are also working on creating sports research and innovation programmes to contribute to excellence in sports and games.” 

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