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| Host city | Goa, India |
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| Motto | Get Set Goa |
| Teams | 37 (expected) |
| Athletes | 10,000+ |
| Sport | 43 |
| Opening | 25 October 2023 |
| Closing | 9 November 2023 |
| Opened by | Narendra Modi (Prime Minister of India) |
| Main venue | GMC Athletic Stadium, Bambolim |
| Website | 37th National Games |
The 2023 National Games of India, also known as the 37th National Games of India and informally as Goa 2023 are held from 25 October to 9 November 2023 in the state of Goa. [1] [2] [3]
Goa Olympic Association was given hosting rights by the Indian Olympic Association after the closing ceremony held for the 2022 National Games of India at Surat on 13 October 2022. [4]
Earlier Goa had been the host for the 36th edition, but due to a surge of COVID-19, Goa declared that it was unable to host the event.
The games will be held across the cities of Mapusa, Panjim, Ponda, Vasco and Margao. While Cycling (Track) and Golf events will be held in Delhi.
Teams are expected from all 28 states and eight union territories of India as well as a team representing Indian Armed Forces.
Andaman and Nicobar Islands 
Andhra Pradesh 
Arunachal Pradesh 
Assam 
Bihar 
Chandigarh 
Chhattisgarh 
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu 
Delhi 
Goa 
Gujarat 
Haryana 
Himachal Pradesh 
Jammu and Kashmir 
Jharkhand 
Karnataka 
Kerala 
Ladakh 
Lakshadweep 
Madhya Pradesh 
Maharashtra 
Manipur 
Meghalaya 
Mizoram 
Nagaland 
Odisha 
Puducherry 
Punjab 
Rajasthan 
Services 
Sikkim 
Tamil Nadu 
Telangana 
Tripura 
Uttar Pradesh 
Uttarakhand 
West Bengal The official logo of the games and the mascot, Moga an Indian bison, were unveiled in June 2023. [5]
43 disciplines will be contested in the 2023 National Games. Several new sports have been added to the event, such as sqay, beach football, roll ball, golf, sepak takraw, kalaripayattu, pencak silat and Mini golf. Additionally, yachting and taekwondo are making a return after their exclusion during the last edition. [6]
Traditional sports lagori and gatka have been included as demonstration sports. [6]
| 37th National Games of India |
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| Rank | State | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maharashtra | 80 | 69 | 79 | 228 |
| 2 | Services | 66 | 27 | 33 | 126 |
| 3 |  Haryana | 62 | 55 | 75 | 192 |
| 4 | Madhya Pradesh | 37 | 36 | 39 | 112 |
| 5 | Kerala | 36 | 24 | 27 | 87 |
| 6 | Karnataka | 32 | 32 | 37 | 101 |
| 7 | Manipur | 30 | 22 | 30 | 82 |
| 8 | Delhi | 29 | 26 | 67 | 122 |
| 9 | Goa* | 27 | 27 | 38 | 92 |
| 10 | Tamil Nadu | 19 | 26 | 32 | 77 |
| 11 | Punjab | 17 | 26 | 32 | 75 |
| 12 | Assam | 14 | 20 | 22 | 56 |
| 13 | Rajasthan | 14 | 18 | 33 | 65 |
| 14 | Jammu and Kashmir | 14 | 14 | 18 | 46 |
| 15 | Uttar Pradesh | 11 | 24 | 36 | 71 |
| 16 | Odisha | 10 | 18 | 30 | 58 |
| 17 | Gujarat | 8 | 2 | 21 | 31 |
| 18 | West Bengal | 7 | 23 | 26 | 56 |
| 19 | Andhra Pradesh | 7 | 5 | 15 | 27 |
| 20 | Jharkhand | 6 | 5 | 14 | 25 |
| 21 | Arunachal Pradesh | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 22 | Telangana | 4 | 10 | 11 | 25 |
| 23 | Chandigarh | 4 | 8 | 4 | 16 |
| 24 | Himachal Pradesh | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 25 | Uttarakhand | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
| 26 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 27 | Mizoram | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 28 | Chhattisgarh | 2 | 2 | 16 | 20 |
| 29 | Nagaland | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 30 | Bihar | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 31 | Puducherry | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 32 |  Tripura | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 34 | Lakshadweep | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sikkim | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (35 entries) | 555 | 546 | 778 | 1879 | |
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