2023 National Games of Pakistan

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34th National Games of Pakistan
34th National Games Quetta logo.png
Host city Quetta
OrganizersBalochistan Sports Department, Pakistan Olympic Association
Edition34th
Teams14
Athletes6,000+ (expected)
Events32 (competitive)
4 (exihibition)
Opening22 May 2023 (2023-05-22)
Closing30 May 2023 (2023-05-30)
Opened by Abdul Quddus Bizenjo
Main venue Bugti Stadium
Website https://nationalgames2023.pk/
←  2019

The 2023 National Games of Pakistan was the 34th edition of the National Games of Pakistan. The event was held in Quetta, with some disciplines taking place in Islamabad, Jhelum, Karachi, and Lahore. Quetta hosted the Games for the first time since 2004, when the city hosted the 29th edition. [1] [2] The Balochistan Sports Department hosted the event in collaboration with the Pakistan Olympic Association. [3]

Contents

The Games was officially opened on 22 May 2023 by Abdul Quddus Bizenjo, the Chief Minister of Balochistan. [4] [5] The President of Pakistan, Arif Alvi, was the chief guest of the closing ceremony on 30 May 2023. [6]

Schedule

Quetta was originally scheduled to hold the event in 2012, but could not do so due to various reasons. As a result, Peshawar was selected to host the 33rd edition of the Games in 2019. [7] In January 2023, the Pakistan Olympic Association announced that the event was scheduled to be held in Quetta from 15 to 23 May 2023. [8] But it was postponed for a week due to the 2023 Punjab provincial election. [9] [10]

Participating teams

Like in the 2019 edition, [11] 14 teams participated in the event. Seven of them represent the administrative units, while the other seven belong to various departments of Pakistan.

Venues

On 14 April 2023, the Pakistan Olympic Association announced the event schedule and venues through its website. [12] [13]

Quetta

Other cities

Sports

More than 6,000 athletes are expected to compete in 32 sports encompassing 57 events: [4] [17] [7]

34th National Games of Pakistan Sports Programme

Exhibition sports

Four sports were announced as exhibition sports: [4]

Medal table

As of 30 May 2023
RankTeamGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Pakistan Army Emblem.png Pakistan Army 19913366398
2Flag placeholder.svg WAPDA 10910180290
3Pakistan Navy emblem.svg Pakistan Navy 283249109
4Badge of the Pakistan Air Force.svg Pakistan Air Force 8244274
5Flag placeholder.svg Higher Education Commission 81793118
6Flag of Sindh.svg Sindh 4162343
7Flag of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.svg Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 463949
8Flag of Punjab.svg Punjab 3115367
9Flag placeholder.svg Pakistan Railways 382536
10Flag of Balochistan.svg Balochistan*2183050
11Flag placeholder.svg Pakistan Police 121215
12 Islamabad 0077
13Flag of Azad Kashmir.svg Azad Kashmir 0000
Flag placeholder.svg Gilgit-Baltistan 0000
Totals (14 entries)3693685191256

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