HOST: Goa Olympic Association, under the auspices of Indian Olympic Association
DESCRIPTION:
* The National Games were first held in Lahore, undivided India, in 1924 and were known as the Indian Olympic Games until 1938.
* This will be the first time Goa will host the National Games.
* Moga, an Indian Bison, is the mascot of the upcoming Games.
* The 37th edition would feature 43 sports disciplines and over 10,000 competitors.
* Last year, over 7,000 athletes featured in 36 sports.
* Kho Kho, yogasana and mallakhamb made their National Games debut.
* The National Games 2023 will mark the debut of several new sports, including beach football, roll ball, golf, sepaktakraw, sqay martial arts, kalliyarapattu and pencak silat.
* Additionally, yachting and taekwondo are making a return after their exclusion during the last edition.
* Traditional sports lagori and gatka have been included as demonstration sports.
* Cycling and golf, however, will be held in New Delhi.
* Services Sports Control Board became the National Games champions in Gujarat last year with 128 medals, including 61 golds.
* Maharashtra followed with 140 medals which included 39 gold medals, narrowly ahead of Haryana which bagged 116 medals including 38 gold.
* Odisha finished 17th in the 36th National Games with a total of 26 medals, which included 4 gold, 11 silver and 11 bronze.
* Odisha Basketball Association Secretary Ashok Sahu has been named as the Chef-de-mission of the Odisha contingent for the 37th National Games.
ODISHA CONTINGENT FOR 37TH NATIONAL GAMES:
ATHLETICS (18): Women (9): Srabani Nanda, Pragyan Prasant Sahu, Manisha Merel, Sabita Toppo, Sukhi Baskey, Madhumita Deb, Susmita Tigga, Salmi Kispotta, Divya Sandilya. Men (9): Amiya Kumar Mallick, Dondapati Mrutayam Jayaram, Animesh Kujur, Lalu Prasad Bhoi, Aryan Ekka, Abhinash Sahu, Swadhin Kumar Majhi, Kishore Kumar Jena, Vikrant Malik.
BEACH SOCCER MEN (12+3)): Anil Samal, Adarsha Das, Sk Nawazish Noor, Rahul Samal (Captain), Mohammad Bilal, Rakesh Kumar Sahoo, Sk Mohammed Mustafeez, Babul Singh, Subash Pujari, Tripati Khillo, Sri Satyam Singh, Prasad Hansdah. Team Staff: Nipendra Das (Head Coach), Sk Manjoor (Assistant Coach), Abhijit Patra (Manager).
GYMNASTICS (7): Women (2): Pranati Nayak, Ritika Das. Men (5): Tapan Mohanty, Jagadish Barik, Prytunjaya Pattanaik, Anas Ali, Jatin Kanojiya.
RUGBY MEN (12+3): Suguda Majhi, Binod Marandi, Ashok Hansdah, Jugal Kishore Majhi, Rajkishore Murmu, Bibhuti Bhusan Sethy, Asis Sabar, Shanawaz Ahmed, Narayan Sahu, Ajit Kumar Hansdah, Ganesh Dhangada Majhi, Sale Majhi. Coach: Upendra Kumar Mohanty, Manager: Bharat Kumar Sahoo, Physio: Shibashish Pati.
RUGBY WOMEN (12+3): Hupi Majhi, Nirmalya Rout, Tarulata Naik, Sandhyarani Tudu, Dumuni Marndi, Mama Naik, Sunita Hansdah, Malini Soy, Rina Singh, Kabita Kasturi Padihari, Arati Murmu. Coach: Manas Kumar Jena, Manager: Prangya Paramita Garabadu, Physio: Soumyasri Mishra.