Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday said that the state is “fortunate” to organise the 38th National Games next year.
Dhami also said that Uttarakhand is fully prepared and has a lot of infrastructure for the National Games.
“It’s very fortunate for us that Uttarakhand has got the opportunity to organise the 38th National Games and today I met Indian Olympic Association president PT Usha.I thanked her, and she assured me that the games will be held from January 28 to February 14, 2025. We were preparing for it and the infrastructure is ready. The experiences of Goa and Gujarat in hosting these games will help us as well. We will try to do better than the previous one,” ANI quoted Dhami as saying.
The 38th National Games will be held in Uttarakhand from January 28 to February 14, 2025. Its full program will be released in the general assembly meeting of the IOA proposed on 25 October 2024. Along with the National Games, Winter National Games will also be organized in Uttarakhand.
“Along with good arrangements for the games, better facilities will be also provided for the players and people coming from all over the country in the national games to be held in Uttarakhand. He said that organizing the national games in Devbhoomi Uttarakhand will also increase the morale and encouragement of the people here. Uttarakhand will get a good platform through the national games. Our emerging players will get a good opportunity to move forward,” the Uttarakhand CM added.
IOA president PT Usha expressed confidence in Uttarakhand’s ability to host the games after meeting Uttarakhand CM in Delhi on Wednesday.
“I am happy that the Uttarakhand CM is ready and confident for hosting National Games and Winter Games, in a good way,” PT Usha said.