The 36th National Games which was scheduled to be held from 20 October 2020 to 4 November 2020 has now been postponed indefinitely due to the outbreak of Covid-19. A central assistance of Rs 97.80 has been released to the Goa government for creation/ development of sports infrastructure for 36th National Games.
The first Khelo India University Games was successfully conducted in Odisha from 22 February to 1 March 2020 with participation of 3,182 athletes from 158 universities in 17 sports disciplines.
Athletes and teams are well aware about the National Games through the state governments, concerned
national sports federations, sports promotion boards, etc. Once the dates of National Games are finalised, Indian Olympic Association and the organising committee of National Games use various publicity platforms such as print media, electronic media, social media to promote the event among spectators throughout the country.