36th National Games

In News 

Recently ,Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 36th National Games  in the state of Gujarat.

• The last edition of the National Games was held in Kerala in 2015.

About National Games

• The genesis of the National Games is in the Olympic movement, which gathered momentum in the country in the 1920’s. 
• The need to identify national talent that could be picked for the Olympic Games, prompted the initiation of the National Games.
•  The 1st edition of the Indian Olympic Games was launched  at Lahore in an undivided Punjab in 1924. 
• The duration and the regulations of the National Games are entirely within the jurisdiction of the Indian Olympic Association. 

Source:PIB