2020 National Games of India


The 2020 National Games of India, also known as Goa 2020, were to have been held between 20 October and 4 November 2020 in Goa.
In May 2020, it was announced that games would be indefinitely postponed as a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic. They were ultimately cancelled with the next national games scheduled to be held between 27 September and 10 October 2022 in Gujarat.
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Expected teams

Teams were expected from all 28 states and eight union territories of India as well a team representing Indian Armed Forces. The new union territories of Ladakh and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu were expected to have made their National Games debut at these games.

Marketing

The official logo of the games and the mascot, Rubigula the Flame-Throated Bulbul, were unveiled in January 2020.

Venues

Venues that were to have been used during the 2020 National Games included:

Sports

The games would have featured 37 sports as follows:
Sports eventNumber of medals
Aquatics50
Archery15
Athletics44
Badminton7
Baseball2
Basketball2
Beach handball2
Beach volleyball2
Billiards and snooker5
Canoeing and kayaking36
Cycling20
Fencing12
Football2
Gymnastics20
Handball2
Field hockey2
Judo14
Kabaddi2
Kho-kho2
Lawn bowls8
Modern pentathlon16
Netball2
Rowing18
Rugby sevens2
Shooting38
Squash2
Sepak takraw4
Table tennis7
Taekwondo16
Tennis7
Triathlon4
Volleyball2
Weightlifting15
Wrestling24
Wushu15
Yachting4