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36th National Games Goa postponed indefinitely

Last updated : May 29, 2020 20:05
SportzPower Team
May 28, 2020 19:05

NEW DELHI: The 36th National Games, already delayed multiple times and scheduled for October-November in Goa, was on Thursday postponed indefinitely with a valid reason cited this time round: the COVID-19 pandemic.

"The National Games organising committee has decided to postpone National Games due to COVID-19 pandemic," Goa's deputy chief minister Manohar (Babu) Ajgaonkar, who also holds the sports portfolio, said in a statement shared by IOA president Narinder Batra.

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