CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Meghalaya had signed the Host City Contract with the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) for hosting the 39th National Games in 2022 on January 3, 2018.

Detailed explanation-2: -The National Games 2022 was held across six cities, Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot and Bhavnagar, in Gujarat.

Detailed explanation-3: -Meghalaya to host 39th National Games in 2022 The tripartite contract was signed between the IOA, the Meghalaya State Olympic Association, and the state government. With this, Meghalaya will host the National Games 2022 coinciding with the 50th ..

Detailed explanation-4: -Savaj-taranhar in gujarati means “Savior” in English. Savaj is the representation of The Asiatic Lion, which today survives only in wild India.

Detailed explanation-5: -It got the hosting rights for the National Games in 2022, only for the event to be moved to Gujarat. With Goa and Uttarakhand higher up the pecking order, Meghalaya will have to wait slightly longer.