Golf, a major Olympic sport, was dropped from the 38th National Games, slated to take place in Uttarakhand from January 28.
There are doubts over the inclusion of Handball, Volleyball, and Taekwondo. The sports associations have asked the organizing council to finalize the players and register within the next three days.
Notably, the official portal for registration closes on Tuesday at midnight.
The home state will witness a participation of around 700 athletes. Each athlete has registered in their respective disciplines on the official portal of the National Games.
The host state has directly qualified for the National Games. It is estimated that the participation of the hill state will increase in this edition.
The selection trials for each discipline were conducted by the sports associations.