A total of 544 cadets from 43 Sainik Schools are competing at the fourth All India Sainik Schools National Games, which run at Sainik School Bijapur in Vijayapura, Karnataka, until 7 November 2026.
The Sainik Schools Society, under the Ministry of Defence, is organising the five-day event. The cadets, 296 boys and 248 girls, come from 30 old and 13 new Sainik Schools and are winners of the eight zonal competitions.
The events
The games include basketball for junior boys and girls, volleyball for junior boys, and track and field for sub-junior and junior boys and girls. Track events are the 100m, 200m and 400m, the 1500m and the 4x100m relay; long jump is also on the programme. Debate and quiz competitions complete the schedule.
Closing ceremony
Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth will be chief guest at the closing ceremony on 7 November. Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Krishna Swaminathan and Karnataka minister M. B. Patil, an alumnus of the school, will attend.
Sainik School Bijapur, whose motto is "Ajeet Hai Abheet Hai", has completed 63 years of service.
Source: official release by the Ministry of Defence, issued through the Press Information Bureau, Government of India (06 NOV 2026 12:33PM by PIB Delhi). Read the full official text: All India Sainik Schools National Games (AISSNG) underway at Sainik School Bijapur from 03 to 07 November 2026.
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VerifiedEvery fact, figure and quotation is taken from the official PIB release (Release ID 2333462) issued by the Ministry of Defence on 06 NOV 2026 12:33PM by PIB Delhi; checked against the source on publication. Story written by BDT from that release; no outside facts added.
Sources
- 1.All India Sainik Schools National Games (AISSNG) underway at Sainik School Bijapur from 03 to 07 November 2026 — Press Information Bureau, Government of India
