Types of Tournaments

Each year Sub-Junior, Junior and Senior level tournaments besides Mai Bhago Gatka Cup (State level Women tournament) are being organised by the National Gatka Association of India (NGAI) and International Sikh Martial Art Council (ISMAC) and listed below. In addition to this, other official/proposed tournaments/competitions shall be arranged by NGAI and its state/district units which are as follows :

  1. Block & District level Gatka tournaments- (Sub-Junior, Junior & Senior level)
  2. Inter-District/State Gatka tournaments-(Sub-Junior, Junior & Senior level)
  3. Inter-State/National Gatka championship-(Sub-Junior, Junior & Senior level)
  4. Asian Gatka championship-(Junior & Senior level)
  5. Commonwealth Gatka championship-(Junior & Senior level)
  6. World Gatka championship-(Junior & Senior level)
  7. European and Continental Gatka championship
  8. ASEAN Gatka championship
  9. Veteran Gatka championship at State/National level

 

Official/Proposed Tournaments for the SGFI/State School Education Departments are as follows :

  1. Block & District level School games Gatka competition-(Sub-Junior and Junior level)
  2. Inter-District/State School games Gatka tournaments-(Sub-Junior and Junior level)
  3. Inter-State/National School games Gatka championship-(Sub-Junior and Junior level)
  4. Asian School games Gatka championship-(Sub-Junior and Junior level)
  5. Commonwealth School games Gatka championship-(Sub-Junior and Junior level)
  6. World School games Gatka championship-(Sub-Junior and Junior level)
  7. Khelo India Youth Games -(Sub-Junior and Junior level)
  8. Khelo India University Games (Sub-Junior and Junior level)

 

Cultural competitions being held by Punjab School Education Board and other States ;

  1. Zone level Gatka demonstration competitions
  2. Inter-Zonal (State) Gatka demonstration competitions

 

Official/Proposed tournaments for AIU/Universities/Colleges are ;

  1. University’s inter-College Gatka tournaments
  2. Inter-University Gatka championship
  3. Zonal University Gatka championship
  4. World University Gatka championship