dehradun uttarakhand is all set to host the 38th national games in 2018 and to ensure a good performance by the state chief minister trivendra singh rawat has instructed the sport officers to make the best possible efforts besides focusing on the practice of selected players the cm laid thrust on their training as wellwhile reviewing a meeting on preparations of the games rawat said that if required the sports department should not shy from calling coaches and trainers from foreign countries he said that being the host state uttarakhand needs to perform well in the national games to serve a positive messageaccording to the cm the games should play an important role in encouraging sports in the state therefore the entire issue should be treated with great seriousnessthe officers present in the meeting said that the state stood a good chance of performing well in games like badminton boxing basketball judokarate water sports and athleticsin the meeting the cm said that a sports mahakumbh should be organised on the block district and state level before the start of the national games to promote sports we need to identify talented players through a completely transparent manner and train them for future so that a conducive atmosphere for sports is created in the state said the cmhe also laid thrust on the infrastructure development for the important sports event rawat asked the sport officers to ensure that after the games are over the sports stadium and venues are maintained properly and in a manner that youngsters are able to use them to further develop their skillsdehradun and haldwani would be the key venues for the national games in addition events would also be held at tehri pithorgarh rishikesh almora and roorkee