AHMEDABAD, Sep. 29, 2022 (TBINN)
The event of 36th National Games was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a glittering opening ceremony in Ahmedabad today evening in the presence of over 100,000 ecstatic spectators.
In keeping with the Olympic-convention, but with a modern twist, Gujarat’s swimming star Maana Patel brought in the symbolic Torch of Unity into the arena and handed it over to the Prime Minister. Watched and applauded by several current and past sports icons, including Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra, Olympic medallists P.V. Sindhu, Ravi Dahiya, Mirabai Chanu, Gagan Narang, former national hockey captain and new H.I. chief Dilip Tirkey along with World Championship medallist Anju Bobby George, Prime Minister placed the torch on the podium for it to be lit by augmented reality.
This sight, this ambience can’t be described in words. In the world’s biggest stadium, one of the world’s youngest countries is witnessing India’s biggest sports festival, Modi said.
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