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36th National Games: Glimpses from the opening ceremony
A spectacular opening ceremony, highlighting the country’s desire to emerge as a soft power in sports and Gujarat’s superb organizational skills, marked the formal inauguration of the 36th National Games at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
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The fireworks go off at Narendra Modi Stadium as the 36th National Games are launched in Ahmedabad.
Photo - PTI ▲ Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves to the crowd during the ceremony.
Photo - Vijay Soneji ▲ Mirabai Chanu - The flagbearer for Manipur during the opening ceremony.
Photo - V.V. Krishnan ▲ Performances underway at the Narendra Modi Stadium during the opening ceremony.
Photo - Vijay Soneji ▲ (L to R) Anju Bobby George, Ravi Kumar Dahiya, Mirabai Chanu, P.V. Sindhu, Narendra Modi, Neeraj Chopra, Gagan Narang, Dilip Tirkey pose at the main stage.
Photo - PTI ▲ The performances included Gujarati folk dance ‘garbha’ to the tunes of popular Hindi film songs.
Photo - V.V. Krishnan ▲ During the ceremony, Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated the Swarnim Gujarat Sports University to be established in Vadodara.
Photo - AP ▲ An Indian fan with a national flag before the start of the opening ceremony.
Photo - Vijay Soneji ▲ The event, a remarkable show of light and sound, was covered by 50 Doordarshan cameras.
Photo - AP ▲