Table tennis will kickstart the 36th National Games at the Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay Indoor Stadium here on Tuesday with the official inauguration of the Games happening in Ahmedabad on Sept. 27.
The dates had to be advanced as the World table tennis championships begin in Chengdu (China) on Sept. 30 and Indian paddlers, who are part of the National team, have to depart on Sept. 25/26.
As far as the competition goes, Gujarat men and Maharashtra women would be the favourite to win the titles.
