NEW DELHI: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Tuesday issued a diktat to the country's "eminent" athletes, telling them it is "necessary" for them to compete at the upcoming edition of the National Games, scheduled to be held in six cities of Gujarat from September 29 to October 12.
The development came nearly two weeks after TOI exclusively reported that the IOA wants the top athletes to show up at the Games which the union and state government have been looking to turn into a grand sporting spectacle ahead of the Gujarat assembly elections in December.
