AHMEDABAD: A spectacular opening ceremony, highlighting the country’s desire to emerge as a soft power in sports and Gujarat’s superb organisational skills, marked the formal inauguration of the 36th National Games at the Narendra Modi Stadium here on Thursday.
A remarkable show of light and sound covered by 50 Doordarshan cameras which were employed on a short notice of 15 days, enthralled more than one lakh spectators at the world’s biggest cricket venue which was turned into a mega platform for the sporting extravaganza featuring more than 8000 athletes from across the country.
Soft power of sports
