Wrestlers and lifters all set to add glitter a day after opening ceremony
The Morning Standard|September 29, 2022
THE opening ceremony of India's prestigious multi-discipline sporting extravaganza, National Games, will be held in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
FIROZ MIRZA @ Chennai
Wrestlers and lifters all set to add glitter a day after opening ceremony

Though competitions in a few disciplines like table tennis, kabaddi and lawn bowls have already started, the opening ceremony will also signal the beginning of competitions in other sports in six cities across Gujarat and New Delhi.

Olympic medallists like Neeraj Chopra, PV Sindhu, Bajrang Punia and Ravi Dahiya though will be conspicuous by their absence, the event will witness presence of stars like weightlifter Mirabai Chanu, shuttler Laskhya Sen, members of Olympic bronze medal winning men's hockey team and athletes, who recently bagged medals at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

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