Dehradun, Jan. 29 -- A festive atmosphere enveloped the Maharana Pratap Sports College as athletes from various states gathered for the 38th National Games. They danced to the beat of the dhol and Bollywood numbers and raised the pre-Games excitement with their banter and laughter.
This is the third National Games being organised in four years and that is a huge lift given that not so long ago, the multidisciplinary event was fighting for survival. But with Gujarat, Goa and now Uttarakhand coming forward as hosts, the Games are back on the domestic calendar.
It is difficult to spot hoardings or posters featuring the athletes, despite two of India's Paris Olympics medallists - Swapnil Kusale and Sarabjot Singh - set to take aim in the shoo...