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SHADOW OVER NATIONAL GAMES: The violence in Assam is likely to cast a shadow over the National Games

National Games may get a flavour of Assam violence

The violence in Assam is likely to cast a shadow over the National Games scheduled to take place in Ranchi next year.

National Games doping culprits named

The IOA says they sent the samples to the WADA lab in Bangkok to make sure the offenders had no excuse to escape.

The sports fraternity should gear up for the Commonwealth Games to be hosted by Delhi in 2010, Manmohan Singh said.

While the cricket team has been dominating the sporting headlines, the National Games in Guwahati have gone almost unnoticed.

Manipuri athletes showed their class and bagged seven gold medals on the second day of the 33rd National Games.

Many sportspersons had been earlier received at the station, City ASP Rajen Singh said.

Unprecedented security underlines the 33rd National Games that begins on Friday after ULFA withdrew its boycott call.

The attention will shift to action on the field when curtains on the 33rd National Games goes up on Friday.

Indian Olympic Association says it will take all possible measures to keep doping offences under check at the National Games.

The 33rd edition of the National Games is about to kick off in Guwahati, after blasts rocked Assam recently.

With just four days to go for the 33rd Guwahati National Games, the ULFA has withdrawn its boycott of the Games.

Ahead of the National Games in Assama powerful bomb exploded in front of Guwahati's police station in Panbazar.