Rajasthan

• 04 May 2022

Khelo India University Games, 2021: Kota University wins men's kabaddi gold medal

Why In News?

• Kota University (Rajasthan) won the gold medal by defeating Chaudhary Bansi Lal University (Haryana) in the final of the men's kabaddi competition at the Khelo India University Games, 2021 held in Bengaluru on May 3, 2022.

Key Point

• Kota University took the lead to force their opponents to be all out and won by a margin of 15 points to clinch their first gold medal in the Games.
• At the same time, in the final of the women's kabaddi competition, Kurukshetra University (Haryana) won the title by defeating Maharishi Dayanand University (Haryana).
• It may be mentioned that the Khelo India University Games, 2021 were held in Bengaluru from April 24 to May 3, 2022.
• Khelo India Youth Games was launched with the aim of encouraging young students to participate in various sports events and to play them.
• The first edition of the Khelo India Youth Games was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 31, 2018 . In the year 2019, the khelo india school games were renamed as khelo india youth games.