Haryana

• 09 May 2022

Khelo India Youth Games 2021

Why In News

On May 7, 2022, the fourth season of the Khelo India Youth Games got off to a grand and grand start at The Indradhanush Auditorium in Panchkula.

Key Point

• The launch event was attended by the launch of the mascot, logo, jersey and theme song of khelo India Youth Games in the presence of Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Union Minister for Sports, Youth Affairs and Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur.
• The 'Khelo India Youth Games, 2021' is being organized jointly by the State Government and the Sports Authority of India (SAI), Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports from June 4 to June 13, 2022. The grand event will have 25 types of sports, including five traditional sports, namely, Gatka, Kalaripayattu, Thang-Ta, Malkhamb and Yogasana. The games will be held at five venues- Panchkula, Ambala, Shahbad, Chandigarh and Delhi. More than 8,000 athletes will participate in the Khelo India Youth Games, 2021 .
• The Chief Minister informed that for organizing these Games, tau Devi Lal Sports Complex, Hockey Astroturf, Volleyball Indoor Hall and Basketball Indoor Hall at Panchkula and indoor swimming pool of international standard at Ambala have been constructed, as well as synthetic athletics track, badminton hall etc.