Haryana

• 14 Jun 2022

Haryana Secured the First Position in The Khelo India Youth Games

Why in News?

• Haryana finished first in the medal tally with 52 gold medals at the Khelo India Youth Games held on June 13, 2022 at Panchkula, Haryana .

Key Points

• Haryana topped the medal tally with a total of 137 medals with 52 gold, 39 silver and 46 bronze medals, while Maharashtra finished second with a total of 125 medals, including 45 gold, 40 silver and 40 bronze medals. Karnataka, who finished third, bagged 22 gold, 17 silver and 28 bronze medals to bag a total of 67 medals.
• Haryana bagged the highest number of 38 medals in wrestling, including 16 gold, 10 silver and 12 bronze.
• Haryana emerged as the overall champions in boxing by winning the most gold medals in boxing competitions. In boxing, the players from Haryana won 10 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze medals.
• Haryana got 3 gold, 6 silver and 5 bronze in athletics. Similarly, in Judo, the players from Haryana bagged 3 Gold, 4 Silver and 4 Bronze medals and 2 Gold and 6 Bronze medals in Cycling.
• Haryana players won 4 Gold, 2 Silver and 2 Bronze medals in Swimming, 3 Gold, 2 Silver and 2 Bronze medals in Shooting, 4 Gold, 2 Silver and 1 Bronze in Weightlifting and 1 Gold and 5 Bronze in Yogasan, 1 Silver and 3 Bronze medals in Thang Ta and 1 Gold, 3 Silver in Gatka.
• Apart from this, the players from Haryana have 1 Gold, 1 Silver in Handball, 1 Gold in Hockey, 1 Gold and 1 Silver in Archery, 1 Gold and 1 Bronze in Badminton, 1 Bronze in Football, 1 Bronze in Gymnastics He won 1 Gold and 1 Silver medal in Kabaddi, 1 Silver in Table Tennis, 1 Bronze in Tennis and 2 Silver medals in Volleyball.
• The Khelo India Youth Games were held from June 4 to June 13, 2022 in Chandigarh, Delhi, Shahabad and Ambala, including Tau Devi Lal Stadium in Panchkula.