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Khelo India Youth Games<\/strong>, a flagship initiative of the Government of India, has emerged as an important platform for nurturing young sporting talent across the country. The 2023 edition promises to be a spectacle of athleticism, camaraderie and the pursuit of excellence, bringing together young athletes from diverse backgrounds to showcase their skills on the national stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Over the past few years, Indian youth have got a new platform to showcase their sporting talent \u2013 the Khelo India initiative. Khelo India<\/a>, which translates to ‘Let India Play’<\/strong>, was proposed by the Government of India in 2017<\/strong> to revive India’s sports culture by connecting with children at the grassroots level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The initiative also focused on building better sports infrastructure and academies across the country for various sports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under this movement, the Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG), Khelo India University Games (KIUG)<\/strong> and Khelo India Winter Games<\/strong> were established as annual national sports competitions where youth represented their states and universities respectively. Showcased their skills and competed for medals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of the big names competing in these events include top sprinter Dutee Chand and archers Parth Salunkhe and Komalika Bari.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When were the first Khelo India Games held?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This initiative started with the Khelo India School Games held in New Delhi in 2018. A major boost came later that year when the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) joined the initiative and as a result, the Khelo India School Games<\/strong> were renamed the Khelo India Youth Games 2019 in Pune.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first Khelo India University Games<\/strong> was hosted at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), Odisha in 2020<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three editions of the Khelo India Winter Games (KIWG)<\/strong> have been held in Leh, Ladakh and Gulmarg in Kashmir<\/strong>. The first edition of the Khelo India Winter Games was organized in 2020<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many sports are played in the Khelo India Games?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Khelo India Youth Games 2018<\/strong> begins with 18 sports<\/strong> \u2013 athletics, archery, badminton, basketball, boxing, football, gymnastics, hockey, judo, kabaddi, kho-kho, wrestling, weightlifting, tennis, table tennis, volleyball, swimming and shooting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2020, when KIYG was held in Guwahati, Assam, it had 20 sports. For the 2021 edition, five more sports \u2013 Gatka, Kalaripayattu, Thang-ta, Mallakhamb and Yogasana \u2013 were added to the programme, taking the list to 25. In 2022, water sports \u2013 with disciplines such as canoeing, kayaking and rowing \u2013 were added to the list to take the number to 27.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Competitions at KIYG are held in under-17 and under-21 categories for both boys and girls.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The inaugural KIUG also included 18 sports \u2013 but included fencing and rugby instead of gymnastics and kho kho from the KIYG programme. The second edition of the Khelo India University Games featured 20 sports \u2013 including two indigenous sports, Yogasana and Mallakhambha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the Khelo India Winter Games, the list of sports includes snow baseball, snow skiing, mountaineering, ice skating, ice hockey, snow rugby, ice stock and snowshoe running.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How are participants selected for the Khelo India Games?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Emerging sporting talent is identified through annual grassroots and national-level competitions. Participants for the Khelo India University Games are selected based on the World University Games criteria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sports talents are developed through Khelo India e-Khel Pathshala, Khelo India Centres, Khelo India State Centers of Excellence (KISCE), Khelo India Recognized Academies and other training establishments identified by the Scheme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Importance of Khelo India Youth Games<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n