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KHELO INDIA YOUTH GAMES

4th May, 2022

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Context - The Union Minister for Home Affairs and Cooperation addressed the closing ceremony of the Khelo India University Games 2021.

 

Details

  • The Union Minister of home affairs has stated that the Khelo India University Games will help Sportspersons in preparing for the international level sports events.
  • It was the 2nd edition of the Khelo India University Games, which was hosted in Bangalore, Karnataka.
  • The Union Minister announced several new initiatives in this edition;
    • 1st Khelo India Green Games.
    • The Games have recyclable materials and it is being ensured that it was a zero-waste game.
    • A mobile application has been developed which provided all requisite information about the Games that an athlete can use before and during the Games.
  • Several Olympians including Srihari Nataraj and Dutee Chand participated in the Games and many other athletes are training for Olympics 2028.
  • The Khelo India University Games is the biggest platform for University-level players and aims to provide a national-level reach for University students.
  • The National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) has used an App to share Information, Education and Communication with participating athletes so that they can be educated about doping.

 

Khelo India

  • The Khelo India programme has been introduced in 2018, to revive the sports culture in India at the grass-root level by building a strong framework for all sports played in our country.
  • Every year 1000 talented players are identified at various levels by the High-Powered Committee and are provided with the annual financial assistance of INR 5 lakh per annum for 8 years.
  • To objectives of the Khelo India programme have been divided into:

 

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