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For the first time Lawn bowls & Cycling to be included in 3rd Khelo India Games 2020 to be held in Guwahati, Assam

On 2nd January 2019, Chief Executive Officer of “Khelo India Games” has announced the inclusion of “Lawn bowls” and “Cycling” in the 3rd edition of Khelo India Games. These two games will be included in the event for the first time.

 

Key Points:

  1. Around 6500 athletes from 37 teams will take part in the 3rd edition of Khelo India youth games in Guwahati, Assam which is scheduled to be held from 10th of January to 22nd of February at Indira Gandhi Stadium.
  2. The cultural events from Assam, North East and other states will be added in the event which starts from 13th to 15th of January at Sarusajai. The exhibition of indigenous games will also be held and there will be no entry fee for the inaugural ceremony people can enjoy it free of cost.

 

About Khelo India Games:

Khelo India Youth Games, formerly Khelo India School Games are the national level multidisciplinary games in India held for two categories, namely under-17 years’ school students and under-21 college students annually in January or February.

Headquarters- New Delhi

Chief Executive Officer- Avinash Joshi

Overview of 3rd Khelo India youth games 2020 held in Guwahati, Assam

The 3rd edition of Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG) 2020 was held at Karmabir Nabin Chandra Bordoloi Indoor Stadium in Guwahati, Assam with the participation of over 10,000 students. Vijay the Tiger and Jaya the Black buck were the mascots of the tournament. Maharashtra clinched Khelo India Youth Games 2020 champions trophy with a collection of 256 medals (78 gold, 77 silver and 101 bronze).

Organized by Ministry for Youth Affairs and Sports & conducted in partnership with the School Games Federation of India (SGFI), Indian Olympic Association (IOA), and Assam State government, it was held from January 9-22, 2020.

Top 3:

RankStateGold MedalSilver MedalBronze MedalMedal Tally
1Maharashtra7877101256
2Haryana686072200
3Delhi393647122

 

Sprinter Hima Das was the torchbearer of opening ceremony of KIYG 2020

Indian sprinter Hima Das (nicknamed the Dhing Express) of Assam was the torchbearer in the opening ceremony of the Khelo India Youth Games 2020.

 

Pugilist Harsh Bhagwan wins Daman and Diu’s first medal at KIYG 2020

Pugilist Harsh Bhagwan (17) has clinched a silver medal in the boys Under-17, 50-52kg category, becoming the Union Territory- Daman and Diu’s first medal-winner in this 3rd edition of the Games.

 

Tamil Nadu girls won the under-17 basketball title

Tamil Nadu girls won the U-17 (under-17) basketball title by defeating Rajsthan with 59 -57 points at KIYG 2020 held in Assam.

 

Maharashtra wins U-17 & U-21 gold in Kho Kho

Maharashtra displayed their best performance at the Kho Kho events by winning all the 4 Gold medals in under-17 & under-21 boys and girls categories.

Boys team from Maharashtra defeated Gujarat with 19-11 points,while the girls defeated Delhi with 14-8 scores in their respective encounters in the finals.

UP secures gold in mix team event U-21 category in 10-m air pistol

Uttar Pradesh (UP) has clinched the gold medal in mix team event under 21 category in 10-meter air pistol.Shooters Devanshi Dhama & Shravan Kumar represented UP team.

Assam wins 7 gold in new lawn bowls at Khelo India Youth Games

KIYG 2020 host Assam has won the 7 gold medals in newly introduced lawn bowls.

MP govt announces incentives for medal winners in Khelo India Youth Games

The Madhya Pradesh govt has announced an incentive of Rs 1 lakh to the gold medal winner, 75 thousand to the silver medalist and Rs 50 thousand to the bronze medalist of the Khelo India Youth Games. A total of 46 medals including 15 gold and 11 silver medals were clinched by Madhya Pradesh.

About Khelo India:

It is the biggest sporting event in India. It is a national level multidisciplinary grassroot games in India held for 2 categories, namely under-17 years school students and under-21 college students.

It was first launched in 2018 in New Delhi under the name Khelo India School Games (KISG).

Haryana emerged as top performers in the 1st edition & the 2nd edition was launched in Pune, Maharashtra, where Maharashtra emerged as the top performers.

Chief Executive Officer- Avinash Joshi.

India won the T20 series during ‘2020 Sri Lanka tour of India’ held in Indore, Guwahati and Pune

The Indian Men’s cricket team played T20I (twenty twenty International) bilateral series against Srilanka during the 2020 Sri Lanka tour of India. India defeated Sri Lanka in final T20I to win three match T20I series for 2-0. The three T20I matches were held in Guwahati(Assam), Indore (Madhya Pradesh) and Pune(Maharashtra). The first match was in Guwahati but was abandoned due to rain. The highlights of the match are as follows:

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