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Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates first Khelo India University Games in Odisha

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates first Khelo India University Games
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates first Khelo India University Games

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates first Khelo India University Games in Odisha

The Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first Khelo India University Games in Odisha via video link. The first-ever Khelo India University Games will take off in Odisha with a mega launch event at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium, Cuttack on February 22, 2020.

The Prime Minister Shri. Narendra Modi will declare open the multi-disciplinary sporting event through video conference.

The Khelo India University Games are being launched by the Government of India in association with the Government of the State of Odisha.

The Khelo India University Games will be held from 22 February to 1st March 2020 at Bhubaneswar.

This is the largest ever competition held at university level in India and will have about 3500 athletes from over 150 universities across the country taking part in it.

There will be a total of 17 sports namely archery, athletics, boxing, fencing, judo, swimming, weightlifting, wrestling, badminton, basketball, football, hockey, table tennis, tennis, volleyball, rugby and kabaddi. The attempt is to make the Khelo India University Games an aspirational competition for India’s youngsters with twin objectives of helping them find the balance between sport and education.

Also Read: 3rd edition of Khelo India Youth Games to conclude in Guwahati today

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