Bihar to host Khelo India Youth Games and Para Games in April 2025

Bihar will host the Khelo India Youth Games 2025 in April next year. For the first time, Khelo India will adopt the Summer Olympics model to host two Games in one venue/state.

Bihar to host Khelo India Youth Games and Para Games in April 2025

Khelo India Youth Games and Para Games 2025 in Bihar

Bihar will host the Khelo India Youth Games 2025 in April next year. Khelo India Youth Games is a flagship event of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Bihar will be a new addition to the Khelo India map of the country.

Khelo India Youth Games 2025: Key Highlights 

For the first time and in the lines of the Summer Olympics, the Khelo India Para Games will also be held in Bihar.

The Para Games will follow the youth Games and there will be a 10 to 15 days gap between the two Games. The first edition of the Para Games was held in Delhi last year.

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Bihar just hosted the women’s Asian Champions Trophy hockey championship in Rajgir. In the same championship, India defeated Paris Olympics silver medalists China to retain the continental title.

There are 38 Khelo India Centres in Bihar and one Khelo India State Centre of Excellence catering to athletes at all levels. In addition to this, there are three SAI Training Centres.

Khelo India Youth Games 2023

Previously the Khelo India Youth Games 2023 were held in Tamil Nadu in January this year.

Static Current Affairs related to Bihar for upcoming exams

• Formation: 22 March 1912
• Capital city: Patna
• Largest city: Patna
• Total Districts: 38
• Governor: Rajendra Vishwanat Arlekar
• Chief minister: Nitish Kumar (JD(U))
• Deputy chief minister: Vijay Kumar Sinha and Samrat Chaudhary (BJP)
• Assembly: Bihar Legislative Assembly (243 seats)
• Rajya Sabha Seats: 16 seats
• Lok Sabha Seats: 40 seats
• High Court: Patna High Court
• Total Population (2011): Increase 104,099,452
• Official language: Hindi
• Additional official language: Urdu
• Literacy (2020): 68.15%
• Sex ratio (2020): 918♀/1000 ♂