Khelo India Youth Games

NEW DELHI: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday presented the last big budget before her government returns to the polls in 2024’s general elections, and introduced a slew of measures meant to cater to as wide a spectrum of the voting populace as possible.

Specific to sports, in a year when Indian athletes will compete at the Asian Games and prepare for the 2024 Paris Olympics, the Union Sports Ministry has received its highest-ever budget allocation of Rs 3,397.32 crore. 

Jan 21, 2019 15:01
PUNE: The Khelo India Youth Games (KYIG) 2019 ended on Sunday with the host state Maharashtra winning the Overall Trophy with 228 medals, which include 85 gold, 62 silver and 81 bronze wins respectively.
Jan 16, 2019 13:01
PUNE: Ever since the Khelo India Youth Games were flagged off a little over a week ago in the Maharashtrian city, teams of talent spotters have been at work at the various venues. They have been brought in by the Sports Authority of India (SAI) in relays to track performances in their assigned events and present a short list of those found worthy of following on a long-term basis.
Jan 12, 2019 15:01
PUNE: The Sports Authority of India (SAI) has sent members of its Age Verification Cell to the city to check the authenticity of age certificates submitted by athletes participating in the ongoing Khelo India Youth Games, Times of India reports.
Jan 10, 2019 12:01
PUNE: The National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) is using the Khelo India Youth Games here to conduct mass awareness programmes for the 6000 competing athletes from around the country. NADA director general Navin Aggarwal was at hand to speak with some athletes who attended the anti-doping awareness session on Wednesday.
Jan 07, 2019 17:01
MUMBAI: The stage is set for the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune to host one of the largest ever congregation of sportspersons and officials, numbering around 12,000 from all over the country, when the curtains go up on Wednesday, January 9, for the Khelo India Youth Games, Maharashtra 2019. 
Dec 10, 2018 13:12
NEW DELHI: Building on the roaring success of the inaugural edition of the Khelo India School Games, the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) along with Star Sports kickstarted the countdown to Khelo India Youth Games, Maharashtra 2019 with an appeal to encourage India to play more with the evocative ‘#5MinuteAur’ campaign.