With an aim to harness the tremendous potential in sports in the country and provide the youngsters with a sound footing and state of the art infrastructure, the Khelo India initiative has become a strong framework to make India a multi-sporting nation.

• The multi-disciplinary event will see heroes being created in 15+ sports along with the introduction of five indigenous sports - Gatka, Thang-ta, Kalarippayattu, Mallakhamb, and Yogasana.
• The competition will get underway with a spectacular Opening Ceremony on Saturday (June 4). Defending champions Maharashtra and hosts Haryana brace for a royal battle for supremacy on the field across various disciplines.
• Haryana have fielded a 396-member contingent, the largest at KIYG 2021, and will compete in every sport. Maharashtra have sent a 318-strong contingent and will be competing in 23 of the 25 events.

By: Brijesh Kumar