The Khelo India Youth Games 2019 were declared open on 9 January 2019 in the presence of a host of sports personalities including double Olympic medalist wrestler Sushil Kumar.
The Khelo India is now bigger and better in its second edition, after being re-christened Khelo India Youth Games, covering 18 different disciplines of which six are team sports. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Union Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore participated in the event. Opened in Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune, for the first time students from Colleges and Universities are participating, will have a total of 9000 participants.
The Khelo India is now bigger and better in its second edition, after being re-christened Khelo India Youth Games, covering 18 different disciplines of which six are team sports. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Union Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore participated in the event. Opened in Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune, for the first time students from Colleges and Universities are participating, will have a total of 9000 participants.
