The fifth edition of Khelo India Youth Games 2022 began on January 30 in Madhya Pradesh.
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in the presence of Union Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Anurag Singh Thakur at Tatya Tope Nagar Stadium.
The KYIG 2022 will be held at 23 venues in eight cities of the state in which nearly 6,000 athletes will take part in 27 different sports.
For the first time sports like kayaking, canoeing, canoe slalom, and fencing will be part of the Khelo India Youth Games.
"All preparations for organizing the Khelo India Youth Games have been completed. The games will start from Monday in a glittering manner on the theme 'Hindustan Ka Dil Dhadka Do' for 13 days.
For the first time water sports namely Kayaking Canoeing, Canoe Salaam, and Fencing will be part of this edition of the Khelo India Games.
It will be organized in eight different cities of the state.
The eight host cities designated are Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur, Gwalior, Ujjain, Maheshwar, Mandla, and Balaghat.
More than 8 thousand 500 athletes and sportspersons are expected to participate in this sporting event.
The 4th Khelo India Youth Games was held at Tau Devi Lal Stadium in Panchkula (Haryana) from 4 to 13 June 2022 while some matches were also played in Chandigarh.
