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Khelo India Scheme: First National Para Games To Be Held From 28th June in Bangalore
Khelo India Scheme: First National Para Games To Be Held From 28th June 2018 In Bangalore- Event Details, Schedule
The first-ever ‘National Para Games’, created on the lines of ‘National Games’ for para-athletes, to be held under the Khelo India Scheme from June in Bengaluru.
The first-ever National Para Games is scheduled to be organised from 28th June 2018 to 7th July 2018 in Bangalore.
The National Para Games will be held for the age group of 16 to 40 years ( both men and women) in 10 disciplines including Para-Athletics, Badminton, Chess, Blind Judo, Para Powerlifting, Shooting Para-Sport, Para-Swimming, Table Tennis, Wheelchair Basketball and Wheelchair Fencing.
The National Para Games events will be held at four venues viz Kanteerava Stadium, Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, SAI Centre Bangaluru and Karnataka Badminton Association Stadium.
The National Para Games will have 416 medal events (220 for men, 180 for women and 16 mixed) while the total number of participants has been fixed at 2,192 (1,311 for men, 837 women and 44 for mixed events) Para athletics will have the most medal events (167), followed by para swimming (135).
The Paralympic Committee of India will be responsible for the technical conduct of the National Para Games while all the funding will be done by the sports ministry under the Khelo India Scheme
