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Guwahati is hosting Khelo India Youth Games 2020
Guwahati is hosting Khelo India Youth Games 2020: Details, Schedule, Awards, Highlights
Union Minister of Sports Kiren Rijiju informed that the 3rd edition of Khelo India Youth Games 2020 will be held in Guwahati, Assam.
Khelo India Youth Games 2020 is scheduled to be held between 18th January to 30th January 2020.
Khelo India Youth Games 2020 will be conducted in partnership with Indian Olympic Association (IOA), School Games Federation of India (SGFI) & Assam as host State.
Khelo India Youth Games-2020 event will see a participation of over 10,000 athletes and officials from all over India.
Khelo India Youth Games
Khelo India Youth Games are national-level multidisciplinary grassroots games in India held for two categories, namely under-17 years school students and under-21 college students.
Every year the best 1000 kids will be given an annual scholarship of Rs 5,00,000 for 8 years to prepare them for the international sporting events. KIYG were formerly known as Khelo India School Games (KISG).
Khelo India programme’s inaugural edition was held in New Delhi in 2018, while Pune hosted 2nd edition in 2019.
