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India Gazette
a day ago
- Sport
- India Gazette
Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announces Khelo India University Games 2025 in Rajasthan in November
New Delhi [India], June 25 (ANI): The Poornima University and Rajasthan University will jointly host the Khelo India University Games 2025 in Jaipur in November, it was announced on Wednesday. This will be the fifth iteration of the Khelo India University Games that began in February 2020. The multi-sport Games, where more than 4,000 athletes are expected from more than 200 Universities. Like previous editions, there will be at least 20 disciplines on the KIUG 2025 program. Chandigarh University had won the team championships at KIUG 2024, co-hosted by Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Sikkim, Nagaland and Tripura. 'I am extremely happy to announce that the Khelo India Youth Games will take place in Rajasthan in November 2025. These Games are for under-25 athletes and will be coming after the under-18 Khelo India Youth Games that took place in Bihar in May this year. These Games offer great opportunity for athletes who seek a national platform to impress our numerous scouts eyeing the best talents in the country,' said Union Sports and Youth Affairs Minister, Mansukh Mandaviya. Eight Khelo India University Games records were created in athletics in KIUG 2024. Five of them were created by men. 'Worldwide, university students dominate multi-sport events. In Rajasthan, we hope to see some quality performances as we expect the athletes will be at their peak,' added Mandaviya. A total of 770 medals - 240 gold, 240 silver and 290 bronze - were on offer at the 11-day KIUG 2024 held in North-east India for the first time. Over 200 universities competed for the KIUG 2024 title with around 4,500 athletes taking part in 20 sports. Swimmer Pratyasa Ray of Utkal University, with four gold, one silver and one bronze, was the most successful female athlete. The honour of the most successful male athlete went to Jain University's Xavier Michael Dsouza, who won four gold medals. Lovely Professional University came second at KIUG 2024 with 20 gold, 14 silver and eight bronze for a total of 42 medals while Amritsar's Guru Nanak Dev University were third with 12 gold, 20 silver and 19 bronze for a tally of 51. (ANI)
Time of India
2 days ago
- Sport
- Time of India
Rajasthan to host Khelo India University Games in November 2025, says Colonel Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
Jaipur: Khelo India University Games were started by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2020 to promote sports talent at the university level and to create a sports environment in the country. Due to the positive efforts of the Chief Minister of the state Bhajan Lal Sharma, Rajasthan has got the responsibility of hosting the fifth Khelo India University Games, 2025. Sports minister Colonel Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore informed this while addressing a press conference at Sawai Mansingh Stadium here on Tuesday. You Can Also Check: Jaipur AQI | Weather in Jaipur | Bank Holidays in Jaipur | Public Holidays in Jaipur He said that in the 12-day sports event to be held in the month of November, about six thousand players from all over the country will participate in 25 sports events and showcase their sporting talent. Also, players from across the country will get an opportunity to experience the glorious culture of Rajasthan. Discussions will also be held with sports associations regarding the organization of the proposed games. Sports minister Rathore said that Khelo India University Games 2025 will be organised successfully under the main hosting of Rajasthan State Sports Council with the co-hosting of Poornima University and Rajasthan University. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Brass Krishna Idols For Prosperity & Protection In Life Luxeartisanship Shop Now Undo On this occasion, Dr Neeraj Kumar Pawan, secretary to government, youth affairs and sports department, Rajendra Singh, secretary, Rajasthan State Sports Council were present. Sports minister Colonel Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore said that sports competitions have never been organised on such a large scale in the state. Along with Khelo India University Games - 2025, a multi-sports event is going to be started on the initiative of the state government. Through this event, a strong and modern infrastructure will be created for sports in the state. Rathore said that on the lines of the Commonwealth Games, better facilities will be provided to the players for the organization of Khelo India University Games-2025. Number of sports offered: 25 Archery, Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, Boxing, Fencing, Football, Hockey, Judo, Kabaddi, Swimming, Table Tennis, Tennis, Volleyball, Weightlifting, Wrestling, Rugby, Yogasana, Mallakhamb, Shooting, Cycling, Handball, Chess, Squash, Wushu. Proposed Playgrounds of estimated 6 institutions: - Poornima University, Rajasthan University, Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jagatpura Shooting Range, Vidhyadhar Nagar Stadium, Rajasthan Police Academy. Sports talents will be discovered through talent hunt Sports minister Colonel Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore said that the state government is starting a talent hunt scheme to discover hidden sports talents. Like the Target Olympic Podium Scheme of the Central Government, the Target Olympic Podium Scheme is also being started for the promising players of the state. Through this, the selected players will be able to avail the benefits of high-level training and sports facilities.
