Khelo India Youth Games 2019

Khelo India Youth Games 2019 are being held at Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune.

• Previously called as Khelo India School Games, it has been now renamed as Khelo India Youth Games.

About Khelo India Youth Games:

• Khelo India Youth Games are held annually in January or February as the national level multidisciplinary grassroot games.
• The games are held in two categories- under-17 years school students and under-21 college students.
• Khelo India Youth Games are part of Khelo India programme, which was introduced to revive the sports culture in India at the grass-root level by building a strong framework for all sports played in our country and establish India as a great sporting nation.

Khelo India programme has been divided into 12 verticals, namely:
             1. Play Field Development
             2. Community Coaching Development
             3. State Level Khelo India Centres
             4. Annual Sports Competition
             5. Talent Search and Development
             6. Utilization and Creation/Upgradation of Sports Infrastructure
             7. Support to National/Regional/State Sports Academies
             8. Physical Fitness of School Children
             9. Sports For Women
           10.Promotion of Sports amongst People with Disabilities
           11.Sports for Peace and Development
           12.Promotion of Rural and Indigenous/Tribal Games

One must know:

• Talented players identified in priority sports disciplines at various levels by the High-Powered Committee will be provided annual financial assistance of INR 5 lakh per annum for 8 years.

Question:

Q. In which city are Khelo India Youth Games 2019 being held?
a. Agra
b. Amritsar
c. Pune
d. Nagpur