First-ever Khelo India Para Games 2023 logo and mascot Ujjwala was launched in New Delhi today by Anurag Singh Thakur, Honourable Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports and several eminent athletes and para-athletes
The mascot and logo for the first-ever Khelo India Para Games will be launched in New Delhi on Sunday, November 26 at the Zoravar Auditorium, Maneckshaw Centre.
The event will be attended by Chief Guest Anurag Singh Thakur, the Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports and Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. The event will also be attended by Nitish Pramanik, the Minister of State, Home Affairs and Youth Affairs and Sports, Governmen
Haryana will field the largest contingent of the Games with 242 para athletes while Rajasthan will send a strong contingent of 140 para athletes and Uttar Pradesh will send a contingent of 125
Over 1350 participants from across 32 states and union territories including the Services Sports Control Board are expected to participate in the maiden Khelo India Para Games which will witness para athletes vie for honours in seven disciplines including para-athletics, para shooting, para
Thakur took to social media X and wrote, "With great joy and satisfaction, I'm pleased to announce that the first edition of Khelo India Para Games will be held from 10 to 17 December in New Delhi."