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Over 300 sporting infra projects worth 3000 crore implemented under Khelo
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Highlighting how Khelo India and Target Olympics Podium Scheme (TOPS) have revolutionised the sports landscape in India, Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Anurag Thakur, has said that over 300 sporting infrastructure projects worth Rs 3000 crore have been implemented under the 'Kh
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How Khelo India scholarship became a life-changer for TN kabaddi player M
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Ajay, the left cover defender of his team, is participating in his fourth overall Khelo India Games, which includes two appearances at the Khelo India Youth Games and the previous edition of the Khelo India University Games.
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Shivangi confident of hearing "good things" from participants as Assam rea
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Swimmer Shivangi Sharma, who sizzled in the pool four years ago when Assam hosted the third edition of the Khelo India Youth Games, winning five medals, expressed her confidence in the state's preparedness for the KIUG as she awaits to hear "nice things" about her state
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Assam's international standard venues to spice up Khelo India Varsity Game
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The successful conduct of the Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG) in 2020 was a stepping stone for the state to be rewarded a grander spectacle like the Khelo India University Games (KIUG) where more than 3,500 top athletes from across 200 universities will battle for the top honours over the nex
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Khelo India has brought in fierce competitive spirit among young athletes:
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Ankushita, who pocketed the gold medal when Assam last hosted the Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG) in 2020, rated her performance as a career-changing one, especially after experiencing a dip in performance following her 2017 youth world crown.
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KIYG 2023: School bus driver's daughter won bronze, father's relentless pe
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
At 4.30 in the morning, Jagdish Gulia and his eight-year-old daughter Tannu were glued to the television watching Indian women wrestling at the 2016 Rio Olympics. When Sakshi Malik turned the bout on its head in the dying seconds to secure bronze, both Jagdish and Tannu embraced each other i
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'Khelo India Games envisioned by PM Modi is embodiment of his interest...'
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur handed the trophies to the winners of the Khelo India Youth Games at the closing ceremony of Tamil Nadu in Chennai on Wednesday.
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KIYG gold medallist Janvi's training module includes playing shankh, groov
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
While Janvi was waiting for her girl's 61kg final wrestling bout against Delhi's Yashita in the Khelo India Youth Games 2023 at the Rajarathinam stadium here, her coach Ajmer Malik gave her few tips on how to shoot good images on a mobile phone and promptly asked her to showcase what she lea
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KIYG 2023: Weightlifter Keerthana creates new National Youth records; Maha
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Tamil Nadu weightlifter R P Keerthana broke the National Youth record in Snatch, Clean & Jerk and overall to clinch the gold in the girls 81kg category while table-toppers Maharashtra touched the half-century of gold medals in the 6th Khelo India Youth Games 2023 here on Tuesday.
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KIYG 2023: Kerala cyclist Alanis Cubeleo rides on Covid-induced life trans
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
In the face of the COVID-19 lockdown, where most viewed the restrictions as a curse, Alanis Lilly Cubeleo saw it as an opportunity for transformation. As pools shut and competitive swimming came to a halt, she was determined not to let the pandemic hinder her athletic pursuits
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KIYG 2023: Assam's Pahi applies her Tezpur lake lessons to win Chennai poo
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Far from the glittering waters of an Olympic-size pool, Pahi Borah learned to swim in a lake, and had to use makeshift bamboo arrangements to dive and somersault. But the talent and passion of the 14-year-old from Tezpur, Assam, has carried her seamlessly from a lake to the pool
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KIYG 2023: Haryana weightlifter Sanjana improves her own national mark, Sa
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Haryana's Sanjana improved on her own National Youth records in Snatch, Clean and Jerk and overall to clinch the girls 76kg weightlifting gold while Maharashtra's Sayali Wani came back from the brink to win the girls singles table tennis gold in the Khelo India Youth Games 2023
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