2020 Khelo India Youth Games

The third Khelo India Youth Games was held from 10 January 2020 and 22 January 2020 in Guwahati, Assam, India.[1] The event witnessed 20 national level multidisciplinary grassroots games to get played among the age groups of under-17 and under-21 categories. Maharashtra defended its title as they topped the medal tally with 78 Gold medals, 77 Silver medals and 101 Bronze medals. The winning contingent of Maharashtra also broke their previous record of total medal haul of 228 medals created at Pune, by winning a total of 256 medals. The event is held in 20 disciplines with the participation of 37 states and Union Territories. Khelo India programme's inaugural edition was held in New Delhi in 2018, while Pune hosted 2nd edition in 2019.

Khelo India Youth Games 2020
Host cityGuwahati, Assam, India
Teams37
Athletes10000 (est.)
Events451 (in 20 sports)
Opening10 January 2020
Closing22 January 2020
Opened bySarbananda Sonowal
(Chief Minister of Assam) and Kiren Rijiju
(Sports Minister of India)
Torch lighterHima Das
Main venueIndira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
Websitewww.kiyg2020guwahati.in

Every year best performing 1000 participants are given an annual scholarship of Rs 500,000 for 8 years to prepare them for international sporting events.

Sports events

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There are 20 sports disciplines in Khelo India Youth Games 2020.[2] Cycling and Lawn Bowls are the new additional games of this year's event.

Sports event
Archery Cycling Kabaddi Table tennis
Athletics Football Kho-Kho Tennis
Badminton Field hockey Lawn bowling Volleyball
Basketball Gymnastics Shooting Weightlifting
Boxing Judo Swimming Wrestling

Medals tally

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The final medal tally of the 3rd edition of Khelo India Youth Games is listed below. The host state, Assam, is highlighted.

  *   Host nation (Host(s))

RankStateGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Maharashtra7877101256
2  Haryana686072200
3  Delhi393647122
4  Karnataka32262280
5  Uttar Pradesh29283087
6  Tamil Nadu22322276
7  Assam*20223476
8  West Bengal19142053
9  Gujarat16162052
10  Punjab16152859
11  Rajasthan15241251
12  Madhya Pradesh15112046
13  Kerala1552040
14Manipur14202054
15  Telangana76821
16Chandigarh62917
17  Odisha58821
18  Andaman and Nicobar Islands5218
19Uttarakhand441119
20  Tripura4105
21  Jharkhand39719
22Andhra Pradesh37717
23Arunachal Pradesh35412
24  Mizoram32510
25Himachal Pradesh2327
26  Jammu and Kashmir2316
27  Chhattisgarh1247
28  Bihar1179
29  Goa03912
30  Daman and Diu0101
31  Ladakh0011
  Puducherry0011
  Sikkim0011
Totals (33 entries)4474455541,446
Source: Khelo India

References

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  1. ^ "Khelo India Youth Games 2020 to be held from January 10–22 in Assam". Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  2. ^ "List of sports in Khelo India Youth Games 2020". Retrieved 30 December 2019.