PM Modi to just about inaugurate third Khelo India University Games at present (file picture: Twitter/narendra modi)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will declare open the third version of Khelo India University Games on Thursday by way of video conferencing, his workplace stated. This yr, the Khelo India University Games might be held from twenty fifth May to third June in Uttar Pradesh, an announcement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) stated.
Over 4,750 athletes from greater than 200 universities might be competing in 21 sports activities. The competitions might be organised in Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Lucknow and Gautam Buddha Nagar.
Prime Minister Modi will declare open the Khelo India University Games on May 25 at 7 PM by way of video conferencing, the PMO stated, noting that he has laid monumental give attention to growing a tradition of sports activities within the nation and inspiring youth to take up sports activities.
Various schemes have been launched by the federal government to assist budding sportsmen and efforts have been put in to strengthen the sports activities ecosystem within the nation, it stated and added that the organisation of Khelo
India University Games is one other step on this path. The mascot of the Games is known as Jitu, which represents Swamp Deer (Barasingha) – the state animal of Uttar Pradesh, he stated. The closing ceremony of the Games might be held in Varanasi on June 3.
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