Fifth Khelo India Youth Games-2022 to be held in MP next year

The Fifth Khelo India Youth Games -2022 will be held in Madhya Pradesh from 31st January to 11th February next year. According to the  Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Singh Thakur the Khelo India Youth Games will be held at eight locations. He said, more than 8 thousand 500 athletes and sportspersons are expected to participate in the sporting event. Thakur said, Khelo India Youth Games was stared in 2016 and provided a very effective platform to the youth of the country to showcase their performance and talents in sports.Thakur said that Madhya Pradesh is now showing its excellence in every sector and State Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has improved the infrastructure of sports and built up a big infrastructure of shooting and water sports. Khelo India Youth Games 2022 torch handed over to chief minister Chouhan in Delhi.

India will play in Madhya Pradesh next

Khelo India Youth Games 2022 torch handed over to Madhya Pradesh's CM @ChouhanShivraj by @ianuragthakur @kheloindia @Media_SAI pic.twitter.com/76ngkrimGS

— Doordarshan Sports (@ddsportschannel) October 20, 2022

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister Anurag Singh Thakur for providing the opportunity to organise the Khelo India Youth Games in his State. 

Check out the list of Sports and their respective host cities of the #KheloIndia Youth Games 2022

Up your preparation because #KIYG2022 is just 3️⃣ months away @ChouhanShivraj @yashodhararaje pic.twitter.com/vRfTKrZnGK

— Khelo India (@kheloindia) October 21, 2022

The upcoming edition of the Khelo India Youth Games will feature a total of 27 disciplines.  Water sports being included for the first time in the history of the games.