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Union Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports Anurag Thakur said largest ever contingent of 8500 players from across the country would participate in the 4th Khelo India Youth Games.
The Minister said this during the launch of Logo, Anthem, Jersey, and Mascot for the Khelo India Youth Games 2021 today in Indradhanush Auditorium, Panchkula, Haryana. The minister said Haryana with just about 2% of the country’s population has given the country a major share of medals in most sports events.
Stressing the preservation of traditional sports, Thakur said that five traditional games namely Gatka, Kalaripayattu, Thang-Ta, Mallakhamba, and Yogasana would be part of the upcoming Khelo India Youth Games 2021. He said that the Youth Games and the recently concluded University Games under Khelo India would definitely inspire youth to go for big targets in the future. The Minister said that the Government of India is steadfast in its efforts for the athletes to excel.
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for giving an opportunity to the state for hosting Khelo India Youth games 2021. The Chief Minister also said that the state is not just producing food grains for the country but also medals through their sportspersons.
The 4th Khelo India Youth Games is going to be held from 4 June to 13 June.
Jaya the blackbuck and Vijay the tiger are the mascots for Khelo India Youth Games. The name of the Mascot for Haryana for Khelo India Youth Games-21 is Dhakad.
Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dhushyant Chautala, Legislative Assembly speaker Gyan Chand Gupta, Minister of Sports Sandeep Singh, Union Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Rattan Lal Kataria also took part in the event.
The ‘Khelo India Youth Games-2021’, will be jointly organized by the State Government and Sports Authority of India (SAI), Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.