Khelo India University Games

Naveen Patnaik and Kiren Rijiju On 22 February 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, inaugurated the first edition of the Khelo India University Games in Cuttack. The inaugural event was held at JNL Indoor Stadium. Coaches and officials believe that the event gives athletes the exposure of multi-disciplinary events and promote sporting talent at the university level. == Editions ==

The 2020 edition was held from 22 February to 1 March 2020 includes 211 events in 17 sports. The sport events were held at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Bhubaneswar, JNL Indoor Stadium, SAI-Odisha Badminton Academy and SAI International Residential School in Cuttack. Fencing and Rugby were included for the first time in a Khelo India competition. National record-holding sprinter, Dutee Chand participated representing KIIT. Siddhant Sejwal of Panjab University and Sadhvi Dhuri of Pune University were the top performers with five gold medals each. Universities Source: Khelo India Medals tally == 2022 edition ==

The second edition of the Khelo India University games was supposed to be held in the year 2021 but was later postponed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. It is to be hosted by Bangalore's Jain University and is expected to be held between April-May 2022. Jain University’s School of Engineering and Technology campus and The Sports School campus situated at Kanakapura Road are hosting majority of the events while some events are being hosted at different campuses of the university. However the opening ceremony is to be held in Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bangalore while the closing ceremony is to held in the global campus of Jain University. More than 5000 athletes from over 170 institutes are expected to take part in the games making it the biggest ever Khelo Games till date. Universities Rest of the participants are yet to be announced Medal tally == Sport events ==

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