✤The Khelo India Youth Games 2023 will be held in the state of Tamil Nadu
from 19th Jan 2024 to 31st Jan 2024.
✤It will be the sixth edition of the flagship event under the government of
India’s Khelo India initiative, which promotes sports at the grassroots levels in the
country.
✤Over 5,500 athletes from all over the country will participate in the Olympic,
non-Olympic as well as indigenous games at KIYG 2023. Silambam — a form of
Indian martial arts — has been included in the programme for KIYG 2023 as a demo
sport.
✤The Khelo India Youth Games 2023 will be held in four cities: Chennai, Coimbatore,
Madurai and Trichy. The competitions will be held in the under-18 age category.