Khelo India Para Games 2025: A Grand Sporting Event for Para Athletes

The Khelo India Para Games (KIPG) 2025 is set to take place in New Delhi from March 20-27, bringing together 1,230 para athletes, including top performers from the 2024 Paris Paralympics and 2022 Asian Para Games. Announced by Union Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, this second edition of KIPG aims to further promote para sports in India. The event will feature six major disciplines and will be hosted at premier sports venues across the capital.

Key Highlights

• Event Schedule: KIPG 2025 will be held from March 20-27 in New Delhi.
• Number of Athletes: Approximately 1,230 para athletes will participate in the event.

Sports Disciplines

Competitions will be held in six sports,

• Para Archery
• Para Athletics
• Para Badminton
• Para Powerlifting
• Para Shooting
• Para Table Tennis(In the first edition, Football (Cerebral Palsy) was also included.)

Venues

• Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium: Para Athletics, Para Archery, Para Powerlifting (March 21-26).
• Indira Gandhi Stadium Complex: Para Badminton, Para Table Tennis (March 20-27).
• Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range: Para Shooting (March 21-25).

Star Athletes

• Harvinder Singh (Gold Medalist, Para Archery – Paris 2024)
• Dharambir (Gold Medalist, Club Throw – Paris 2024)
• Praveen Kumar (Gold Medalist, High Jump – Paris 2024)

Paris Paralympics Success

• India won a record 29 medals, including 7 golds.
• 25 Khelo India athletes were part of the 84-member Indian contingent.
• Five Khelo India athletes won medals at Paris 2024.

Government Support for Para Sports

• 52 para athletes are part of the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) core group for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
• The government emphasizes para sports as a priority area for national development.

Previous Edition

• The first Khelo India Para Games was held in December 2023 in New Delhi.
• It featured competitions across seven disciplines at three venues.

Second Major Event by SAI in 2025

• KIPG 2025 follows the Khelo India Winter Games held in Ladakh (January 2025) and Gulmarg, J&K (March 9-12, 2025).