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Khelo India Youth Games 2020: Maharashtra tops the medal tally

The 3rd season of the Khelo India Youth Games concluded. Maharashtra retained its reign in the Khelo India Youth Games held in Guwahati with 256 medals including 78 gold. Haryana stood second with a total of 200 medals. Delhi finished third with 122 medals

Shivangi Sharma of Assam won five gold and two silver in swimming. She was the most successful female player of the Khelo India Youth Games.

Top 10 states in Khelo India Youth Games:

State	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Maharashtra	78	77	101	256
Haryana	68	60	72	200
Delhi	39	36	47	122
Uttar Pradesh	32	26	22	80
Karnataka	29	28	30	87
Tamil Nadu	22	32	22	76
Assam	20	22	34	76
West Bengal	19	14	20	53
Gujarat	16	16	20	52
Punjab	16	15	28	59

Around 6800 players from 37 states and union territories took part in these games which started on 10 January. 20 sports events were organized in these games. The winner’s received the trophy from Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal. Vijay the Tiger and Jaya the Blackbuck were the mascots of the tournament. Sprinter Hima Das was the torchbearer of the opening ceremony of KIYG 2020

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

Capital of Assam: Dispur; Governor of Assam: Jagdish Mukhi.

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Sumit Arora

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