Uttar Pradesh to host 2023 Khelo India University Games

Uttar Pradesh government to host Khelo India National University Games in 2023-2024 in four cities including Lucknow, Gorakhpur, Varanasi, and Noida.

Uttar Pradesh government to host Khelo India National University Games in 2023-2024 in four cities. Khelo India National University Games will be conducted in four cities of Uttar Pradesh including Lucknow, Gorakhpur, Varanasi, and Noida.

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Uttar Pradesh to host 2023 Khelo India University Games- Key Points

In the Khelo India National University Games, 4,500 athletes will participate representing 150 universities across the country.
There will be 20 disciplines including basketball, judo, kabaddi, wrestling, swimming, boxing, rowing, etc.
Uttar Pradesh has got the opportunity to host the National University Games for the first time after Odisha and Karnataka.
Disciplines like kabaddi, judo, archery, and fencing will be organized in Noida and rowing will be organized in Gorakhpur.
In Varanasi, events like wrestling, malkham, and Yoga will be organized. The rest of the events will be organized in Lucknow.
In the National University Games athletes below the age of 26 will participate.
The Khelo India National University Games will focus more on women’s games.
The government will announce the appointment of 12 former athletes who have made a mark at the international level as coaches in different disciplines for the state government-run sports hostels.