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|abbreviation = KIYG
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|formation    = 2019
|recurrence   = Annual
|last         = 2020
|purpose      = Grassroot talent hunt
|headquarters = [[New Delhi]]
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|website      = {{URL|https://kheloindia.gov.in/|Khelo India}}
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'''Khelo India Youth Games''' ('''KIYG'''), formerly '''Khelo India School Games''' ('''KISG'''), means Play India Youth Games, held annually in January or February, are the national level multidisciplinary grassroot games in [[India]] held for two categories, namely under-17 years school students and under-21 college students. Every year best 1,000 kids will be given an annual scholarship of {{INRConvert|5|l|lk=on}} for 8 years to prepare them for the international sporting events.<ref name=khel1/><ref name=khel2/><ref name=khel6>[http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/sport-minister-rathore-hails-khelo-india-school-games-118020801837_1.html Sport minister Rathore hails Khelo India School Games], Business Standard, 8 Feb 2018.</ref><ref name=youth1/> 

The Training of Trainers (TOT) Programme will be held in December 2018- January 2019 in the first phase. Here total of 160  trainers will be trained in 4 batches of 40 each in December-January period. This TOT Programme will  be carried out semi-annually or quarterly to include all the interested teachers, principals, vice-principals and physical education trainers.

==History==
On 31 January 2018, [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]], [[Narendra Modi]], inaugurated Khelo India School Games at the opening ceremony based on [[Guru–shishya tradition]] held at [[Indira Gandhi Arena]].<ref name=khel1>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/pm-modi-launches-khelo-india-school-games/articleshow/62727584.cms. PM Modi launches Khelo India School Games], Times of India, 31 Jan 2018.</ref><ref name=khel2>[http://www.thehindu.com/sport/khelo-india-school-games-in-december/article19993593.ece Khelo India School Games in December], The Hindu, 6 Nov 2017.</ref> from the 2019 events, Khelo India School Games were renamed to Khelo India Youth Games after [[Indian Olympic Association]] came on board earlier in September 2018.<ref name=youth1>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/khelo-india-to-become-khelo-india-youth-games-with-ioa-on-board/articleshow/65793174.cms Khelo India to become Khelo India Youth Games with IOA on board], Times of India, 13 Sept 2018.</ref> The second edition of the event was kicked off in [[Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex]], a sports complex situated in [[Balewadi]], [[Pune]], by Sports Minister, [[Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore]], and, [[List of chief ministers of Maharashtra|Chief Minister of Maharashtra]], [[Devendra Fadnavis]].<ref name="the_hindu_jan_9">{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/khelo-india-youth-games-off-to-a-colourful-start/article25953085.ece?homepage=true |title=Khelo India Youth Games off to a colourful start |last=Srinivasan |first=Kamesh  |date=January 9, 2019 |work=The Hindu |access-date=January 9, 2019}}</ref>

On February 27, 2019, PM [[Narendra Modi]] launched the Khelo India App at the Youth Indian Parliament in [[Vigyan Bhawan]], [[New Delhi]] to promote sports and fitness.<ref>{{cite news |title=Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches Khelo India app to promote sports and fitness |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/others/article/prime-minister-narendra-modi-launches-khelo-india-app-to-promote-sports-and-fitness/373570 |publisher=[[Times Now]] |date=February 27, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=PM Narendra Modi launches Khelo India App |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/pm-narendra-modi-launches-khelo-india-app/articleshow/68185454.cms |publisher=[[The Economic Times]] |date=February 27, 2019}}</ref>

On 22 February 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first edition of the [[Khelo India University Games]] in [[Cuttack]] to give athletes the exposure of multi-disciplinary events at the university level.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/kiug-helps-create-a-structure-for-university-games-sushil-kumar/articleshow/74263398.cms|title=KIUG helps create a structure for university games: Sushil Kumar - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=2020-02-27}}</ref>

===Games and Medals===
The inaugural 2018 games had students competing for 209 gold medals across 16 sports. 

[[Badminton]], [[basketball]], [[boxing]] (26 gold medals), [[gymnastics]] (20 gold medals), [[judo]] (16 gold medals), [[kabaddi]], [[volleyball]] and [[wrestling]] (30 gold medals) were held at the [[Indira Gandhi Arena|Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium Complex]]. [[Sport of athletics|Athletics]] (36 gold medals), [[Association football|football]], [[kho kho]] and [[Olympic weightlifting|weightlifting]] (16 gold medals) were held at the [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Delhi)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]].  [[Swimming (sport)|Swimming]] at the [[SPM Swimming Pool Complex|Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Swimming Complex]] (35 gold medals), hockey at the [[Dhyan Chand National Stadium]] and shooting at the [[Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range]] were other venues.<ref name=khel2/>

In December 2020 four indigenous games were added – [[Gatka]], [[Kalaripayattu]], [[Thang Ta|Thang-Ta]] and [[Mallakhamba]].<ref>{{Cite news|others=PTI|date=2020-12-20|title=Sports Ministry approves inclusion of four indigenous games in Khelo India Youth Games|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/sports-ministry-approves-inclusion-of-four-indigenous-games-in-khelo-india-youth-games/article33378223.ece|access-date=2021-01-07|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==Execution==
===Selection criteria===
Only selected school kids below the age of 17 years are eligible to compete. In the individual sports, top 8 sportsperson from the School Games Federation of India's National School Games, 4 nominations from federation, one from [[Central Board of Secondary Education]], one from the host State and 2 wild card entries for the individual events will be selected. In team sports, the top 4 from the National School Games, 2 nominations by the federation, 1 from the host State and one from the organising committee will be selected. For archery, badminton and shooting, the top 16 from the National School Games, 8 nominations by the federation, 1 from CBSE, 1 from host State, 1 from organising committee, and 6 from wild cards will be selected.<ref name=khel2/>

===Talent hunt and scholarship===
To identify the talent at grassroot level, each sports has a dedicated talent hunt committee, who will identify top 2 sportsperson for each sports and they will be given an annual scholarship of INR500,000 for 8 years.<ref name=khel3>[http://www.financialexpress.com/sports/is-khelo-india-school-games-a-success-shocking-revelations-here/1055465/ Is Khelo India School Games a success? Shocking revelations here], Financial Express, 7 Feb 2018.</ref>

==Edition-wise Medal Tally==
(T - Total medals won, G - Gold won, S - Silver won, B - Bronze won)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:93%;"
|-
! colspan="19" style="text-align:center;"| Khelo India Youth Games
|- 
| rowspan="2" | '''Edition'''
| rowspan="2" | '''Year'''
| rowspan="2" | '''Host(s)'''
| rowspan="2" | '''Start Date'''
| rowspan="2" | '''End Date'''
| rowspan="2" | '''Sports'''
| rowspan="2" | '''Gold'''
! colspan="4" | 1st Team 
! colspan="4" | 2nd Team
! colspan="4" | 3rd Team
|-
! T 
! G
! S
! B
! T 
! G
! S
! B
! T 
! G
! S
! B
|-
| rowspan="2" | I
| rowspan="2" | 2018
| rowspan="2" | [[Delhi]]
| rowspan="2" | 31 Jan
| rowspan="2" | 8 Feb
| rowspan="2" | 16 
| rowspan="2" | 209<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|last2=|last3=|first3=|title=Khelo India: Khelo India School Games: Haryana overtake Maharashtra to emerge champions {{!}} More sports News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/khelo-india-school-games-haryana-overtake-maharashtra-to-emerge-champions/articleshow/62840700.cms|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-28|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
| colspan="4" | {{flagicon image|..Haryana Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Haryana]]
| colspan="4" | {{flagicon image|..Maharashtra Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Maharashtra]] 
| colspan="4" | {{flagicon image|..Delhi Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Delhi]] 
|-
| 102 || 38 || 26 ||38 <!-- Insert # medals of 1st team, total medals, gold, silver and bronze --> 
| 111 || 36 || 32 || 43 <!-- Insert # medals of 2nd team, total medals, gold, silver and bronze -->  
| 94 || 25 || 29 || 40  <!-- Insert # medals of 3rd team, total medals, gold, silver and bronze --> 
|-

| rowspan="2" | II
| rowspan="2" | 2019
| rowspan="2" | [[Pune]], [[Maharashtra]]
| rowspan="2" | 9 Jan
| rowspan="2" | 20 Jan
| rowspan="2" | 18
| rowspan="2" | 403<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-01-20|title=Khelo India Youth Games 2019: Host Maharashtra win overall trophy with 228 medals|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-khelo-india-youth-games-2019-host-maharashtra-win-overall-trophy-with-228-medals-2710080|access-date=2021-08-28|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref>
| colspan="4" |{{flagicon image|..Maharashtra Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Maharashtra]]<!-- Name of 1st team -->
| colspan="4" |{{flagicon image|..Haryana Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Haryana]]<!-- Name of 2nd team -->
| colspan="4" |{{flagicon image|..Delhi Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Delhi]]<!-- Name of 3rd team -->
|-
| 228 || 85 || 62 || 81 <!-- Insert # medals of 1st team, total medals, gold, silver and bronze --> 
| 178 || 62 || 56 || 60 <!-- Insert # medals of 2nd team, total medals, gold, silver and bronze -->  
| 136 || 48 || 37 || 51 <!-- Insert # medals of 3rd team, total medals, gold, silver and bronze -->
|-

| rowspan="2" | [[2020 Khelo India Youth Games|III]]
| rowspan="2" |[[2020 Khelo India Youth Games|2020]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Guwahati]],<br/>[[Assam]]
| rowspan="2" | 10 Jan
| rowspan="2" | 22 Jan
| rowspan="2" | 20
| rowspan="2" |447<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|last2=|last3=|first3=|title=Maharashtra retains Khelo India Youth Games champions trophy {{!}} More sports News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/maharashtra-retains-khelo-india-youth-games-champions-trophy/articleshow/73526478.cms|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-28|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
| colspan="4" |{{flagicon image|..Maharashtra Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Maharashtra]] <!-- Name of 1st team --> 
| colspan="4" |{{flagicon image|..Haryana Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Haryana]] <!-- Name of 2nd team --> 
| colspan="4" |{{flagicon image|..Delhi Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Delhi]] <!-- Name of 3rd team --> 
|-
| 256 || 78 || 77 || 101  <!-- Insert # medals of 1st team, total medals, gold, silver and bronze --> 
| 200 || 68 || 60 || 72  <!-- Insert # medals of 2nd team, total medals, gold, silver and bronze -->  
| 122 || 39 || 36 || 47  <!-- Insert # medals of 3rd team, total medals, gold, silver and bronze --> 
|-

| rowspan="2" | IV
| rowspan="2" | 2022<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-26|title=Three-day Khelo Haryana Games to begin on Friday|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/threeday-khelo-haryana-games-to-begin-on-friday-101629917654368.html|access-date=2021-08-28|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" | [[Panchkula]], [[Haryana]]
| rowspan="2" | Feb 
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | 25
| rowspan="2" | <!-- Insert # of gold & citation -->
| colspan="4" | <!-- Name of 1st team --> 
| colspan="4" | <!-- Name of 2nd team --> 
| colspan="4" | <!-- Name of 3rd team --> 
|-
| || || ||  <!-- Insert # medals of 1st team, total medals, gold, silver and bronze --> 
| || || ||  <!-- Insert # medals of 2nd team, total medals, gold, silver and bronze -->  
| || || ||  <!-- Insert # medals of 3rd team, total medals, gold, silver and bronze -->
|-

| rowspan="2" | V
| rowspan="2" | 2022
| rowspan="2" | 
| rowspan="2" | 
| rowspan="2" | 
| rowspan="2" | 
| rowspan="2" | <!-- Insert # of gold & citation -->
| colspan="4" | <!-- Name of 1st team --> 
| colspan="4" | <!-- Name of 2nd team --> 
| colspan="4" | <!-- Name of 3rd team --> 
|-
| || || ||  <!-- Insert # medals of 1st team, total medals, gold, silver and bronze --> 
| || || ||  <!-- Insert # medals of 2nd team, total medals, gold, silver and bronze -->  
| || || ||  <!-- Insert # medals of 3rd team, total medals, gold, silver and bronze --> 
|-

| rowspan="2" | VI
| rowspan="2" | 2023
| rowspan="2" | 
| rowspan="2" | 
| rowspan="2" | 
| rowspan="2" | 
| rowspan="2" | <!-- Insert # of gold & citation -->
| colspan="4" | <!-- Name of 1st team --> 
| colspan="4" | <!-- Name of 2nd team --> 
| colspan="4" | <!-- Name of 3rd team --> 
|-
| || || ||  <!-- Insert # medals of 1st team, total medals, gold, silver and bronze --> 
| || || ||  <!-- Insert # medals of 2nd team, total medals, gold, silver and bronze -->  
| || || ||  <!-- Insert # medals of 3rd team, total medals, gold, silver and bronze -->

|-

| rowspan="2" | VII
| rowspan="2" | 2024
| rowspan="2" | 
| rowspan="2" | 
| rowspan="2" | 
| rowspan="2" | 
| rowspan="2" | <!-- Insert # of gold & citation -->
| colspan="4" | <!-- Name of 1st team --> 
| colspan="4" | <!-- Name of 2nd team --> 
| colspan="4" | <!-- Name of 3rd team --> 
|-
| || || ||  <!-- Insert # medals of 1st team, total medals, gold, silver and bronze --> 
| || || ||  <!-- Insert # medals of 2nd team, total medals, gold, silver and bronze -->  
| || || ||  <!-- Insert # medals of 3rd team, total medals, gold, silver and bronze -->

|-

| rowspan="2" | VIII
| rowspan="2" | 2025
| rowspan="2" | 
| rowspan="2" | 
| rowspan="2" | 
| rowspan="2" | 
| rowspan="2" | <!-- Insert # of gold & citation -->
| colspan="4" | <!-- Name of 1st team --> 
| colspan="4" | <!-- Name of 2nd team --> 
| colspan="4" | <!-- Name of 3rd team --> 
|-
| || || ||  <!-- Insert # medals of 1st team, total medals, gold, silver and bronze --> 
| || || ||  <!-- Insert # medals of 2nd team, total medals, gold, silver and bronze -->  
| || || ||  <!-- Insert # medals of 3rd team, total medals, gold, silver and bronze -->

|}

==See also==
* [[National Games of India]]
* [[Indian Olympic Association]]
* [[Sports in India]]
* [[2020 Khelo India Youth Games]]
* [[Khelo India University Games]]
* [[Khelo India Winter Games]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==

* [https://www.kheloindia.gov.in/ Khelo India], official website
{{Khelo India}}{{Multi-sport events}}
{{Government schemes in India}}

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