Khelo India

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Main articles: Khelo India Youth Games, Khelo India University Games, and Khelo India Winter Games
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Khelo India: National Programme for Development of Sports, branded as Khelo India (transl. Play India), aims at improving India's sports culture at the grass-root level through organized talent identification, structured sporting competitions and infrastructure development.[1] It is a Government of India programme launched in 2017-18 under the tenure Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sports Minister's Vijay Goel and Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore.[2][3]

Competitions[edit]

Khelo India Centres of Excellence[edit]

Khelo India State Centres of Excellence (KISCE) are sports facilities across India, built upon existing facilities, aiming to provide basic facilities for sportspersons with potential. Each centre will cater to three sporting disciplines.[4]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Department of Sports. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (May 2016). Operational Guidelines on Khelo India. Government of India. Retrieved on 6 January 2021. Archived on 17 January 2019.
  2. ↑ Roy, Tasmayee Laha (16 March 2017). "Khelo India programme for development of sport". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2021-01-06.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ "Revamped 'Khelo India' to focus on all-round development: Sports Minister". The New Indian Express. PTI. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 2021-01-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link) CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ↑ "Sports Ministry inaugurates Khelo India Centres of Excellence". Sportstar. The Hindu. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 2021-03-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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