Tag: Khelo India University Games

Bhubaneswar: Revealing his target to see India finish among the top 10 medal winners in 2028 Olympics, Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju today said that all the players participating in the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympics are best prepared. Rijiju, who was in Bhubaneswar today for the launch of Khelo India University Games 2020’s schedule, logo, […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government under the aegis of the Sports Authority of India and the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports will host the first-ever Khelo India University Games at the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Bhubaneswar from February 22 to March 1. The event which aims to create a platform for youth […]

New Delhi: India’s fastest woman Dutee Chand believes that the Khelo India University Games will help India to unearth talent for the future. The first edition of the competition will be held in Bhubaneswar from February 22 to March 1. The sprinter, who clinched gold at the World University Games last year, feels that most […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is all set to host the first edition of Khelo India University Games (KIUG) beginning tomorrow .i.e. February 22. Preparations for the extravaganza have reached its final leg in both Cuttack and Bhubaneswar. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will inaugurate the tournament at Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Cuttack tomorrow and ahead of its […]

Bhubaneswar: Size does not always matter. Ask Himachal Pradesh Jyotika Dutta, the epee specialist who is taking the Indian fencing world by storm. Petite, lean and more often than not the shorter fencer in a competition, that has rarely come in her way of overpowering taller and bigger opponents. The 22-year-old underlined her growing stature […]

Bhubaneswar: University athletes from Odisha bagged gold medals in two events at the ongoing Khelo India University Games 2020 here on Thursday. Weightlifter Manoj Sahu and archers Sraban Kumar, Suryamani and Ranjit Naik bagged the team gold at the mega sporting extravaganza. Manoj Sahu, a student of Behrampur University won the gold medal in in […]

Bhubaneswar: In her first competitive race of the year, India’s fastest woman Dutee Chand clinched gold in 100m dash at Khelo India University Games here on Saturday. The 24-year-old sprinter, representing Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), raced ahead to take a massive lead within no time. With her competitors nowhere close to Dutee, the […]