Khelo India University Games

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Khelo India University Games
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AbbreviationKIUG
First event2020
Occur everyAnnual
PurposeMulti-sport events across Indian universities
Headquarters New Delhi, India
Website Khelo India University Games

Khelo India University Games (KIUG) is a national level multi-sport event held in India, where athletes from universities across the country compete in different sports disciplines. [1] The inaugural edition held in Odisha started on 22 February and concluded on 1 March 2020. [2] It is organised by Sports Authority of India (SAI) and Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports along with Association of Indian Universities, Indian Olympic Association and National Sports Federation. [3] [4] It is the largest university level sports competition in India. [5]

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Khelo India University Games was launched after the success of the Khelo India Youth Games, which had completed its third edition in 2020. [6] The Khelo India University Games is intended to identify and train capable athletes in the age group of 18 to 25 years for the Olympics and the Asian Games. [1] [7] [3]

History

The winners of the first edition with Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Kiren Rijiju Khelo India UG Champions.jpg
The winners of the first edition with Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Kiren Rijiju

On 22 February 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, inaugurated the first edition of the Khelo India University Games in Cuttack. [8] The inaugural event was held at JNL Indoor Stadium. [9] Coaches and officials believe that the event gives athletes the exposure of multi-disciplinary events and promote sporting talent at the university level. [8] [10]

Editions

Khelo India University Games
EditionYearHost(s)Start DateEnd DateSportsGold1st Team2nd Team3rd TeamRef
Gold Medal.svg Silver Medal.svg Bronze Medal.svg T Gold Medal.svg Silver Medal.svg Bronze Medal.svg T Gold Medal.svg Silver Medal.svg Bronze Medal.svg T
I2020 Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology,
Odisha 		22 February1 March17206 Panjab University,
Chandigarh 		Savitribai Phule Pune University,
Maharashtra 		Punjabi University,
Punjab 		[11]
1719104617119371361433
II2022 Jain University,
Karnataka 		24 April3 May20259 Jain University,
Karnataka 		Lovely Professional University,
Punjab 		Panjab University,
Chandigarh 		[12]
2075321715195115192448
III2023 IIT Kanpur & Banaras Hindu University,
Uttar Pradesh 		23 May3 June21262 Panjab University,
Chandigarh 		Guru Nanak Dev University,
Punjab 		Jain University,
Karnataka 		[13] [14]
26172669242717681610632
IV2024 Assam 17 February29 February20240 Chandigarh University,
Punjab 		Lovely Professional University,
Punjab 		Guru Nanak Dev University,
Punjab 		[15]
32182171201484212201951

2020 edition

The 2020 edition was held from 22 February to 1 March 2020 includes 211 events in 17 sports. [16] [17] The sport events were held at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Bhubaneswar, JNL Indoor Stadium, SAI-Odisha Badminton Academy and SAI International Residential School in Cuttack. [3] [4]

More than 4000 athletes from 176 universities participated in the events. [17] The number of medals include 206 Gold, 206 Silver and 286 Bronze. [16] [11] Fencing and Rugby were included for the first time in a Khelo India competition. [3]

Panjab University finished first with 46 total medals that included 17 gold, 19 silver and 10 bronze medals. Savitribai Phule Pune University and Punjabi University were second and third with 37 and 33 total medals respectively. [18] National record-holding sprinter, Dutee Chand participated representing KIIT. [1] She won two gold medals in 100m and 200m events. [19] Siddhant Sejwal of Panjab University and Sadhvi Dhuri of Pune University were the top performers with five gold medals each. [20]

Universities

*Host
UniversityState
Acharya Nagarjuna University Andhra Pradesh
Andhra University Andhra Pradesh
Bangalore University Karnataka
Barkatullah University Madhya Pradesh
Berhampur University Odisha
Chaudhary Bansi Lal University Haryana
Chaudhary Charan Singh University Uttar Pradesh
Christ University Karnataka
Cluster University of Jammu Jammu and Kashmir
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University Maharashtra
Gujarat University Gujarat
Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology Haryana
Guru Nanak Dev University Punjab
Hemchand Yadav Vishwavidyalaya Chhattisgarh
Himachal Pradesh University Himachal Pradesh
Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science Tamil Nadu
Jadavpur University West Bengal
Jain University Karnataka
Jamia Millia Islamia Delhi
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology* Odisha
Kannur University Kerala
Kaviyitri Bahinabai Chaudhari North Maharashtra University Maharashtra
Kolhan University Jharkhand
Krishna University Andhra Pradesh
Kurukshetra University Haryana
Lovely Professional University Punjab
Maharaja Ganga Singh University Rajasthan
Maharashtra University of Health Sciences Maharashtra
Maharshi Dayanand University Haryana
Mahatma Gandhi University Kerala
Mangalore University Karnataka
Manipur University Manipur
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University Tamil Nadu
Panjab University Punjab
Periyar University Tamil Nadu
Punjabi University Punjab
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences Karnataka
Ranchi University Jharkhand
Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya Madhya Pradesh
Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University Maharashtra
Sant Baba Bhag Singh University Punjab
Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University Maharashtra
Sardar Patel University Gujarat
Savitribai Phule Pune University Maharashtra
Shivaji University Maharashtra
SRM Institute of Science and Technology Tamil Nadu
University of Calicut Kerala
University of Delhi Delhi
University of Jammu Jammu and Kashmir
University of Kerala Kerala
University of Madras Tamil Nadu
University of Mumbai Maharashtra
University of Mysore Karnataka
University of Rajasthan Rajasthan
Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University Uttar Pradesh
Veer Narmad South Gujarat University Gujarat
Visvesvaraya Technological University Karnataka

Source: Khelo India

Medals tally

  *   Host nation (Host(s))

2020 Khelo India University Games
RankUniversityGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Panjab University 17191046
2 Savitribai Phule Pune University 1711937
3 Punjabi University 1361433
4 Maharshi Dayanand University 11111133
5 Mangalore University 97925
6 Lovely Professional University 96823
7 Jain University 86216
8 Guru Nanak Dev University 761225
9 University of Madras 75315
10 University of Mumbai 691025
11 University of Delhi 671124
12 Mahatma Gandhi University 64313
13 University of Kerala 52512
14 Kurukshetra University 46616
15 Shivaji University 451019
16 Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences 4329
17 Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology*4127
18 Chaudhary Bansi Lal University 4026
19 University of Rajasthan 34310
20 Maharaja Ganga Singh University 3339
21 Manonmaniam Sundaranar University 3227
22 Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University 3137
Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University 3137
24 Veer Narmad South Gujarat University 26311
25 Barkatullah University 2428
26 Chaudhary Charan Singh University 2417
27 Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology 2338
28 Himachal Pradesh University 2259
29Sant Baba Bhag Singh University2237
30 Gujarat University 2215
Source: Medal Tally

2022 edition

The second edition of the Khelo India University games was supposed to be held in the year 2021 but was later postponed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. It is to be hosted by Bangalore's Jain University and is expected to be held between April-May 2022. Jain University’s School of Engineering and Technology campus and The Sports School campus situated at Kanakapura Road are hosting majority of the events while some events are being hosted at different campuses of the university. However the opening ceremony is to be held in Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bangalore while the closing ceremony is to held in the global campus of Jain University.

More than 5000 athletes from over 170 institutes are expected to take part in the games making it the biggest ever Khelo Games till date.[ citation needed ]


Universities

*Host

Rest of the participants are yet to be announced

Medal tally

Sport events

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Khelo India University Games 2020: All you need to know". Olympic Channel. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  2. ↑ "Odisha to host Khelo India University Games in February - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "KIUG INFORMATION.pdf" (PDF). Khelo India. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  4. 1 2 Pioneer, The. "KIIT organises Khelo India University Games". The Pioneer. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  5. ↑ "PM Modi to inaugurate Khelo India University Games on Saturday". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  6. ↑ "KIUG | Khelo India University Games, KheloIndia| kheloindia.gov.in". universitygames.kheloindia.gov.in. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  7. ↑ Mohanty, Meera (7 January 2020). "Odisha to host first edition of Khelo India University Games". The Economic Times. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  8. 1 2 "KIUG helps create a structure for university games: Sushil Kumar - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  9. ↑ Agencies (26 February 2020). "Khelo India University Games: KIIT campus turns into mini-India". www.millenniumpost.in. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  10. ↑ "Universities perfect incubators for grooming sporting talent: Gopichand - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  11. 1 2 "Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates 1st edition of Khelo India University Games". India Today. 22 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  12. ↑ "Khelo India University Games 2022 Medal Tally". Olympics.com. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  13. ↑ "Press Information Bureau on the Khelo India University Games 2023". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  14. ↑ "Khelo India University Games 2023 Medal Tally". kheloindia.gov.in.
  15. ↑ "Khelo India University Games 2024 Medal Tally". kheloindia.gov.in.
  16. 1 2 "Tournament Handbook.pdf" (PDF). Khelo India. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  17. 1 2 PTI. "Inaugural Khelo India University Games to feature 176 institutes and 4000 athletes". Sportstar. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  18. ↑ "Impressive ceremony brings Khelo India University Games to close, Panjab University clinch championship in dramatic fashion - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  19. ↑ Vasudevan, Shyam (1 March 2020). "Khelo India University Games | Dutee Chand completes a sprint double". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  20. ↑ Vasudevan, Shyam. "Panjab University takes top honours at inaugural Khelo India University Games". Sportstar. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
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