Telangana Unveils Logo And Mascot For Khelo India Youth Games 2027

Telangana unveils logo and mascot for Khelo India Youth Games 2027© X/@IndiaSports

Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Sunday unveiled the logo and mascot for the eighth Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG). The Games will be held in Telangana across six cities from December 11 to 22. "The Union Government, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is committed to promoting sports. Various competitions, including the Khelo India Youth Games, Beach Games, Winter Games and Tribal Games, are being organised under the Khelo India initiative to encourage greater participation of the younger generation in sports," Mandaviya said in a statement.

Around 8,000 athletes and participants are expected to take part in the Games, which will be hosted across Hyderabad, Khammam, Karimnagar, Hanumakonda, Mahabubnagar and Nizamabad.

The event will feature 29 disciplines, comprising 27 competitive sports and two demonstration events - Sailing and Karra Samu.

The competitive disciplines are Archery, Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, Boxing, Cycling, Fencing, Football, Gatka, Gymnastics, Hockey, Judo, Kabaddi, Kalaripayattu, Kho-Kho, Mallakhamb, Rowing, Shooting, Swimming, Softball (debut), Table Tennis, Tennis, Thang-Ta, Volleyball, Weightlifting, Wrestling and Yogasana.

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