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. The inaugural edition held in Odisha started on 22 February and concluded on 1 March 2020. 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. It is the largest university level sports competition in India.
Khelo India University Games was launched after the success of the Khelo India Youth Games, which had completed its third edition in 2020. 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.
History
On 22 February 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, inaugurated the first edition of the Khelo India University Games in Cuttack. The inaugural event was held at JNL Indoor Stadium. Coaches and officials believe that the event gives athletes the exposure of multi-disciplinary events and promote sporting talent at the university level.
Editions Khelo India University GamesEditionYearHost(s)Start DateEnd DateSportsGold1st Team2nd Team3rd TeamRef I2020Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology,Odisha22 February1 March17206Panjab University,ChandigarhSavitribai Phule Pune University,MaharashtraPunjabi University,Punjab1719104617119371361433II2022Jain University,Karnataka24 April3 May20259Jain University,KarnatakaLovely Professional University,PunjabPanjab University,Chandigarh2075321715195115192448III2023IIT Kanpur & Banaras Hindu University, Uttar Pradesh23 May3 June21262Panjab University,ChandigarhGuru Nanak Dev University,PunjabJain University,Karnataka26172669242717681610632IV2024Assam17 February29 February 20240Chandigarh University,PunjabLovely Professional University,PunjabGuru Nanak Dev University,Punjab32182171201484212201951V2025Rajasthan24 November 5 December 23
2020 edition The 2020 edition was held from 22 February to 1 March 2020 includes 211 events in 17 sports. 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.
More than 4000 athletes from 176 universities participated in the events. The number of medals include 206 Gold, 206 Silver and 286 Bronze. Fencing and Rugby were included for the first time in a Khelo India competition.
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. National record-holding sprinter, Dutee Chand participated representing KIIT. She won two gold medals in 100m and 200m events. Siddhant Sejwal of Panjab University and Sadhvi Dhuri of Pune University were the top performers with five gold medals each.
Universities *Host UniversityStateAcharya Nagarjuna UniversityAndhra PradeshAndhra UniversityBangalore UniversityKarnatakaBarkatullah UniversityMadhya PradeshBerhampur UniversityOdishaChaudhary Bansi Lal UniversityHaryanaChaudhary Charan Singh UniversityUttar PradeshChrist UniversityKarnatakaCluster University of JammuJammu and KashmirDr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada UniversityMaharashtraGujarat UniversityGujaratGuru Jambheshwar University of Science and TechnologyHaryanaGuru Nanak Dev UniversityPunjabHemchand Yadav VishwavidyalayaChhattisgarhHimachal Pradesh UniversityHimachal PradeshHindustan Institute of Technology and ScienceTamil NaduJadavpur UniversityWest BengalJain UniversityKarnatakaJamia Millia IslamiaDelhiKalinga Institute of Industrial Technology*OdishaKannur UniversityKeralaKaviyitri Bahinabai Chaudhari North Maharashtra UniversityMaharashtraKolhan UniversityJharkhandKrishna UniversityAndhra PradeshKurukshetra UniversityHaryanaLovely Professional UniversityPunjabMaharaja Ganga Singh UniversityRajasthanMaharashtra University of Health SciencesMaharashtraMaharshi Dayanand UniversityHaryanaMahatma Gandhi UniversityKeralaMangalore UniversityKarnatakaManipur UniversityManipurManonmaniam Sundaranar UniversityTamil NaduPanjab UniversityPunjabPeriyar UniversityTamil NaduPunjabi UniversityPunjabRajiv Gandhi University of Health SciencesKarnatakaRanchi UniversityJharkhandRani Durgavati VishwavidyalayaMadhya PradeshRashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur UniversityMaharashtraSant Baba Bhag Singh UniversityPunjabSant Gadge Baba Amravati UniversityMaharashtraSardar Patel UniversityGujaratSavitribai Phule Pune UniversityMaharashtraShivaji UniversitySRM Institute of Science and TechnologyTamil NaduUniversity of CalicutKeralaDelhi UniversityDelhiUniversity of JammuJammu and KashmirUniversity of KeralaKeralaUniversity of MadrasTamil NaduUniversity of MumbaiMaharashtraUniversity of MysoreKarnatakaUniversity of RajasthanRajasthanVeer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal UniversityUttar PradeshVeer Narmad South Gujarat UniversityGujaratVisvesvaraya Technological UniversityKarnataka Source: Khelo India
Medals 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.
Universities *Host UniversityStateJain UniversityKarnataka Rest of the participants are yet to be announced
Medal tally
Sport events
Gallery
See also National Games of India Khelo India Winter Games Khelo India Beach Games Khelo India Youth Games Khelo India Para Games
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