{"id":91572,"date":"2026-03-08T13:18:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T07:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=91572"},"modified":"2026-03-09T16:54:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T11:24:25","slug":"khelo-india-tribal-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/khelo-india-tribal-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Khelo India Tribal Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Khelo India Tribal Games Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports announced that the inaugural edition of the Khelo India Tribal Games will be held between March 25 and April 6.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Khelo India Tribal Games<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Khelo India Tribal Games are <\/span><b>part of the Khelo India Scheme.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Games will <\/span><b>feature seven medal sports<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 athletics, football, hockey, weightlifting, archery, swimming and wrestling.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There will be two demonstration sports \u2013 <\/span><b>mallakhamb and kabaddi.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Host State:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Chhattisgarh becoming the first state to host this landmark national event, dedicated exclusively to tribal athletes<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KITG will see representation from most states and Union Territories of India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It will be jointly managed by the <\/span><b>Ministry of Youth Affairs &amp; Sports<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Sports Authority of India (SAI), Indian Olympic Association,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> National Sports Federations and the Chhattisgarh state organising committee<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Mascot:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2018<\/span><b>Morveer\u2019,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> derived from two powerful words \u2014 \u2018Mor\u2019, meaning mine or our own in Chhattisgarhi, and \u2018Veer\u2019, <\/span><b>symbolising courage and valour.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Key Facts about Khelo India Scheme<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a flagship <\/span><b>Central Sector Scheme<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the Ministry of Youth Affairs &amp; Sports, Government of India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is aimed at promoting mass participation and sporting excellence.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Khelo India Games have been declared an <\/span><b>\u2018Event of National Importance\u2019 in 2020<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> under the <\/span><b>Sports Broadcasting Signals Act, 2007.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2235848&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Khelo India Tribal Games, part of the Khelo India Scheme, will feature seven medal sports and two demonstration sports, with Chhattisgarh hosting the first edition. 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