4,700 athletes set to strive for honours in KIYG

Nearly 4,700 athletes, including 2,262 young girls, will take part in the Khelo India Youth Games which starts on Saturday.

The Tau Devi Lal Complex has been decked up for the fabulous opening ceremony.

It will likewise be the center of activity, with a few of the 25 disciplines being held at the recently developed multipurpose corridors.

Among the well known games being held here are sports, football, badminton, table tennis, kabaddi, handball, wrestling, volleyball, boxing and the five native games.

Four different urban areas – – Ambala (acrobatic, swimming), Shahabad (hockey), Chandigarh (arrow based weaponry and football) and New Delhi (cycling and shooting) – – will likewise play hosts to certain disciplines.

Interestingly, every one of the 36 states and Union Territories are participating in this version of the Khelo India Youth Games, with has Haryana handling the biggest group of 398 competitors.

Reigning champs Maharashtra are handling the second-biggest contingent with 357 competitors while Delhi will have 339. Andaman and Nicobar is sending the littlest crew of six, all cyclists, while Ladakh will flaunt seven.

The style discipline of sports will see the most extreme support with 392 passages in different occasions.