Uttar Pradesh to host 2023 Khelo India University Games

• Uttar Pradesh government to host Khelo India National University Games in 2023-2024 in four cities including Lucknow, Gorakhpur, Varanasi, and Noida.

• In the Khelo India National University Games, 4,500 athletes will participate representing 150 universities across the country.

• There will be 20 disciplines including basketball, judo, kabaddi, wrestling, swimming, boxing, rowing, etc.

• Uttar Pradesh has got the opportunity to host the National University Games for the first time after Odisha and Karnataka.

• Disciplines like kabaddi, judo, archery, and fencing will be organized in Noida and rowing will be organized in Gorakhpur.

• In Varanasi, events like wrestling, malkham, and Yoga will be organized. The rest of the events will be organized in Lucknow.

• In the National University Games athletes below the age of 26 will participate.