Khelo India University Games: Mascot, anthem and logo to be launched in Lko on Friday

Chief Secretary Durga Shankar Mishra announced that the opening ceremony of the upcoming Khelo India University Games will be held on May 5 at the Indira Gandhi Pratishthan, so that the mascot, logo and anthem of the competition will be released on Monday.

During the day, he held a meeting to discuss the Games, which will be held on May 25.

The games will begin at the Babu Banarasi Das University Cricket Ground in Lucknow and conclude on June 3 at the Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi.

Citing the example of the recent Global Investors Summit and G20 summit held in Lucknow, he said that organizing the event should follow these footsteps. He emphasized that good care must be taken of the safety of female athletes, as well as cleanliness. and food and accommodation arrangements for athletes traveling from different parts of the country.

Tournaments to be held in four cities of UP Twelve of these events will be held at eight venues in Lucknow – judo, volleyball, badminton, table tennis, rugby, athletics and fencing are some of them. Swimming, kabaddi, basketball, weightlifting and boxing are organized in Gautam Buddha Nagar, while yoga sana and wrestling are held in Varanasi. Rowing, which is part of the Khelo India University Games, is held at the Gorakhpur Aquatic Centre.

Additional Principal Secretary Sports and Youth Welfare Navneet Sehgal, Additional Principal Secretary Basic Education, Partha Sarathi Sen Sharma, Principal Secretary Medical Health and Family Welfare, Inderjit Singh, Municipal Councilor and other concerned officials were present. meeting.