New Delhi: The largest ever contingent of 8500 players from across the country would participate in the 4th Khelo India Youth Games. Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur said this during the launch of logo, anthem, jersey and mascot for the Khelo India Youth Games 2021 at Indradhanush Auditorium, Panchkula.

The minister said that Haryana with just about 2 per cent of the country’s population has given the country a major share of medals in most of the sports events. Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal, Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala, Haryana Legislative Assembly Speaker Gyan Chand Gupta, Haryana Minister of Sports Sandeep Singh, former Minister of State for Jal Shakti Rattan Lal Kataria and Haryana Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal also graced the event.

Stating that the state is fully preparing for the event, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for giving the opportunity to the state for hosting Khelo India Youth games 2021. The Chief Minister also said that the state is not just producing food grains for the country but also medals through their sportspersons.

Sports are good for both physical and mental fitness, the Chief Minister added. ‘Jaya’ the black buck and ‘Vijay’ the tiger are the mascots for Khelo India Youth Games. The name of the mascot for Haryana for Khelo India Youth Games-21 is ‘Dhakad’.  The 4th Khelo India Youth Games is going to be held from June 4 to 13, in Haryana. /BI/