In June 2022, the 4th Edition of the Khelo India Youth Games was inaugurated in the state of ____________.

Correct option is C

The correct answer is (c) Haryana.

Correct Answer Explanation:

• The 4th Edition of the Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG) was inaugurated in June 2022 in the state of Haryana.

Information Booster:

Khelo India Youth Games:

• Khelo India Youth Games is an important initiative launched by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports in 2018 to promote sports at the grassroots level in Delhi.
• The event aims to identify young athletes for future national and international competitions.
• It is organized under the Khelo India Scheme.

Khelo India Youth Games 2024:

•  The 6th edition of Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG) was commenced from 19th January to 31st January 2024 in four cities in Tamil Nadu: Chennai, Madurai, Trichy, and Coimbatore. 
• Maharashtra topped the KIYG 2024 medal table with 57 gold medals. Tamil Nadu came second with 38 golds.
• The mascot for the games is Veera Mangai. Rani Velu Nachiyar, fondly called Veera Mangai, was an Indian queen who waged a war against British colonial rule.

Khelo India Scheme:

• The 'Khelo India – National Programme for Development of Sports' was launched in 2016-17.
• It was created in the year 2016 by merging the existing schemes Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan (RGKA), Urban Sports Infrastructure Scheme (USIS), and National Sports Talent Search Scheme (NSTSS).
•  Under this scheme, the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports (MYAS) organizes national-level competitions, which are:

1.      Khelo India Youth Games

2.      Khelo India University Games

3.      Khelo India Para Games

4.      Khelo India Winter Games

​The 7th Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG) will be held in April 2025 in Bihar.​