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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will declare open Khelo India University Games 2022 via video conferencing tomorrow evening. Mr. Modi has laid enormous focus on developing a culture of sports in the country and encouraging youth to take up sports. Various schemes have been launched by the government to support budding sportsmen and efforts have been put in to strengthen the sports ecosystem in the country. The organisation of Khelo India University Games is another step in this direction.
The third edition of Khelo India University Games got underway from yesterday in Uttar Pradesh. The Games will go on till 3rd June. These competitions will be organised in Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Lucknow and Gautam Buddha Nagar. The Games will witness participation of over 4750 athletes from more than 200 Universities, who will be competing in 21 sports. The closing ceremony of the Games will be held in Varanasi on 3rd June.
The mascot of the Games is named Jitu, which represents Swamp Deer or Barasingha and is the state animal of Uttar Pradesh.