Here is all you need to know about the Khelo India Para Games 2023 including the schedule and when and where to watch
More than 1,400 inspirational para-athletes will compete in the first-ever Khelo India Para Games 2023, which will take place this month.
Khelo India Para Games Delhi 2023 schedule, date, time table, venue, sports list, mascot, live streaming telecast
The competition is expected to uncover new talent that will lead the way for para sports in the future. Following some incredible worldwide success for Indian para-athletes, the Khelo India Para Games are taking place.
The para-athletes in the Asian Para Games in Hangzhou wrote history by winning a record 111 medals, including 29 gold medals and a strong fifth-place finish. Compared to its previous bests of ninth in 2018 and fifteenth in 2014, this was India’s best-ever performance.
It is expected that around 1350 athletes from 32 states and union territories, including the Services Sports Control Board, will compete in the first-ever Khelo India Para Games.
The government of India’s Khelo India programme, which attempts to encourage sports at the local levels across the nation, has expanded with the addition of the Khelo India Para Games. Let us have a look at what we know, ahead of the start of the event.
Where will the Khelo India Para Games 2023 be held?
The Khelo India Para Games 2023 will take place at three iconic venues in the city. Three SAI stadiums, namely the IG Stadium, the Shooting Range in Tughlaqabad and the JLN Stadium will host the tournament.
Which sports are taking part in the Khelo India Para Games 2023?
Seven sports will be offered: football, badminton, table tennis, para weight lifting, para shooting, para archery, and athletics for the players.
Mascot ‘Ujjwala’ for the Khelo India Para Games, is going around to major landmarks in New Delhi like Khan market, Sarojini Nagar, Connaught Place for creating buzz about the first-ever Khelo India Para Games is scheduled to be held from 10th December to 17th December 2023 in New Delhi.
The inaugural Khelo India Para Games will be held in Delhi from December 10-17 with over 1350 athletes from 32 states and Union Territories competing in seven disciplines. @kheloindia @IndiaSports @Media_SAI @ianuragthakur pic.twitter.com/tocjhYHpGc
— DD News (@DDNewslive) December 5, 2023
When are the Khelo India Para Games 2023?
The Khelo India Para Games will kick off their inaugural season on December 10 and will run until December 17. Para badminton players will take the front stage at the Indira Gandhi Stadium on the first day of the competition. Check out the full schedule below:
December 10-12
- Para badminton
December 11-13
- Para-athletics
December 12-16
- Para shooting
December 12-15
- Para weightlifting (powerlifting)
December 14-17
- Para football
- Para table tennis
December 15-16
- Para archery
Khelo India Para Games 2023 live streaming and broadcasting details: Where to watch in India?
DD Sports will be live telecasting the Khelo India Para Games 2023 while the DD Sports Youtube channel will be live streaming the event.