✤The Khelo India Youth Games 2023 will be held in the state of Tamil Nadu from 19th Jan 2024 to 31st Jan 2024.

✤It will be the sixth edition of the flagship event under the government of India’s Khelo India initiative, which promotes sports at the grassroots levels in the country.

✤Over 5,500 athletes from all over the country will participate in the Olympic, non-Olympic as well as indigenous games at KIYG 2023. Silambam — a form of Indian martial arts — has been included in the programme for KIYG 2023 as a demo sport.

✤The Khelo India Youth Games 2023 will be held in four cities: Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai and Trichy. The competitions will be held in the under-18 age category.