"Para-athletes will get an opportunity to play and bring glory": Mansukh Mandaviya declars 2nd Khelo India Para Games 2025 open

Over 1,300 para-athletes from across India will compete in six sports disciplines during the event, which is scheduled to take place from March 20-27, 2025.

Mandaviya expressed confidence that the Games would provide para-athletes with a platform to showcase their talent and bring glory to themselves and the country.

"Khelo India Para Games 2025 has started at Indira Gandhi Stadium in Delhi. More than 1,300 para-athletes from all over the country will participate in it... This is the second edition of the Khelo India Para Games. I am confident that through the Khelo India Para Games, the country's para-athletes will get an opportunity to play. On the basis of their talent and ability, they will bring glory to themselves and the country in the coming days in the country and the world," the Union Minister told reporters.

Sports Secretary Sujata Chaturvedi and senior officials of the Sports Authority of India (SAI) were also present. Khelo India Para Games is part of Khelo India's mission to provide a platform for talented athletes to showcase their sporting and competitive skills.

The 1st edition of the Khelo India Para Games, held in December 2023, was organized to enable para-athletes to showcase their talent at the national level. The Games were played in seven sports disciplines across three venues in Delhi.

The second edition of KIPG, to be held at three venues in the capital between March 20-27, 2025, will be held in six disciplines -- para athletics, para archery, para powerlifting, para-badminton, para table tennis and para shooting. (ANI)