CUTTACK 22-Feb-2020
The inaugural edition of the Khelo India University Games was launched here at Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium today with Prime Minster Narendra Modi gracing the dazzling opening ceremony with his virtual presence.
Speaking to the august gathering through a video link, the Prime Minister declared the Games open and exhorted the athletes to better their own performances. “This is the start of a new sports revolution in India,” he said.
A colourful 45-minute cultural-cum-entertainment show marked the ceremony, with a number of top dignitaries, led by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Union Minister of Petroleum, Natural Gas & Steel Dharmendra Pradhan and Union Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports Kiren Rijiju, witnessing the show.
