The Prime Minister is scheduled to address the opening ceremony at 7 pm.
The Khelo India University Games are being launched by the Government of India in association with the Government of Odisha. It is the largest ever competition held at the university level in India and will have about 3,500 athletes from over 150 universities across the country taking part in it.
There will be a total of 17 sports namely archery, athletics, boxing, fencing, judo, swimming, weightlifting, wrestling, badminton, basketball, football, hockey, table tennis, tennis, volleyball, rugby and kabaddi at the event.
(With ANI Inputs)