Bihar Set To Host Major Sporting Events In 2025: Details Inside

Chief Secretary Shri Amrit Lal Meena urged on all departments to ensure that the upcoming Khelo India Youth Games is a success, just like last year's Women's Asian Champions Trophy. 

Bihar will host the Khelo India Youth Games, with over 8,500 athletes set to compete in 19 sports.

Source : PTI

Khelo India Youth Games in Bihar: Inspired by Indian women's hockey team's historic victory over China at the 2024 Women's Asian Champions Trophy in Nalanda, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports announced that Bihar would host Khelo India Youth Games 2025.

To review progress of preparations for the marquee event, Chief Secretary Mr. Amrit Lal Meena, along with senior officials from the Sports Department and the Bihar State Sports Authority, held a meeting on Friday (January 3). Secretary Meena urged on all departments to ensure that the upcoming Khelo India Youth Games is a success, just like last year's Women's Asian Champions Trophy. 

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Bihar will host the Khelo India Youth Games, with over 8,500 athletes set to compete in 19 sports, including table tennis, football, volleyball, athletics, archery, and more. The event is tentatively scheduled to take place between January and August, with the Sports Department providing detailed updates as the event draws closer.

Patna, Nalanda, Gaya, Bhagalpur, Munger, Begusarai, and Darbhanga are the seven major districts of Bihar, set to host Khelo India Youth Games.

Major Events Planned for 2025: Tentative schedule with location

January 13th: Sports Conclave 3.0 at Bapu Tower, Patna

January 22nd-24th: SGFI (Cycling Road) at Atal Path, Patna

March 7th-12th: Women’s Kabaddi World Cup in collaboration with The Hindu group/Sports Star

March 18th-26th: ISTAF Sepaktakraw World Cup at Rajgir Sports Complex

April 14th to May 14th (Proposed): Khelo India Youth Games and Para Games across 7 districts

August 8th-11th: U-20 Rugby Sevens Asian Championship at Nalanda Pataliputra Sports Complex, Patna

August 28th-September 8th: Hero Men's Asia Cup Hockey at Pataliputra Sports Complex, Patna

Khelo India Youth Games is an initiative aimed at fostering young sporting talent at the grassroots level, encouraging the development of better sports infrastructure and academies across India for various disciplines.