Live streaming, Khelo India University Games 2023: Where to watch - full schedule
The 10-day multi-sport event will be held in Lucknow, Varanasi, Greater Noida and Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh. Shooting events will be held in Delhi. Watch KIUG 2023 live!
The Khelo India University Games 2023 is scheduled to start on May 25 with four cities across the state of Uttar Pradesh will host the multi-sport event.
The 10-day-long KIUG 2023, which will conclude on June 3, will be held in Lucknow, Varanasi, Greater Noida and Gorakhpur. The shooting events, though, will be organised in New Delhi.
The opening ceremony will be in Lucknow on May 25 while the closing ceremony will be held in Varanasi. Sporting events started on May 23 with kabaddi.
KIUG is part of the Indian government’s Khelo India initiative, which is focused towards promoting grassroots sports and identifying young talents from all across the country.
The third edition of the Khelo India University Games will feature around 4,000 athletes from some 200 Universities from across the country. All athletes will be in the under-27 category and will vie for medals in 21 sports. Rowing is making its KIUG debut.
Tokyo Olympians Manu Bhaker and Aishwary Pratap Tomar are scheduled to compete at KIUG 2023. ISSF World Cup gold medallists Sarabjot Singh and Vijayveer Sidhu will also participate. Table tennis player Diya Chitale, shuttler Malvika Bansod and wrestlers Anshu Malik and Sagar Jaglan will also be in action.
The Babu Banarasi Das University in Lucknow will be converted into a Sports Village for the duration of the Khelo India University Games 2023.
Panjab University were the inaugural KIUG winners in 2020 while Jain University are the defending champions, having won the last edition in 2021 held in Bengaluru.
Swimmer Siva Sridhar of Jain University won the most number of individual medals – seven golds and two silvers – at KIUG 2021.
Where to watch Khelo India University Games 2023 live
Live streaming of the Khelo India University Games 2023 will be available on the Jio Cinema app and Prasar Bharati Sports YouTube channel. KIUG 2023 will be telecast live on the DD Sports TV channel in India.