{"id":359154,"date":"2026-03-28T12:54:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T07:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=359154"},"modified":"2026-03-28T12:54:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T07:24:30","slug":"khelo-india-tribal-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/khelo-india-tribal-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Khelo India Tribal Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>News: <\/strong>The inaugural Khelo India Tribal Games is being held from 25<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0March to 3<sup>rd<\/sup> April 2026 at Chhattisgarh.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>About Khelo India Tribal Games\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 285px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/image00599JH.png?resize=285%2C149&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\" Khelo India Tribal Games \" width=\"285\" height=\"149\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: PIB<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Khelo India Tribal Games is <strong>India\u2019s first national multi-sport<\/strong> event <strong>dedicated exclusively to tribal athletes.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">It comes under<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/khelo-india-programme\/#gsc.tab=0\"> Khelo India initiative<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">It will act as a <strong>national platform for talent identification,<\/strong> where the <strong>Talent Identification and Development Committee (TIDC) scouts<\/strong> promising athletes for<strong> advanced training under the Khelo India framework.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Official Mascot:<\/strong> The official mascot is <strong>Morveer (Chhattisgarhi words\u00a0\u2018Mor\u2019\u00a0(our own) and\u00a0\u2018Veer\u2019 (bravery)).<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">It symbolises<strong> pride, spirit and the identity<\/strong> of India\u2019s tribal communities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Duration of event:<\/strong> It has been <strong>held from 25<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0March to 3<sup>rd<\/sup> April 2026.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Hosted at:<\/strong> It was hosted in <strong>Chhattisgarh<\/strong> across <strong>Raipur, Jagdalpur and Surguja.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Managed by:<\/strong> It is being jointly managed by the <strong>Ministry of Youth Affairs &amp; Sports, Sports Authority of India (SAI), Indian Olympic Association, National Sports Federations and the Chhattisgarh state organising committee.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Participation:<\/strong> Over <strong>60,000 athletes from 30 states and UTs<\/strong> will play in the games.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Features<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>It features <strong>seven medal sports athletics<\/strong>, football, hockey, weightlifting, archery, swimming and wrestling.<\/li>\n<li>It also includes<strong> demonstration events<\/strong> such as <strong>mallakhamb and kabaddi,<\/strong> reflecting both competitive sport and India\u2019s indigenous sporting traditions.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Note:<\/strong> Mallakhamb is a <strong>traditional Indian sport<\/strong> that c<strong>ombines elements of gymnastics, yoga and strength training<\/strong>, performed on a vertical wooden pole, rope or hanging apparatus.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Selection process:<\/strong> The selection of athletes has been done through <strong>a structured two-phase process<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Phase 1:<\/strong> States and Union Territories conducted<strong> selection trials through their respective sports departments<\/strong> to identify eligible tribal athletes and nominate them for the next stage.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Phase 2:<\/strong> Shortlisted athletes <strong>participated in national selection trials organised by the concerned National Sports Federations<\/strong>, in coordination with the Khelo India team.<\/li>\n<li>Final selections were made based on performance in these trials.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Prizes:\u00a0<\/strong>A <strong>total of 338 medals are being contested<\/strong> across seven sports disciplines,<strong> comprising 106 gold, 106 silver and 126 bronze medals.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The inaugural Khelo India Tribal Games is being held from 25th\u00a0March to 3rd April 2026 at Chhattisgarh. About Khelo India Tribal Games\u00a0 The Khelo India Tribal Games is India\u2019s first national multi-sport event dedicated exclusively to tribal athletes. It comes under Khelo India initiative. 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