Gaya, May 12 -- Jammu and Kashmir's Kalarippayattu team has shown great character in the Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG) 2025, Bihar. It has kept its composure despite disturbing news from back home and is now ready to make a mark in the Kalarippayattu competition that kicked off at the IIM Campus on Sunday.

The eight-member team (Manvi Sharma, Aapurti Saini, Mishti Sharma, Anandika, Adarishta Manhas, Pratham Vaid, Nitin Kumar and Chirag Puri), guided by coach Danish, has been camping in Gaya for the past few days with one goal in mind - to break the drought of Khelo India Youth Games medals dating back to 2021.

"We had won boys High Kick gold in 2021 when Kalarippayattu was included in the Khelo India Youth games for the first time. Yes...