Guwahati, Jan. 10 -- The 3rd Khelo India Youth Games 2020 got off to a colourful start, as Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated the youth games in presence of Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju at Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Sarusajai in Guwahati on Friday evening.

Around 6500 athletes from across the country have assembled in Guwahati for this prestigious event who will be vying for 451 medal events in 20 sport disciplines.Speaking on the occasion, Chief Minister Sonowal said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi lunched Khelo India Youth Games not just as a sports programme but also as a mission. It is a mission to make sports a priority in the lives of common people of India.The aim of the games is to ma...