India, May 5 -- Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated the seventh edition of the Khelo India Youth Games in Bihar today. The Games, featuring 27 medal disciplines and one demonstration sport, will end on May 15.

Present alongside PM Modi was Hon'ble Chief Minister of Bihar Shri Nitish Kumar, Hon'ble Union sports and youth affairs minister, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, Hon'ble Union Minister of State Srimati Rakhsha Khadse and several dignitaries from the Bihar government and the Bihar State Sports Authority.

This is the first major multi-discipline sporting event hosted by Bihar. The 27 medal sports are spread over five cities - Patna, Rajgir, Bhagalpur, Gaya and Begusarai - and New Delhi. For the first time in the K...