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The Khelo India Youth Games 2025 have secured unprecedented global visibility through partnerships with the International Olympic Committee and Eurosport. Over 10,000 young athletes are competing across 27 sports in Bihar and New Delhi, with live streaming on Olympics.com marking a significant milestone. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the event, underscoring its national importance. The global broadcast aims to showcase India's sporting talent and support the country's Olympic aspirations.

Key Points: IOC Eurosport Boost Khelo India Youth Games 2025 Global Reach

  • First global streaming of Khelo India Youth Games on Olympics.com
  • Over 10,000 participants across 27 sports
  • PM Modi inaugurates event in Patna
  • IOC highlighting indigenous sports like sepak takraw
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Khelo India Youth Games 2025 partner with International Olympic Committee, Eurosport for streaming rights

First-ever global streaming of Khelo India Youth Games 2025 on Olympics.com and Eurosport, showcasing India's sporting talent

"We are delighted to host the livestream from Khelo India Youth Games 2025 - Kostas Karvelas, Olympic Channel GM"

New Delhi, May 6

Khelo India events are grabbing global attention. For the first time, the Khelo India Youth Games 2025, underway in five cities of Bihar and New Delhi, are being streamed live on the Olympics.com. The highlights of the day will be aired on Eurosport, a sports channel owned by Discovery. The feeds are being produced by national broadcasters, Doordarshan.

Olympics.com, the official digital platform of the International Olympic Committee, associated with Khelo India for the first time with the Winter Games held in Leh (Ladakh) and Gulmarg (J&K) in January and March 2025, respectively.

“We are delighted to host the livestream from Khelo India Youth Games 2025 on Olympics.com. It is such an exciting event and we are thrilled to be able to show it to our audience and help amplify the excitement from Bihar," said Kostas Karvelas, General Manager of Olympics.com/Olympic Channel.

This is the first time Eurostar has associated with a Khelo India activity. The well-known sports channel will broadcast highlights of the Youth Games every day.

The seventh edition of the Khelo India Youth Games is an under-18 event. More than 10,000 participants are involved in 27 medal sports and one demonstration sport (esports). The opening ceremony of KIYG 2025 was held at Patna’s Patliputra Sports Complex on Sunday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared the Games open. The Games will end on May 15.

The International Olympic Committee, apart from live streaming the KIYG on Olympics.com, have sent a team of producers to do special stories and social media activities around the Games. They have selected, among others, sepak takraw which is making its debut as a medal event in Khelo India Youth Games. IOC is also focusing on India’s indigenous games like gatka and mallakhamb.

The exposure on global platforms will help showcase Khelo India to a global audience. Khelo India is a mission that aims to tap talent and develop young boys and girls through a structured plan to become continental and Olympic champions. India has bid to host the 2036 Summer Olympics.

- IANS

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Rahul K.
This is fantastic news! 🇮🇳 Khelo India getting global recognition through IOC partnership shows how far Indian sports has come. Our young athletes deserve this platform. Hope this inspires more kids to take up sports seriously. Jai Hind!
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Priya M.
So proud to see indigenous sports like gatka and mallakhamb getting international attention through this partnership. These are our cultural treasures that need preservation. Hope this leads to more research and development in traditional sports.
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Arjun S.
While the global exposure is great, I hope the organizers ensure equal coverage for all sports. Often in India, only cricket gets attention. This is a chance to promote lesser-known sports that could be our future Olympic medals.
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Sunita T.
Bihar hosting part of Khelo India is wonderful! Our tier-2 cities need more such events to develop sports infrastructure. Maybe next time they can include more eastern states like Odisha or West Bengal which have great sporting talent too.
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Vikram J.
The 2036 Olympic bid looks more realistic with such partnerships. But we need to improve our grassroots training facilities first. Hope the government allocates more funds to sports academies across states, not just in metro cities.
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Neha P.
Sepak takraw making its debut is interesting! It's popular in South-East Asia. Good to see India expanding its sporting horizons. Maybe we'll see kabaddi in Olympics someday too? 😊 The more diversity in sports, the better for our athletes.

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