Khelo India Para Games 2025: A Platform for Para-Athletes to Shine

Khelo India Para Games 2025 Kicks Off in Delhi

On March 20, 2025, the Union Minister for Labour and Employment, Youth Affairs, and Sports, Mansukh Mandaviya, officially inaugurated the second edition of the Khelo India Para Games (KIPG) at the Indira Gandhi Stadium Complex in New Delhi.

This exciting event will see over 1,300 para-athletes from various parts of India competing in six different sports disciplines from March 20 to March 27, 2025.

Mandaviya expressed his optimism that the Games would serve as a significant platform for para-athletes to demonstrate their skills and achieve recognition for themselves and their nation.

He stated, “The Khelo India Para Games 2025 has commenced at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in Delhi. More than 1,300 para-athletes from across the country will take part... This is the second edition of the Khelo India Para Games. I believe that these Games will provide our para-athletes with the chance to excel. Based on their talent and capabilities, they will bring honor to themselves and our country in the future, both nationally and internationally,” as he addressed the media.

In attendance were Sports Secretary Sujata Chaturvedi and other senior officials from the Sports Authority of India (SAI). The Khelo India Para Games are part of a broader initiative aimed at offering talented athletes a venue to display their competitive abilities.

The inaugural Khelo India Para Games took place in December 2023, allowing para-athletes to showcase their talents on a national stage. That edition featured competitions in seven sports across three venues in Delhi.

The upcoming KIPG will be hosted at three locations in the capital and will include six disciplines: para athletics, para archery, para powerlifting, para badminton, para table tennis, and para shooting.