Khelo India Youth Games 2023 updated final medal tally: Maharashtra emerge champions, hosts Tamil Nadu finish second

Vritti Agarwal of Telangana bagged 5 gold medals

Maharashtra emerged as the champion of the Khelo India Youth Games 2023, the sixth edition of the flagship event under the Indian government’s Khelo India initiative, which concluded on January 31, 2024.

The state defended its Khelo India Youth Games title after topping the medals tally with 57 gold medals, 48 silver, and 53 bronze. It was their fourth KIYG title and their third consecutive one.

Host state Tamil Nadu finished second with 38 gold, 21 silver, and 39 bronze for their best-ever finish. Haryana, who have won two KIYG titles, came third with 35 gold, 22 silver and 46 bronze medals.

Over 5,600 athletes from all over the country competed at the Khelo India Youth Games 2023, which ran from January 19 to 31. Tamil Nadu hosted the KIYG 2023 in four cities – Chennai, Madurai, Trichy and Coimbatore.

A total of 926 medals – 278 gold, 278 silver, and 370 bronze – were on offer across 26 sports at KIYG 2023 Tamil Nadu. Squash made its KIYG debut this year while Silambam, a form of indigenous martial arts, featured as a demonstration sport.

The Khelo India Youth Games operates in a team championship format, wherein the medals earned by individual athletes or teams contribute to the overall medal tally of their respective state or Union Territory (UT). Upon the event’s conclusion, the state or UT securing the highest count of gold medals is declared the winner.

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All 36 States and Union Territories of India had representation at KIYG 2023. Hosts Tamil Nadu had the largest contingent with 559 athletes while defending champions Maharashtra fielded 415. Haryana, two-time champions, had 491 athletes competing at the competition.

Swimmer Vritti Agarwal of Telangana, who represented India at the Asian Games last year, was among the top performers at KIYG 2023. The 17-year-old swimmer won five individual gold medals by claiming the top spots in the women’s 200m butterfly and the freestyle events in 200m, 800m, 400m and 1500m.

Khelo India Youth Games 2023 updated medal tally

Position	State/UT	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total medals
1	Maharashtra	57	48	53	158
2	Tamil Nadu	38	21	39	98
3	Haryana	35	22	46	103
4	Delhi	13	18	25	56
5	Rajasthan	13	17	17	47
6	Telangana	13	4	7	24
7	Uttar Pradesh	11	13	18	42
8	Punjab	11	13	15	39
9	Kerala	11	9	15	35
10	Manipur	10	11	10	31
11	Karnataka	9	19	19	47
12	West Bengal	9	8	11	28
13	Andhra Pradesh	7	9	11	27
14	Madhya Pradesh	6	12	12	30
15	Gujarat	6	7	12	25
16	Odisha	6	7	8	21
17	Assam	5	8	11	24
18	Chandigarh	5	5	7	17
19	Uttarakhand	5	3	8	16
20	Jharkhand	3	3	5	11
21	Bihar	2	2	1	5
22	Himachal Pradesh	1	5	8	14
23	Jammu and Kashmir	1	4	2	7
24	Meghalaya	1	0	0	1
25	Chhattisgarh	0	6	2	8
26	Tripura	0	1	2	3
27	Mizoram	0	1	1	2
27	Nagaland	0	1	1	2
27	Puducherry	0	1	1	2
30	Arunachal Pradesh	0	0	2	2
31	Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	0	0	1	1
31	Goa		0	1	1

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