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The game of seven stones, which is one of the 75 games featured by Bharatiya Khel.. Bharatiya Khel (Hindi: भारतीय खेल, transl. Indian Games) is an initiative of the Indian government under the National Education Policy (NEP) and Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS) policies to introduce 75 traditional Indian games into schools across the country.
Priya Devi Konjengbam [3] (born 11 March 2001) is an Indian badminton player. [4] She is affiliated with Suchitra Badminton Academy. [2] She was part of the Indian women's team that won gold at the 2024 Badminton Asia Team Championships. [5] She was also part of India's 2024 Uber Cup squad. [6]
Badminton is a popular sport in India. It is managed by the Badminton Association of India which is associated with Badminton Asia and Badminton World Federation.. Indian shuttlers Prakash Padukone, Srikanth Kidambi, Jwala Gutta, Saina Nehwal, P. V. Sindhu, Lakshya Sen, H. S. Prannoy, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have all ranked in the world's top ten.
On 31 January 2018, Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, inaugurated Khelo India School Games at the opening ceremony based on Guru–shishya tradition held at Indira Gandhi Arena. [2] [3] from the 2019 events, Khelo India School Games were renamed to Khelo India Youth Games after Indian Olympic Association came on board earlier in September 2018. [4]
The four awards presented in badminton are Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award, Dhyan Chand Award and Dronacharya Award. [1] First presented in the year 1961, a total of thirty-seven individuals have been honoured with the Arjuna Award in badminton for their "good performance at the international level" over the period of last four years. [2]
The modern game of badminton developed from an English children's game known as battledore and shuttlecock, a game that was most prominent in ancient India. The battledore was a paddle and the shuttlecock was a small feathered cork, colloquially called a bird. [26]
Khel – No Ordinary Game, shortly called Khel is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Yusuf Khan. It stars Sunny Deol, Sunil Shetty, Celina Jaitly in the lead roles. Former Indian cricketer Ajay Jadeja made his Bollywood debut with this film. [1] [2] It was released on 3 October 2003. [3]
Khelo India University Games (KIUG) is a national level multi-sport event held in India, where athletes from universities across the country compete in different sports disciplines. [1] The inaugural edition held in Odisha started on 22 February and concluded on 1 March 2020. [ 2 ]