Trials for Khelo India Youth Games today

Sports Correspondent

Ludhiana, October 29

The Punjab Sports Department will hold trials on October 30 at Guru Nanak Stadium here to select players for the forthcoming 4th Khelo India Youth Games. The games, to be organised by the Sports and Youth Affairs, GoI, with the assistance of the Sports Authority of India (SAI), are scheduled to be held from February 2, 2022, to February 14.

In a press release issued by the local office of the Sports Department today, Ravinder Singh, District Sports Officer, said the selection trials would be held in basketball (boys and girls), handball and football (boys) to finalise Punjab teams to participate in the games.

Players born on or after January 1, 2003, are eligible to take part in the trials. They have been advised to bring with them their Aadhaar card and date of birth certificate issued by the municipal corporation/ committee or gram panchayat, Matric certificate, besides two passport size photographs along with sports achievement certificates to support their eligibilty, the release said.