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Year End Review of the Department of Sports
India achieves historic milestone at Asian Games held in
Hangzhou, China clinching 107 Medals including 28 Gold Medals
Historic triumph of the Indian contingent at the Asian Para Games
with 111 Medals including 29 Gold Medals
Exceptional performance of Indian Athletes at the World Athletic
Championship
India organized FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023,
Bhubaneswar – Rourkela
The First ever MotoGP Bharat organized in India
India hosted 141st International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session
in Mumbai: Hon’ble Prime Minister announced India’s interest in
hosting the Youth Olympics 2030 and the Summer Olympics in
2036
First ever Khelo India Para Games held in Delhi
37th National Games successfully held in Goa
Two portals for National Sports federation and for Khelo India
infrastructure projects launched on National Sports Day 2023
5th Edition of Khelo India Youth Games and 3rd edition of Khelo
India University Games organized successfully
Posted On: 19 DEC 2023 5:09PM by PIB Delhi
The Year 2023 saw commendable performances of Indian Sportspersons in several
International Events
India achieved a historic milestone at the Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China, clinching a total of 107
Medals (28 Gold, 38 Silver, 41 Bronze Medals). The Indian contingent shattered country’s previous
record of 70 medals in the 2018 edition. Notably, athletics contributed 29 Medals, while archery and
shooting accounted for 9 and 22 medals respectively.
The success in Asian Games was followed by the triumph of the Indian contingent in the Asian Para
Games which finished with historic 111 Medals including 29 Gold Medals, surpassing all previous
records. The biggest haul for India came from athletics, with the Indian contingent securing 55 Medals
including 18 Gold Medals.
Indian Athletes showed exceptional performance in August, 2023, with Neeraj Chopra winning India’s
first-ever Gold Medal in the prestigious World Athletics Championship. The Indian 4X400 m Relay
Team had a spectacular run in the World Athletics Championship, finishing 5th in the Finals and breaking
the Asian Record on road to the finals. In chess, Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa finished second in the
FIDE World Cup after a well-fought final against the World Number-1, Magnus Carlsen.
At the Special Olympics World Summer Games 2023, Berlin, held between 17th and 25th June, 2023,
the 280-member strong Indian contingent finished their campaign with 202 medals, including 76 Gold, 75
Silver and 51 Bronze.
Satwiksairaj Reddy and Chirag Shetty became the first-ever Indian pair to win the prestigious Swiss
Open Badminton Championship. Moreover, in the ISSF Rifle/Pistol World Cup 2023 held in Bhopal,
India, the hosts won 7 Medals (1 Gold, 1 Silver, 5 Bronze), finishing 2nd in the overall medal tally.
International Events hosted by India in 2023 :
In the run-up to the prestigious FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023, Bhubaneswar –
Rourkela, a nationwide Trophy Tour was kicked off in Bhubaneswar on 5th December by the Chief
Minister of Odisha. The coveted trophy traversed 13 states and 01 Union Territory before concluding its
journey in Odisha on 25th December. The world cup commenced on 13th January 2023 and the finals was
played on 29th January, 2023. Germany won the tournament and Belgium won the silver.
In a breakthrough moment for the development of motorsports in India, the first-ever MotoGP Bharat,
one of the races of the prestigious MotoGP series was organized at the Buddha International Circuit,
Noida. MotoGP is the top-tier motorcycle road racing event in the world where 22 riders representing 11
teams contested for the coveted title with Marzo Bezzecchi of Italy winning the inaugural MotoGP Bharat
title.
India hosted the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championship 2023 held in New Delhi during March 23,
where Indian women pugilists (Lovlina Borgohain, Nikhat Zareen, Nitu Ghanghas and Saweety Boora)
bagged 4 gold medals in different weight categories, and India was crowned the best team of the
tournament.
With India Chairing the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) this year, a 3-Day Sports Ministers’
Meeting and the Meeting of the SCO Expert Working Group was hosted by Ministry of Youth
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Affairs and Sports between 13th & 15th of March, 2023 at New Delhi, which had participation from
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Uzbekistan, India, Pakistan, China and Tajikistan. The representatives
of the Member States reaffirmed their commitment towards clean sports, a collaborative platform for the
development of sports education and sports science.
India hosted 141st International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session in Mumbai, after a gap of 40
years. The IOC Session is the annual general meeting of the IOC, the apex global governing body of the
Olympic Movement. The Session was inaugurated by the Hon’ble Prime Minister on 14th October 2023.
An important decision taken by the IOC General Body was the approval for the inclusion of Cricket in the
Los Angeles Olympic Games 2028. In addition to this, the Hon’ble Prime Minister announced India’s
interest in hosting the Youth Olympics 2030, and the Summer Olympics in 2036.
National Games successfully organized in Goa:
The 37th National Games were inaugurated by Hon’ble Prime at the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Stadium in Goa on 26th October 2023. This edition marked a significant milestone, with
participation from over 10,000 sportspersons, coaches, and officials representing all States and
Union Territories. Maharashtra topped the Medal tally with 228 Medals, followed by Services and
Haryana.
The National Sports Day 2023 was celebrated throughout the country with the active participation
of various stakeholders, including the Ministries and Departments of the Government of India,
State Governments, Indian Missions abroad, educational Institutions etc. Various important
initiatives were launched by this Department on the National Sports Day including the launch of the
3rd edition of Fit India Quiz, two portals, one for the National Sports Federations and another for
the Khelo India infrastructure projects.
Events under Fit India Campaign:
After the success of 2 editions of the Fit India Quiz, the 3rd Khelo India Quiz was launched on 29th
August 2023.
The National Finals of the annual Fit India Quiz were organized between 23rd and 30th July 2023 in
Mumbai, and the State/UT winners were felicitated by Hon’ble Union Minister for Youth Affairs and
Sports. The Fit India Quiz is an embodiment of the Government’s commitment to the “Ek Bharat Shresth
Bharat” motto, fostering unity and excellence.
To commemorate the Swacch Bharat initiative, the 4th edition of Fit India Freedom Run was
rechristened as the FIT India Swacchata Freedom Run 4.0 and was launched on 1st October 2023 at Major
Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi. The FIT India Swachhata Freedom Run 4.0 was organised
between 1st October and 31st October 2023, and culminated with the Unity Run on 31st October 2023,
commemorating the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhai Patel. During this period, citizens were
encouraged to dedicate 30 minutes to physical fitness in any form and adopt an active lifestyle and
commit towards making India a healthy, clean and hygienic country.
Events organized under Khelo India Scheme:
With a vision to identify talent and create an opportunity for young and aspiring para athletes to shine, the
first-ever Khelo India Para Games were held in Delhi from 10th December to 17th December, 2023.
Haryana came first with a total of 105 medals while Uttar Pradesh finished second and Tamil Nadu came
third.
The third edition of Khelo India University Games (KIUG) 2022 was successfully organized from 25th
May to 3rd June, 2023 in Uttar Pradesh. The event saw participation of around 4700 athletes from over
200 Universities across the country. This edition of the KIUG had 21 sporting disciplines organized in
four cities namely, Lucknow, Varanasi, Gorakhpur and Noida. Punjab University finished at the top of the
Medals tally with 69 Medals including 26 Gold Medals, followed by Guru Nanak Dev University,
Amritsar and Jain University, Karnataka. The debut of water sports made this edition of KIUG more
significant.
The “Khelo India Dus Ka Dum” event organized to commemorate the International Women’s Day 2023,
saw a massive participation of over 1 lakh women in 1500 plus sporting events organized across the
country. The event enabled broad-basing the success of the Khelo India Women’s Leagues organized
earlier for various sporting disciplines which saw the participation of 23,000 women athletes in 240
sporting at the zonal and national levels.
The 5th edition of Khelo India Youth Games was successfully concluded on 11th February, 2023 at
Upper Lake, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. Maharashtra topped the Medal Tally with 161 Medals (including
56 Gold), followed by Haryana and Madhya Pradesh, in the Games.
The 3rd Khelo India Winter Games were inaugurated on 10th February, 2023 at Gulmarg. Over 2000
players participated in the event. The Games were concluded on 14th February, 2023, with Jammu and
Kashmir topping the medal tally with 76 medals (including 26 Gold) followed by Maharashtra and
Himachal Pradesh. On this occasion, 40 Khelo India Centres were also e-launched by the Hon’ble
Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports.
Revision in the norms of international exposure:
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has been supporting athletes in every possible way to prepare
for the major competitions. The ceiling amount for boarding and lodging of athletes in international
competitions to provide high-quality accommodation for the athletes had recently been raised in keeping
with the current norm. The athletes traveling abroad for approved competitions will now be entitled to
USD 250 per day from the previous entitlement of USD 150 per day. In addition to that, the athletes are
being supported holistically to ensure that they have access to state-of-the-art infrastructure, equipment,
best-in-class training and support staff.
Memorandum of Understanding signed in 2023
In an effort to strengthen the Anti-Doping environment in the country, Ministry of Youth Affairs and
Sports signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Food Safety & Standards Authority of
India (FSSAI) and National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research, Hyderabad (NIPER
Hyderabad) to create nutritional supplement testing capacity in India and increase awareness about the
risks associated with use of nutritional supplements, increase research opportunities in the clean sport &
anti-doping domain and provide options for safe and dope-free nutritional supplements for sportspersons.
The meeting of the South Asia Regional Anti-Doping Organization (SARADO) was organized by the
National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) on 3rd July, 2023 in Delhi to promote clean sports and strengthen
the anti-doping landscape at the global level. An MoU was also signed between NADA, India and
SARADO to increase regional cooperation in anti-doping in sports.
Web portal and mobile application ‘Know Your Medicine’ launched
To promote clean sports and create awareness on the usage of nutritional supplements, a national
conference was organized by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) on 13th of April, 2023 at New
Delhi. To further strengthen the drive towards clean nutritional supplements, a web-portal and mobile
application namely ‘Know Your Medicine’ was launched. This app will enable the athletes to make an
informed choice about the use of medicines and supplements, and India has now joined the select group
of nations with such digital infrastructure available to its athletes.
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