[Sport] Khelo India Youth Games 2024 medal tally

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Over 5,600 athletes from all over the country will compete at the Khelo India Youth Games 2024, which runs from January 19 to 31. Tamil Nadu will host the KIYG 2024 with four cities - Chennai, Madurai, Trichy and Coimbatore - conducting the events. KIYG 2024 Tamil Nadu is the sixth edition of the flagship event under the Indian government’s Khelo India initiative to promote sports at a grassroots level. A total of 933 medals -  278 gold, 278 silver and 377 bronze - are up for grabs across 26 sports at KIYG 2024 Tamil Nadu. Squash is making its KIYG debut this year while Silambam, a form of indigenous martial arts, features 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 medals 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. All 36 States and Union Territories of India have representation at KIYG 2024. Hosts Tamil Nadu boast of the largest contingent with 559 athletes while three-time champions Maharashtra are fielding 415. Haryana, two-time champions, have 491 athletes competing at the competition. Maharashtra won the last edition of the KIYG held in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh with a total medals count of 161 - 56 gold, 55 silver and 50 bronze. No other team barring Maharashtra and Haryana have won the KIYG title to date. Here’s how the KIYG 2024 medal table is looking this year.

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