Which State topped the fourth edition of the Khelo India Youth Games held in Haryana? 

The correct answer is Haryana.Key Points 

• The 4th edition of the Khelo India Youth Games will be held in Haryana.
• The Games will be held in Panchkula.
• The Haryana government has decided to organise the Khelo India Youth Games in February 2022, in view of the possible third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.
• Gatka, Kalaripayattu, Thang-Ta, and Mallakhamba, four indigenous games were added in December 2020.
• This was announced by Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju and Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar.
• Usually, the Khelo India Youth Games take place in January every year. 
• Haryana came second in both Khelo India Youth Games 2019 and 2020 editions (200 medals in 2020 and 159 medals in 2019).

Additional Information 

• The Khelo India Youth Games are an annual multidisciplinary grassroots game organised at a national level in India in January or February.
• Previously known as Khelo India School Games (KISG).
• It is held for two groups of students: under-17-year-olds in high school and under-21-year-olds in college.
• Every year, the top 1,000 children will be awarded a 5-lakh annual scholarship for the next eight years in order to prepare them for international sporting events.
• The first edition of the Khelo India Youth Games was held in Delhi in 2018.
• The second edition of the Khelo India Youth Games was held in Pune in 2019.
• The third edition of the Khelo India Youth Games was held in Guwahati in 2020.