Minister for Tourism, Culture and Youth Advancement R.K. Roja expressed hope that athletes from Andhra Pradesh would outperform those from other States and win the most number of medals at the Khelo India Youth Games 2021 (KIYG) to be held in Haryana from June 3 to June 13.
Ms. Roja, along with Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh chairman Byreddy Siddhartha Reddy, managing director and vice chairman N. Prabhakar Reddy, took part in a ‘Khelo Andhra-Jaya Ho Andhra’ meeting with the athletes who were selected for the KIYG. Ms. Roja applied vermilion on the athletes’ forehead in a mark of encouragement.
Speaking on the occasion, she said that selection of 160 athletes for the fourth edition of KIYG is a sign of progress for the State in sports and games. She congratulated the athletes and said that most of those who were selected for the sport meet are girls. Ms. Roja said she would visit the athletes in Haryana.