Maharashtra, who at one point were neck-and-neck with the hosts, settled for a second-place finish. They won 125 medals overall, including 45 gold, 40 silver and 40 bronze.
Meanwhile, Karnataka finished third with 67 medals (22 gold, 17 silver, 28 bronze) including a whopping 19 from the swimming pool. Manipur and Kerala finished fourth and fifth with 28 (19 gold, four silver, five bronze) and 55 (18 gold, 19 silver, 18 bronze) overall medals, respectively.
Khelo India Youth Games 2022 comes to an end with a lavish closing ceremony
The 2022 Khelo India Youth Games came to an end, with Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur, Governor of Haryana Bandaru Dattatreya, and Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar present, among other prominent dignitaries, at the closing ceremony.
CM Khattar, impressed by the athlete’s efforts and output, announced the rewards for the podium finishers. Gold medallists will be handed a reward of Rs 1 lakh while Rs 60,000 and Rs 50,000 will be given to silver medalists and bronze medalists, respectively. Meanwhile, each player participating in the Khelo India Youth Games will receive Rs 5,000.
Earlier, gold, silver, and bronze medal winners were given Rs 50,000, Rs 30,000 and Rs 20,000 respectively.
Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur congratulated all the athletes during the closing ceremony. As per an official Government of India press release, he said:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi sent a special message to the young athletes, who at one point will represent India internationally. He said (as quoted in the press release):
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