Chandigarh, June 3 (Agency) The fourth edition of Khelo India Youth Games-2021, being held in Haryana, began on Friday with the matches of Volleyball and Kabaddi, in which Haryana won the first match of volleyball against Tamil Nadu. In Kabaddi as well, the Haryana girls opened their account with the victory over the Punjab team. Tau Devi Lal Sports Complex located in Panchkula has been given an International Status for these games. Players from 36 States and Union Territories across the country have reached with their sports staff and are visiting the Volleyball court, Kabaddi, Basketball, Hockey, Synthetic Warm-up Track, Athletic Track, Badminton Hall built within the sports complex with their coaches. In the Volleyball opening match, Haryana started off with a thumping win over Tamil Nadu 3-1.
Haryana won 25-19 in the first set, 26-24 in the second, 15-25 in the third and 26-24 in the fourth set. In the girls’ Volleyball match, Kerala beat Chhattisgarh by 25-12, 20-25, 25-15, 19-25 and 15-12 points in a tough match. Similarly, in Girls’ Kabaddi, Haryana beat Punjab by 60-24 points while Andhra Pradesh beat Chandigarh by 40-28 points and in Boys’ Kabaddi, Himachal Pradesh beat Chandigarh by 77-15 points. In the volleyball second match, Uttar Pradesh beat West Bengal by 25-16, 25-14 and 25-12 points in straight sets. Similarly, in another match of Volleyball, Uttar Pradesh beat Chhattisgarh by 25-19, 25-15 and 25-15 points.