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Key Points

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Over 500 Indian athletes participated.

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India won 21 gold, 27 silver, and 37 bronze medals.

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Gold medals came from archery (5), shooting (3), boxing (3), wrestling (2), cricket (2), hockey (2), kabaddi (2), athletics (1) and golf (1).

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Khelo India program provides coaching, equipment, and money to young athletes.

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The government allocated billions of Indian rupees to sports development.

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Summary

They competed in 43 sports and earned 85 medals.

The biggest wins were in archery, shooting, boxing and team sports like cricket.

A special government plan called Khelo India helps young players train.

More than a thousand sports centers were built to support future champions.

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New Words to Learn

12 words
athlete
a person who trains and competes in sports
medal
a prize for finishing first, second or third
archery
sport of shooting arrows at a target
shooting
sport of aiming and hitting safe targets
boxing
sport where two people wear gloves and punch each other carefully
wrestling
sport where two people try to hold each other down on a mat
kabaddi
team game from India where players tag opponents while holding their breath
Khelo India
a government program that helps children and young people practice sports
infrastructure
buildings, fields and equipment needed for sports
stipend
regular money given to help pay for training and living costs
elite
the very best athletes who compete at the highest level
para
short for Paralympic, sports for athletes with disabilities
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