In the KIYG 2022, Odisha bagged 11 medals (4 gold, 3 silver, 4 bronze) in kayaking & canoeing, seven in athletics (4 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze), four in rowing (1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze), four in weightlifting (1 silver, 3 bronze) two in kho-kho (1 gold, 1 bronze), one gold in tennis and one silver in hockey.

The closing ceremony was attended among others by the Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan, Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur and MP Sports Minister Yashodhara Raje Scindia.

The KIYG 2022 saw over 6000 athletes and support staff from 36 states and union territories of the country converge into nine cities over 13 days of competition in 27 sporting disciplines.

Eight of those cities, Bhopal, Indore, Ujjain, Maheshwar, Balaghat, Mandla, Jabalpur and Gwalior, were spread across Madhya Pradesh, while Delhi hosted the track cycling events. A total of 25 national youth records were shattered by 12 athletes during the period of the games.
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TOP: Athletes of Odisha kayaking and canoeing squad pose with their Khelo India Youth Games trophies in Bhubaneswar after returning home from Bhopal.
RIGHT: Odisha tennis players Sohini Mohanty and Aradhyaa Verma display their Khelo India Youth Games gold medal in Bhubaneswar after returning from Indore with coach Farhan Ali (Left).