new delhi sports minister vijay goel on sunday inaugurated the khelo india nationallevel competitions for various sports for under14 and under17 childrenthe delhi leg of the competitions organised by sports authority of india will include swimming cycling and wrestlingthe minister also presented medals to the winners of the swimming events in different categoriesalso present on the occasion were sports secretary injeti srinivas ace swimmers khazan singh and bhanu sachdeva meenakshi pahuja and hundreds of school children from across the countryapproximately 1000 participants from more than 25 states and union territories are taking part in the competitionsgoel said that khelo india competitions are being conducted not only to promote sports at grassroot level but also to help create sports infrastructure in the countryhe said it will provide a platform to the budding talents to compete at national level talent identification would also be done in the process for grooming them to achieve excellence at international levelhe said a national portal for sports talent search will be launched this month by the sports ministrywhile swimming and cycling events were conducted today both for boys and girls under14 and under17 categories wrestling competitions freestyle for cadet group 14 years to 16 years both boys and girls would be held for two days on january 20 and 21 at sai indira gandhi sports complex herekhelo india national level competitions will be conducted in different disciplines in january and february this yearkabbadi kho kho and wushu would be held in nellore weightlifting boxing and table tennis in guwahati athletics hand ball and hockey in gandhi nagar taekwondo volleyball and football in chennai badminton gymnastics basketball and lawn tennis in hyderabad and archery and judo in jaipur