The first edition of Khelo India Games was held in:

2023

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A	Pune
B	New Delhi
C	Kochi
D	Chennai

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -The initiative began with the Khelo India School Games in 2018 held in New Delhi. The big push came after the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) became associated with the initiative later that year and consequently the Khelo India School Games were renamed to the Khelo India Youth Games from 2019. It took place in Pune.

Detailed explanation-2: -On January 21, 2018, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, unveiled the first edition of the KIYG at the Indira Gandhi Arena in New Delhi. Later in February 2020, Modi launched the first-ever Khelo India University Games in the city of Cuttack in Odisha.

Detailed explanation-3: -The inaugural 2018 games had students competing for 209 gold medals across 17 sports. Badminton, basketball, boxing, , cricket (26 gold medals), gymnastics (20 gold medals), judo (16 gold medals), kabaddi, volleyball and wrestling (30 gold medals) were held at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium Complex.

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