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A total of 222 Indian athletes are representing their country at the Asian Youth Games 2025, scheduled in Manama, Bahrain, from October 22 to 31.

The third edition of the continental event - returning after a 12-year gap since Nanjing 2013 in the People’s Republic of China - will feature competitions across 28 sports. Some events will start on October 19.

Bahrain 2025 also marks the first Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) event hosted by the nation and will serve as a qualification meet for the 2026 Summer Youth Olympics in Dakar, Senegal.

Asian Youth Games 2025 sports list

3x3 basketball, athletics, badminton, beach volleyball, beach wrestling, boxing, camel racing, cycling road, esports, futsal, golf, handball, jiu-jitsu, judo, kabaddi, kurash, mixed martial arts, muay, pencak silat, show jumping, swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, teqball, triathlon, volleyball, weightlifting, wrestling

London 2012 bronze medal-winning wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt has been named Chef de Mission of the Indian contingent, which comprises 119 female and 103 male athletes.

India will compete in 21 sports disciplines, with athletics fielding the largest squad of 31 athletes. Other major representations include 28 in kabaddi, 16 in handball, and 14 in boxing.

Ten Indian athletes each will compete in taekwondo, wrestling and weightlifting. Athletics and handball will see the highest number of female participants.

India did not compete at the previous edition in the People’s Republic of China. At the 2009 Asian Youth Games in Singapore, India claimed 11 medals, including five golds, three silvers and three bronzes.

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