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DIMAPUR, JANUARY 10 (MExN): The 3rd Khelo India Youth games, Guwahati will see a sizable participation from Army and its Boys Sports Companies (BSC) which is a joint venture between Indian army and Sports Authority of India.
Over a hundred Army and Sports cadets from Army boys Sports Company will be participating in the games.
The event will see the likes of current Junior Asian Boxing champions sports cadets Biswamitra and Vishwanath, cadet world Wrestling Championships Silver Medalist Sports cadet Prateek Patil , Junior Asian Athletics Championships Bronze Medalist in 10000M Havildar Kartik Kumar and local weightlifting sensation Sports cadet Sidhanta Gogoi who is current Senior Bronze Medalist.
All the previously named athletes come from the famed Army Sports Institute (ASI), Pune, which is run under the Mission Olympic program of the Army. Over the years ASI has produced some of the top Sportsmen in the country. The Army men and the Sports cadets shall be representing their home states.
