Jagan Mohan Rao, president of Handball Federation of India, thanked Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju, IOA and Sports Authority of India (SAI) for including the game in Khelo India
The qualifying age bracket for the Soldier GD category is 17½ to 21 years while for Soldier Tech (AT), Sol Clk/SKT & Sol Tdn categories, it is 17½ to 23 years.