The organising committee will launch the logo, mascot and theme song of the Khelo India Youth Games, Guwahati 2020, ceremonially here on Saturday.

Announcing this, Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal, who is also the president of Assam Olympic Association (AOA), on Wednesday said the entire Assam contingent comprising players of all 20 disciplines, will have to be present during the launch ceremony.

Sonowal also reviewed the preparation of contingents by the various state sports organisations during an executive meeting of the AOA here on Wednesday and reiterated that best efforts will have to be put to finish among the top five in the medals tally of the national event for under-17s and under-21s.

He directed the departments concerned and the AOA to provide all possible logistical support, including coaches and support staff, to every single athlete participating in the event. Some of the state associations appealed to the government to take the initiative of engaging reputed coaches in the preparation, admitting that their efforts had failed to impress upon their respective national federations.

In the meeting, AOA secretary Lakhya Konwar stated that only nine state associations out of 20 associations concerned have so far appointed their respective nodal officers to coordinate the team preparations for the Khelo India Games in compliance with a resolution of the AOA’s last meeting held on November 21. Sonowal directed all the associations to submit the names of their respective nodal officers within a day.

The executive meeting also ratified the audited accounts of the past six years and approved of expenses of nearly Rs 45 lakh by the new dispensation in repair and renovation of office and in holding two meetings of the AOA.