Lesotho, Oct. 1 -- Lesotho National Olympic Committee (LNOC) announced to host the Maseru 2025 National Youth Games that will take part from the 1st October to 4th October 2025 in Maseru and Mafeteng.

The games will feature young athletes aged between 14 and 19 years, and the competition will be within the 15 sporting codes; athletics, aquatics, boxing, chess, cricket, cycling, judo, rowing, rugby, table tennis, volleyball, baseball, and badminton.

The first edition of these games featured 19 sporting codes, the second edition had 12, and on the third edition the numbers increased to 15 sporting codes.

The national youth games are initiated to give national federations a platform to select their players that can built up the national t...