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Khelo India winter games to be held in Ladakh and J&K

Khelo India winter games to be held in Ladakh and J&K
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Published: 13 Feb 2020 10:01 AM GMT

After Khelo India university games, Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has announced Khelo India winter games which will be held in the Union Territory of Ladakh later this month followed by a similar event in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir in March. The announcement was made on February 13.


The sports ministry will fund both the Khelo India Winter Games — in Ladakh in the third week of February and in Jammu and Kashmir in the first week of March. The inaugural edition of the winter games will see an open ice hockey championship, figure skating, and speed skating and the competition will be conducted at a block, district and UT levels with an expected participation of around 1,700 athletes.

The competitions of the Khelo India J&K Winter Games will be held at Kongdori, Gulmarg in four age categories for both boys and girls. The Khelo India Ladakh Winter Games will feature an open ice hockey championship, figure skating, and speed skating.

Athletes in the age categories of 19-21 years, 17-18 years, 15-16 years and 13-14 years can compete in alpine skiing, cross country skiing, snowboarding and snowshoeing. Around 841 athletes and officials are expected to participate in the Games being organized by the J&K Sports Council and Winter Games Association of J&K, with 15 teams from different states and organisations.


Speaking about the decision to organise the Khelo India Winter Games, Mr. Rijiju said, “There is no better means than a sport to channelize the energy of youth in the right direction.”We have included disciplines like Ice Hockey, Figure Skating, Speed Skating, that are part of the Olympics, and with time we may also be able to produce champions in these disciplines in India.

"I am happy to announce the initiation of yet another Khelo India Games. This will be the third Khelo India Games in one year, and we plan to organise one for indigenous games as well,” he added.

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