Khelo India Winter Games

Khelo India Winter Games are the national level multidisciplinary grassroot winter games of India.[1][2] Events include Skiing, Alpine skiing, Nordic skiing, Snow rugby, Ice stock sport, Snow baseball, Mountaineering, Snowshoe running, Ice hockey, Figure skating and Speed skating.[3] It was decided to hold the first Khelo India Winter Games in 2020 after the success of multiple editions of the Khelo India Youth Games.[4]

Further information: Khelo India

Khelo India Winter Games
First eventLeh and Gulmarg, 2020
Occur everyAnnual
Purpose
  • Grassroot talent hunt
  • Nationwide state-wise multi-winter sports competition
OrganisationsJ&K Sports Council
Winter Games Association of J&K
Sports Authority of India
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports

Venues

The first Khelo India Winter Games were held in two legs at two different venues:[5][2]

  1. Khelo India Ladakh Winter Games – Leh
  2. Khelo India Jammu and Kashmir Winter Games – Gulmarg

Sports and participation

Events include snow shoe events (long distance snow shoe run, sprint 400m/ 800m), snow ski events, ski cycle downhill run, sledging downhill run, slalom (giant slalom, alpine ski slalom), Nordic (5 km/10 km/15 km), snow boarding slalom/ giant slalom, ski mountaineering (vertical race/sprint), Ice Stock Sport, snow rugby, ice hockey and snow baseball.[6]

Events are categorised into age groups as well as according to block, district and union territory and state levels.[7]

Sports

Editions
Khelo India Winter Games
Edition Year Host(s) Participation Sports Gold 1st Team 2nd Team 3rd Team Ref
T T T
I 2020 Leh Gulmarg 955 athletes
(649 men & 306 women)		 17 49 Jammu and Kashmir Services Uttarakhand [3][6]
25 February 7–11 March 26 29 21 76 8 6 7 21 5 2 6 13
II 2021 Leh Gulmarg 1,375 athletes 14 27 Jammu and Kashmir Karnataka Maharashtra [8][9][10]
26 February – 2 March 11 18 5 34 5 0 4 9 3 3 2 8
III 2023 Gulmarg More than 1,500 athletes 11 Jammu and Kashmir Maharashtra Himachal Pradesh [11][12][13]
10 February – 14 February 26 25 25 76 18 8 6 27 10 14 7 31

Inaugurations and closing ceremony

The first winter games were inaugurated by Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju.[14] The second winter games were inaugurated virtually by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.[15] The closing ceremony witnesses festivities and cultural events.[16][17]

Participation by Indian International athletes

See also

References
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  3. J&K Sports Council (13 March 2020) Results & Points table of Khelo India Winter Games. Khelo India Winter Games. Retrieved on 6 January 2021. Archived on 6 January 2021.
  4. Arora, Abhishek (26 February 2020). "Khelo India Winter Games 2020: Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju inaugurates first-ever KIWG amid much fanfare". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 6 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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  11. "गुलमर्ग जल्द शीतकालीन खेलों के लिए उत्कृष्टता का केंद्र होगा: एलजी". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 11 February 2023.
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  13. "Medal Table". www.olympics.com. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
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  15. "Khelo India Winter Games: PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Khelo India Winter Games, says it will make J&K winter sports hub | More sports News - Times of India". The Times of India. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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