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{{Infobox sporting event organization|name=Khelo India Winter Games|image=[[File:Khelo India Logo English.png|150px]]|caption=|abbreviation=|motto=|formation=Leh and Gulmarg, 2020|recurrence=Annual|purpose=*Grassroot talent hunt
{{Infobox sporting event organization|name=Khelo India Winter Games|image=[[File:Khelo India Logo English.png|150px]]|caption=|abbreviation=|motto=|formation=Leh and Gulmarg, 2020|recurrence=Annual|purpose=*Grassroot talent hunt
*Nationwide state-wise multi-winter sports competition|leader_title=Organisations|leader_name=J&K Sports Council<br/>Winter Games Association of J&K<br/>[[Sports Authority of India]]<br/>[[Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports]]|website=}}'''Khelo India Winter Games''' are the national level multidisciplinary grassroot winter games of India.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Chakraborty|first=Samrat|date=2 January 2021|title=2nd Khelo India Winter Games at Gulmarg - What is it all about?|url=https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/news/detail/2nd-khelo-india-winter-games-at-gulmarg-what-is-it-all-about/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-06|website=Olympic Channel}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=25 February 2020|title=Shri Kiren Rijiju inaugurates 1st Khelo India Winter Games in Leh, Ladakh|url=http://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1604349|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-06|website=pib.gov.in|publisher=Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports}}</ref> Events include snow skiing, snow rugby, snow ice stock, snow baseball, snow mountaineering, snow shoe, ice hockey, figure skating and speed skating.<ref name=":1">J&K Sports Council (13 March 2020) [http://jksportscouncil.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1st-Khelo-India-Winter-Games.pdf.pdf Results & Points table of Khelo India Winter Games]. Khelo India Winter Games. Retrieved on 6 January 2021. [https://web.archive.org/web/20210106102745/http://jksportscouncil.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1st-Khelo-India-Winter-Games.pdf.pdf Archived] on 6 January 2021.</ref> 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]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Arora|first=Abhishek|date=2020-02-26|title=Khelo India Winter Games 2020: Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju inaugurates first-ever KIWG amid much fanfare|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/winter-sports/khelo-india-winter-games-2020-sports-minister-kiren-rijiju-inaugurates-first-ever-kiwg-amid-much-fanfare|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-06|website=[[Sportskeeda]]|language=en-us}}</ref>
*Nationwide state-wise multi-winter sports competition|leader_title=Organisations|leader_name=J&K Sports Council<br/>Winter Games Association of J&K<br/>[[Sports Authority of India]]<br/>[[Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports]]|website=}}'''Khelo India Winter Games''' are the national level multidisciplinary grassroot winter games of India.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Chakraborty|first=Samrat|date=2 January 2021|title=2nd Khelo India Winter Games at Gulmarg - What is it all about?|url=https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/news/detail/2nd-khelo-india-winter-games-at-gulmarg-what-is-it-all-about/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-06|website=Olympic Channel}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=25 February 2020|title=Shri Kiren Rijiju inaugurates 1st Khelo India Winter Games in Leh, Ladakh|url=http://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1604349|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-06|website=pib.gov.in|publisher=Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports}}</ref> Events include [[Skiing]], [[Alpine skiing]], [[Nordic skiing]], [[Snow rugby]], [[Ice stock sport]], Snow baseball, [[Mountaineering]], [[Snowshoe running]], [[Ice hockey]], [[Figure skating]] and [[Speed skating]].<ref name=":1">J&K Sports Council (13 March 2020) [http://jksportscouncil.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1st-Khelo-India-Winter-Games.pdf.pdf Results & Points table of Khelo India Winter Games]. Khelo India Winter Games. Retrieved on 6 January 2021. [https://web.archive.org/web/20210106102745/http://jksportscouncil.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1st-Khelo-India-Winter-Games.pdf.pdf Archived] on 6 January 2021.</ref> 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]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Arora|first=Abhishek|date=2020-02-26|title=Khelo India Winter Games 2020: Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju inaugurates first-ever KIWG amid much fanfare|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/winter-sports/khelo-india-winter-games-2020-sports-minister-kiren-rijiju-inaugurates-first-ever-kiwg-amid-much-fanfare|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-06|website=[[Sportskeeda]]|language=en-us}}</ref>


== Venues ==
== Venues ==
The first Khelo India Winter Games were held in two legs at two different venues:<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=13 February 2020|others=Press Trust of India|title=Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju announces two Khelo India Winter Games in Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir|url=https://scroll.in/field/953011/sports-minister-kiren-rijiju-announces-two-khelo-india-winter-games-in-ladakh-and-jammu-and-kashmir|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-06|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
The first Khelo India Winter Games were held in two legs at two different venues:<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=13 February 2020|others=Press Trust of India|title=Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju announces two Khelo India Winter Games in Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir|url=https://scroll.in/field/953011/sports-minister-kiren-rijiju-announces-two-khelo-india-winter-games-in-ladakh-and-jammu-and-kashmir|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-06|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0" />


# Khelo India Ladakh Winter Games – [[Leh]]
# [[Khelo India]] [[Ladakh]] Winter Games – [[Leh]]
# Khelo India Jammu and Kashmir Winter Games – [[Gulmarg]]
# [[Khelo India]] [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)| Jammu and Kashmir]] Winter Games – [[Gulmarg]]


== Sports and participation ==
== Sports and participation ==