Khelo India Winter Games

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Further information: Khelo India
Khelo India Winter Games
Khelo India Logo English.png
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

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]

Venues[edit]

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[edit]

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/ state levels.[7]

Editions[edit]

Khelo India Winter Games
Edition Year Host(s) Participation Sports Gold 1st Team 2nd Team 3rd Team Ref
T Gold Medal.svg Silver Medal.svg Bronze Medal.svg T Gold Medal.svg Silver Medal.svg Bronze Medal.svg T Gold Medal.svg Silver Medal.svg Bronze Medal.svg
I 2020 Leh Gulmarg 955 athletes
(649 men & 306 women) 		17 49 Jammu and Kashmir Services File:..Uttarakhand Flag(INDIA).png Uttarakhand [3][6]
25 February 7–11 March 76 26 29 21 21 8 6 7 13 5 2 6
II 2021 Leh Gulmarg [?] [?] 27 Jammu and Kashmir Karnataka Maharashtra [8][9]
26 February – 2 March 34 11 18 5 9 5 0 4 8 3 3 2
III 2022 Leh Gulmarg [?] [?] Future Event Future Event Future Event [10]
TBD

Inaugurations and closing ceremony[edit]

The first winter games were inaugurated by Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju.[11] The second winter games were inaugurated virtually by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.[12] The closing ceremony witnesses festivities and cultural events.[13][14]

International Athletes who participated in Khelo India Winter National Games[edit]

1: Aanchal Thakur participated in Skiing Events

2: Aadil Manzoor Peer participated in Ice stock sport Events.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Chakraborty, Samrat (2 January 2021). "2nd Khelo India Winter Games at zanskar valley- What is it all about?". Olympic Channel. Retrieved 2021-01-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Shri Kiren Rijiju inaugurates 1st Khelo India Winter Games in zanskar valley Leh, Ladakh". pib.gov.in. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 2021-01-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 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 (2020-02-26). "Khelo India Winter Games 2020: Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju inaugurates first-ever KIWG amid much fanfare". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 2021-01-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ↑ "Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju announces two Khelo India Winter Games in Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir". Scroll.in. Press Trust of India. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 2021-01-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link) CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 J&K Sports Council (13 March 2020). Results & Points table of Khelo India Winter Games – Individual Events. Khelo India Winter Games. Retrieved on 6 January 2021. Archived on 6 January 2021.
  7. ↑ "Khelo India Ladakh Winter Games start today". Tribune India. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 2021-01-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ↑ Jammu, Greater (2020-12-23). "Khelo India Winter Games an event of National importance in Ladakh". Greater Jammu. Retrieved 2021-01-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ↑ "Spectacular Closing Ceremony of 2nd Khelo India National Winter Games organized at Gulmarg". Kashmir News Service. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ↑ Excelsior, Daily (2021-12-29). "Players selected for Khelo India, Nat'l Snowshoe". Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  11. ↑ "Kiren Rijiju inaugurates 1st Khelo India Winter Games in Leh, Ladakh". Odisha Diary. 2020-02-25. Retrieved 2021-03-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ↑ "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 2021-10-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ↑ "2nd Khelo India National Winter Games: Closing ceremony held at Gulmarg, JK tops medals tally". Rising Kashmir. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ↑ "Spectacular Closing Ceremony of 2nd Khelo India National Winter Games organized at Gulmarg". Kashmir News Service. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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