Khelo India Winter Games

Khelo India Winter Games are the national level multidisciplinary grassroot winter games of India.[1][2] Events include snow skiing, snow rugby, snow ice stock, snow baseball, snow mountaineering, snow shoe, 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]

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 long distance, snow rugby, ice hockey and snow baseball.[6]

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

Editions
Khelo India Winter Games
Edition Year Host(s) Sports Gold 1st Team 2nd Team 3rd Team Ref
T T T
I 2020 Leh,

Ladakh

 Kongdori,

Gulmarg

 17 49 Jammu and Kashmir Indian Army Uttarakhand [3][6]
25 Feb 7–11 Mar 76 26 29 21 21 8 6 7 13 5 2 6
II* 2021 Ladakh Gulmarg [8][9]
Jan 19-26 Feb

See also

References
  1. Chakraborty, Samrat (2 January 2021). "2nd Khelo India Winter Games at Gulmarg - What is it all about?". Olympic Channel. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  2. "Shri Kiren Rijiju inaugurates 1st Khelo India Winter Games in Leh, Ladakh". pib.gov.in. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  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 (2020-02-26). "Khelo India Winter Games 2020: Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju inaugurates first-ever KIWG amid much fanfare". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  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.CS1 maint: others (link)
  6. 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.
  8. "Snow based sporting activities gain momentum in Ladakh". www.newsonair.com. All India Radio. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  9. Jammu, Greater (2020-12-23). "Khelo India Winter Games an event of National importance in Ladakh". Greater Jammu. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
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