Icestock sport in India

Icestock in India
Indian icestock team in 2021
Country	India
Governing body	Indian Icestocksport Federation
National team	[[India national Icestock team|India]]

Icestock is a sport that has become popular in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh in India that have a cold climate and is being taken up in the rest of the country as well. ^[1]

Gulmarg is the hub of icestock in India and hosts two national competitions of icestock each year: the National Icestock Championship ^{[2] [3]} and an event in the Khelo India Winter Games. ^{[4] [5]}

Aadil Manzoor Peer is the captain of the Indian national icestock team. ^[6] He has represented the country in several international competitions. ^{[7] [8]}

Zerhan Ashaiq won three gold medals in addition to Silver and a bronze medal at the 2024 National Icestock Championship. ^[9] Faheem Masood Shah is another upcoming icestock player in Jammu and Kashmir. ^[10] Zafeera Zahoor is another young player who has been successful at the national level. ^[11]

The western state of Gujarat has been successful in icestock, despite having a warm climate. ^[12] Two players from Gujarat took part in the 14th Icestock World Championship in Italy in 2022. ^[13] A speech and hearing-impaired tribal woman from Gujarat won a bronze medal at the 9th Ice Stock National Championship in 2023. ^{[14] [15]}

Gallery

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  Indian icestock player Faheem Masood Shah
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  Indian icestock player Mohammad Sarfaraz
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  Indian icestock player Aadil Manzoor Peer

References

1. "J-K: Over 200 athletes participate in Summer Ice-Stock championship in Srinagar". ThePrint. 6 September 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
2. "7th National Icestock sports Championship 2020-21 at Gulmarg; J&K emerges overall Champions". www.crosstownnews.in. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
3. NETWORK, GK NEWS (2 February 2023). "9th Ice stock National Championship begins at Gulmarg". Greater Kashmir. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
4. Islam, Irshad Ul (8 March 2020). "Ice Stock game results". Jammu & Kashmir Sports Council. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
5. Wani, Fayaz (10 February 2023). "Gulmarg to host third edition of Khelo India from today". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
6. Bharat, E. T. V. (16 July 2023). "EXCLUSIVE: Love and passion for Ice Stock - Kashmir's Aadil battled lack of infra, now dreams to represent India in Olympics". ETV Bharat News. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
7. Network, KL News (26 July 2023). "Kashmiri Village Boy Rises To Captain Indian National Ice Stock Team". Kashmir Life. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
8. "Aadil Peer makes Kashmir proud, becomes captain of India's national Ice Stock team — The Kashmir Monitor". 24 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
9. "Pampore boy gets three gold medals in ice stock championship". awazthevoice.in. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
10. Shah, Faheem. "Faheem Masood Shah: Pioneering the Icestock revolution in Jammu & Kashmir". Kashmir Reader. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
11. "Zafeera Zahoor: A versatile ice stock sport player". www.risingkashmir.in. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
12. "State players stock medals at Icestock competition". The Times of India. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
13. "Two from Gujarat in Icestock world championship". The Times of India. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
14. "Tribal woman wins bronze at national ice stock competition". The Times of India. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
15. "Eva Patel bags bronze at the Ice Stock National Championship". The Times of India. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2024.

External links

• Indian Icestocksport Federation