Khelo India Winter Games

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Khelo India Winter Games
Khelo India.svg
Occur everyAnnual
PurposeNationwide state-wise multi-winter sports competition
Organisations Sports Authority of India
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports

Khelo India Winter Games (KIWG) 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]

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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

Participation

Events are categorised into age groups as well as according to block, district and union territory and state levels. [6]

Editions

Khelo India Winter Games
EditionYearHost(s)ParticipationSports1st Team2nd Team3rd TeamRef
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 T
I2020 Leh Gulmarg 955 athletes
(649 men & 306 women)		17Government of Jammu and Kashmir.png Jammu and Kashmir Flag of Indian Armed Forces.svg Services Uttarakhand [3] [7]
25 February7–11 March262921768672152613
II2021 Leh Gulmarg 1,375 athletes14Government of Jammu and Kashmir.png Jammu and Kashmir ..Karnataka Flag(INDIA).png Karnataka ..Maharashtra Flag(INDIA).png Maharashtra [8] [9] [10]
26 February – 2 March111853450493328
III2023 Gulmarg More than 1,500 athletes11Government of Jammu and Kashmir.png Jammu and Kashmir ..Maharashtra Flag(INDIA).png Maharashtra Himachal Pradesh [11] [12] [13]
10 February – 14 February262525761886271014731
IV2024 Leh Gulmarg More than 500 athletes
7Flag of Indian Armed Forces.svg Services ..Karnataka Flag(INDIA).png Karnataka ..Maharashtra Flag(INDIA).png Maharashtra [14] [15]
2–6 February21–25 February1056219201178722
V2025 Leh Gulmarg More than 700 athletes
6Flag of Indian Armed Forces.svg Services Himachal Pradesh Flag of Ladakh, India.svg Ladakh
23–27 January9–12

March

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Inauguration and closing ceremony

The first winter games were inaugurated by Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju. [16] The second winter games were inaugurated virtually by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. [17] The closing ceremony witnesses festivities and cultural events. [18] [10]

Participation by Indian international athletes

See also

References

  1. ↑ Chakraborty, Samrat (2 January 2021). "2nd Khelo India Winter Games at zanskar valley- What is it all about?". Olympic Channel. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  2. 1 2 "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 6 January 2021.
  3. 1 2 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.
  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 6 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "Khelo India Ladakh Winter Games start today". Tribune India. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ "Second edition of Khelo India Winter Games begins in J&K". The Statesman. 27 February 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  9. ↑ "2nd Khelo India Winter Games started in Gulmarg". 27 February 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  10. 1 2 "Spectacular Closing Ceremony of 2nd Khelo India National Winter Games organized at Gulmarg". Kashmir News Service. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  11. ↑ "गुलमर्ग जल्द शीतकालीन खेलों के लिए उत्कृष्टता का केंद्र होगा: एलजी". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  12. ↑ "Sports Minister Anurag Thakur Declares Khelo India Winter Games Open in Gulmarg". News18. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  13. ↑ "Medal Table". www.olympics.com. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  14. ↑ Khelo India Winter Games 2024 Medal Tally Table & Winners List. Olympics.com.
  15. ↑ Khelo India Winter Games 2024 Press Release. Press Information Bureau. Retrieved on [insert retrieval date].
  16. ↑ "Kiren Rijiju inaugurates 1st Khelo India Winter Games in Leh, Ladakh". Odisha Diary. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  17. ↑ "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.
  18. ↑ "2nd Khelo India National Winter Games: Closing ceremony held at Gulmarg, JK tops medals tally". Rising Kashmir. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.

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