khelo india winter games

New Delhi, March 29 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday praised the Jammu and Kashmir cricket team for winning the Ranji Trophy title for the first time and expressed hope that this winning streak of sports persons in the region continues in the future.Addressing his monthly radio broadcast...

New Delhi, March 10 Two-time Winter Olympian Arif Mohammad Khan has urged the sports ministry to develop proper skiing infrastructure in Gulmarg so that Indian athletes can train for global competitions and aim for medals at the Asian level.Arif, who achieved the country's best performance in...

New Delhi, March 10 – Two-time Olympian Arif Mohammad Khan has praised the Khelo India Winter Games while also urging the Union sports ministry to develop world-class infrastructure on the slopes of Gulmarg to help Indian athletes prepare for international winter sports competitions.The Alpine...

Gulmarg, March 1 – The medals shone in the faint mountain sunlight, but when asked where the true gold was made, the athletes indicated the podium, not the slopes. Instead, they pointed upward to the snow-covered ridges of Gulmarg and the rigorous environment of the High Altitude Warfare School...

From February 23 to 26, the meadow-turned-arena in Gulmarg hosted the 6th edition of the Khelo India Winter Games. While experienced athletes excelled, a new generation was emerging.They arrived with borrowed skis, southern accents, and a determination to succeed, driven by dreams that...

The sixth Khelo India Winter Games concluded at Gulmarg, with the Indian Army emerging as the top performer by securing nine gold, six silver, and eight bronze medals. Himachal Pradesh finished second with six gold, seven silver, and one bronze medal, while Haryana secured the third position...

Gulmarg, February 26 Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Thursday that a National Centre of Excellence to promote winter sports will be established in Jammu and Kashmir, and announced that future editions of the Khelo India Winter Games will be expanded into a 15-day event that combines...

Gulmarg, February 26 Born and raised in the hills, but completely unaware of what snow felt like for the first 24 years of her life, Renu Danu only took two years to not just become a skier, but also to win multiple silver medals at the Khelo India Winter Games, which concluded here on Thursday...

In Gulmarg, Renu Danu first saw snow and didn't touch it. She studied it while standing on the slopes of Gulmarg, with the only sound being the skis slicing across the frozen ground.The snow was different from what she had seen in films. It didn't matter that she was 26, a constable in the...

February 26, New Delhi – The Army won a total of nine gold medals, including eight in the Gulmarg leg, to defend their team championship title in the Khelo India Winter Games in Gulmarg.Himachal Pradesh finished as the runner-up with four gold medals on the final day of the competition.The...

The Jammu and Kashmir Police has unveiled its newly formed elite "Snow Leopard" squad, a specialized high-altitude unit created to strengthen security and carry out anti-terror operations in mountainous and snow-bound regions across the Union Territory. Akashvani Jammu correspondent reports that...

Gulmarg, February 25 The Army won a total of nine medals, including eight in the Gulmarg leg, to defend their team championship title in the Khelo India Winter Games, here on Wednesday.Himachal Pradesh finished as the runner-up with four medals on the final day of the competition.The closing...

In a country where snow falls like a birthright, Bhavani Thekkeda Nanjunda had to borrow her first winter. She grew up in the coffee-scented hills of Kodagu, Karnataka, where the earth is red, the mornings are misty, and snow only exists on television screens.She was 23 the first time Bhavani...

Gulmarg (J&K), February 24 – On a day when honors were shared, the Army secured their fourth gold medal in the Gulmarg leg of the Khelo India Winter Games 2026, taking the lead in the medal standings on Tuesday.Another five medals were decided on Day 2 of KIWG 2026 on Tuesday. The highlight of...

Gulmarg (Jammu & Kashmir), February 24 The Army secured their fourth gold medal in the Gulmarg leg of the Khelo India Winter Games 2026, placing them at the top of the medal standings on Tuesday.Five more medals were awarded on Day 2 of KIWG 2026, with the highlight being CRPF's Kajal Kumari...

Gulmarg, February 24 Two races, two gold medals, and a promise fulfilled.Nordic skier Kajal Kumari Rai achieved an emotional comeback at the Khelo India Winter Games, winning back-to-back gold medals a year after a personal tragedy had derailed her campaign.Kajal's world had come crashing...

Gulmarg (J&K), February 23 – The Indian Army made a strong start to the Khelo India Winter Games (KIWG) 2026 in Gulmarg, winning three of the five gold medals on the first day of competition on Monday. The CRPF and Himachal Pradesh also secured gold medals on Monday.The competition was not...

Gulmarg, February 23 The Army made a strong start to the Gulmarg leg of the Khelo India Winter Games, winning three of the five gold medals on offer here on Monday.CRPF and Himachal Pradesh also secured gold medals on the first day.It was not a day for the favorites, as experienced skiers...

Gulmarg (J-K) February 23 Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor ManojSinha inaugurated the sixth edition of Khelo India Winter Games at a famous ski resort here on Monday.Chief Minister Omar Abdullah was also present at the event.Sinha said that the Khelo India Winter Games in Gulmarg have...

Gulmarg (J&K), February 23 – The three athletes, Sahil Thakur, Syed Zain, and Faizan Ahmad Lone, share a single mentor and a single dream. What unites them is not geography.On a ridge above Gulmarg, where the snow gleams with the promise of ambition, these three young Indian alpine skiers are...