The second edition of Khelo India National Winter Games-2021 commenced in Gulmarg on Friday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking Kashmiri youth to come forward in making Jammu and Kashmir a hub of winter sports.
The games are being organised second time in a row at Gulmarg by J&K Sports Council, Winter Games Association of J&K with support of Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
Around 800 athletes representing 27 States and Union Territories are participating in the mega event wherein competitions in Skiing, Snowboarding, SnowShoe, Ski Mountaineering, Ice Hockey, Ice Skating and Ice Stock are being held.
Muzamil Hussain Mir bagged first gold medal for J&K on the inaugural day as competitions for two disciplines of SnowShoe and Ski Mountaineering were held. Muzamil bagged first gold medal for J&K in SnowShoe while Menaka Gunjeyal bagged first gold for Uttrakhand in Ski Mountaineering.