Gulmarg ready to host first Khelo India Winter Games

The stage is set for first ever Khelo India Winter Games-2020 that will see around 900 participants taking part in the national event  at famous ski resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir from March 7 to 11.

The games organized by J&K State Sports Council andsponsored by Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports will be held in varioussports disciplines. The event would be inaugurated on March 7 and is expectedto be thrown open by Union Sports Minister KirenRijiju. During the five day extravaganza,the competitions in the sports disciplines of snow skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, ski mountaineering, ice stock, snow rugby and snow baseball would beheld. Sports Council has put all the arrangements in place and has formeddifferent committees. Players will arrive at Gulmarg on Friday and on Saturday.

   

 “In all thedisciplines, teams from outside J&K are also featuring. It will be a toughfight between local and outside J&K players. The conditions are perfect forgames with Gulmarg  receiving freshsnowfall on Thursday,” an official of the J&K Sports Council told GreaterKashmir.  Commissioner Secretary SportsSarmadHafeez, Secretary Sports Council NaseemJavaidChowdary , Director DYSSDrSaleem Ur Rehman, Director Tourism NisarWani and others have been holdingregular meetings.

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