Khelo-India Winter Games | Skiing, SnowShoe events held at Gulmarg

Skiing and Snow Shoe events marked the fourth day of the first Khelo India Winter Games at Gulmarg on Tuesday.

Snow Shoe competitions were held in two sprint categories of 400 metres and 800-metre categories.

   

While in 800-metre category, J&K bagged all three placesin 400-metre, J&K had to share medal podium with Uttarakhand andLakshadweep.

In 400-metre category, Muzamil Hussain Mir bagged gold medalwhile as in Deepak of Uttarakhand bagged silver and Ashique of Lakshadweepbagged bronze medal. In 800-metre category, Villayat Hussain of J&K baggedgold medal while as Aquib and Haadi Ali bagged silver and bronze medalsrespectively.

In major winter sports discipline competitions were flaggedoff by Secretary J&K State Sports Council Dr Naseem Javaid Chowdhary andPresident Winter Games Association Muhammad Abass Wani at Kongdoori. Thecompetitions were held in Senior slalom category in both men and womensections, Junior 1 and 2 at Kongdoori while as for C2 Giant Slalom competitionswere held at Highland slope Gulmarg.

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