Third Khelo India Winter Games begins in Gulmarg, Jammu and Kashmir

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Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Singh Thakur inaugurated the Khelo India Winter Games at Gulmarg in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir.

An overview of the news:

• The competition will be organised from 10 - 14 February 2023.

• In this, 1500 players from 29 states of the country will participate.

• The Khelo India Winter Games is supported by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and is being organised by the Jammu and Kashmir Sports Council as well as the Winter Games Association, Jammu and Kashmir.

• This is the third edition of Khelo India Winter Games. It was started in the year 2020.

• Sports like snow shoe race, ice skating, ice hockey, skiing, snowboarding will be organised in the five-day competition.

• Jammu and Kashmir had topped the previous two editions of the Khelo India Winter Games.