Occur every | Annual |
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Purpose | Nationwide state-wise multi-winter sports competition |
Organisations | Sports Authority of India Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports |
Khelo India Winter Games are the national level multidisciplinary grassroot winter games of India.[1][2] Events include skiing, alpine skiing, nordic skiing, snow rugby, Ice stock sport, snow baseball, mountaineering, snowshoe running, ice hockey, figure skating and speed skating.[3] It was decided to hold the first Khelo India Winter Games in 2020 after the success of multiple editions of the Khelo India Youth Games.[4]
The first Khelo India Winter Games were held in two legs at two different venues:[5][2]
Events are categorised into age groups as well as according to block, district and union territory and state levels.[6]
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Edition | Year | Host(s) | Participation | Sports | Gold | 1st Team | 2nd Team | 3rd Team | Ref | ||||||||||
T | T | T | |||||||||||||||||
I | 2020 | Leh | Gulmarg | 955 athletes (649 men & 306 women) |
17 | 49 | Jammu and Kashmir | Services | Uttarakhand | [3][7] | |||||||||
25 February | 7–11 March | 26 | 29 | 21 | 76 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | ||||||
II | 2021 | Leh | Gulmarg | 1,375 athletes | 14 | 27 | Jammu and Kashmir | Karnataka | Maharashtra | [8][9][10] | |||||||||
26 February – 2 March | 11 | 18 | 5 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |||||||
III | 2023 | Gulmarg | More than 1,500 athletes | 11 | 106 | Jammu and Kashmir | Maharashtra | Himachal Pradesh | [11][12][13] | ||||||||||
10 February – 14 February | 26 | 25 | 25 | 76 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
The first winter games were inaugurated by Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju.[14] The second winter games were inaugurated virtually by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.[15] The closing ceremony witnesses festivities and cultural events.[16][10]