Khelo India Winter Games
Annual national winter games of India
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Khelo India Winter Games (KIWG) 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]
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| Abbreviation | KIWG |
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| First event | 2020 |
| Occur every | Annual |
| Purpose | Nationwide state-wise multi-winter sports competition |
| Headquarters | New Delhi, India |
| Website | Khelo India Winter Games |
Venues
The first Khelo India Winter Games were held in two legs at two different venues:[5][2]
- Khelo India Ladakh Winter Games – Leh
- Khelo India Jammu and Kashmir Winter Games – Gulmarg
Participation
Events are categorised into age groups as well as according to block, district and union territory and state levels.[6]
Editions
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| 1 | 2020 | Leh | Gulmarg | 955 athletes (649 men & 306 women) |
17 |  Jammu and Kashmir |
 Services |
Uttarakhand | [7] | |||||||||
| 25 February | 7–11 March | 26 | 29 | 21 | 76 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | |||||
| 2 | 2021 | Leh | Gulmarg | 1,375 athletes | 14 | Jammu and Kashmir |
 Karnataka |
 Maharashtra |
[8][9][10] | |||||||||
| 26 February – 2 March | 11 | 18 | 5 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | ||||||
| 3 | 2023 | Gulmarg | More than 1,500 athletes | 11 | 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 | ||||||
| 4 | 2024 | Leh | Gulmarg | More than 500 athletes |
7 | Services |
Karnataka |
Maharashtra |
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| 2–6 February | 21–25 February | 10 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 22 | |||||
| 5 | 2025 | Leh | Gulmarg | More than 700 athletes |
6 | Services |
 Himachal Pradesh |
 Ladakh |
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| 23–27 January | 9–12 March | 7 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |||||
| 6 | 2026 | Leh | Gulmarg | More than 700 athletes |
6 | Services |
Himachal Pradesh |
 Haryana |
[17] | |||||||||
| 20–26 January | 23–26 February | 9 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |||||
Inauguration and closing ceremony
The first winter games were inaugurated by Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju.[18] The second winter games were inaugurated virtually by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.[19] The closing ceremony witnesses festivities and cultural events.[20][10]
Participation by Indian international athletes
- Aanchal Thakur participated in Skiing Events
- Aadil Manzoor Peer participated in Ice stock sport Events.
- Eklavya Jagal participated in short track speed skating Events