Gulmarg, February 11 (Scoop News)-Amid snow and wind that marked Second Day of 3rd Edition of Khelo India Winter Games, a number of events in different categories were conducted on the slopes of Gulmarg bowl organised by Jammu & Kashmir Sports Council.
The games scheduled for the day at Golf Club were Cross Country 15 Km Sprint Senior Men, Cross Country 10 Km Sprint Senior women, Cross Country 2 Km Sprint Junior Boys, Cross Country 1.5 Km Sprint Junior Girls, Bobsleighing & Skeleton and Snow Shoe long distance event of men and women category.
The Ice hockey and Ice Skating competitions were held at Rink Gulmarg.
However, all the events of Alpine G Slalom of every category which were scheduled today at Kangdoori were cancelled due to the snow and strong currents of wind.
At the first leg of Khelo India 2023, the Jammu and Kashmir Ski Mountaineering Association conducted a Sprint Women competition in which Divya Thakur from Himachal Pradesh got first position, Ishani
International Mountain Day-2020 celebrated with fervor Seminar, Mountain Biking, Sport Climbing organized to mark the day
Excelsior Sports Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Dec 11: The International Mountain Day- 2020 was celebrated with great fervor by the Adventure lovers in Kashmir valley with the main function organized by the Directorate of Tourism, Kashmir at TRC, here today.
Hundreds of Adventure lovers, boys and girls participated in the seminar organized by the Directorate of Tourism Kashmir at TRC Hall. During the seminar, various short films were screened to showcase the potential of adventure tourism in the Valley.
Aparna Kumar (IPS) was the chief guest on the occasion. Born in 1974, Aparna Kumar is an IPS Officer of 2002 batch of Uttar Pradesh Cadre. She is a proud recipient of the prestigious Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award 2018 for her outstanding mountaineering achievements, presented to her by the President of India.