2nd edition of Khelo India Winter Games begins with night skiing in J-K s Gulmarg ANI | Updated: Feb 27, 2021 13:24 IST
The Night skiing event was an advance exercise of the Khelo India Winter Games which started on Friday. Around 1,200 athletes from different parts of the country are participating in the five-day long Khelo India National Winter Games . In Gulmarg, skiing happens every day. But night skiing is very attractive both to tourists and locals. Gulmarg will be more famous as a winter destination which will boost employment opportunities here. More of such events are necessary, said Irshad Ahmad Dar a local.
Mohamad Yousuf, General Secretary of Winter Games Association J-K said, Night skiing is organised as a demonstration of the winter games. Night skiing is a beautiful sight to watch, It has been going on for a long time, but from last year the program got a lot of promotion.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the second Khelo India Winter Games in Gulmarg via video conferencing on Friday.
The games will see 1,200 athletes from 27 states and Union Territories take part in the five-day event which will end on March 2.
In his virtual address, the PM said, This is a step towards making India s presence felt in the international winter games arena and also make Jammu and Kashmir a hub of winter sports. These games will strengthen the resolve for Ek Bharat, Shreshth Bharat. I am told the participation has doubled this year and it is a reflection of the inclination towards winter sports in the country, he added.
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GULMARG: Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi today delivered the inaugural address at 2nd edition of Khelo India National Winter Games-2021 through virtual mode.
Lieutenant Governor, Shri Manoj Sinha and Union Minister of State (I/C) for Youth Affairs and Sports, Shri Kiren Rijiju also addressed the huge gathering during inaugural ceremony of the mega event at world famous winter sports destination – Gulmarg.