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{{Infobox sporting event organization|name=Khelo India Winter Games|image=[[File:Khelo India Logo English.png|150px]]|caption=|abbreviation=|motto=|formation=Leh and Gulmarg, 2020|recurrence=Annual|purpose=*Grassroot talent hunt
*Nationwide state-wise multi-winter sports competition|leader_title=Organisations|leader_name=J&K Sports Council Winter Games Association of J&K [[Sports Authority of India]] [[Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports]]|website=}}'''Khelo India Winter Games''' are the national level multidisciplinary grassroot winter games of India.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Chakraborty|first=Samrat|date=2 January 2021|title=2nd Khelo India Winter Games at zanskar valley- What is it all about?|url=https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/news/detail/2nd-khelo-india-winter-games-at-zanskar-what-is-it-all-about/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-06|website=Olympic Channel}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=25 February 2020|title=Shri Kiren Rijiju inaugurates 1st Khelo India Winter Games in zanskar valley Leh, Ladakh|url=http://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1604349|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-06|website=pib.gov.in|publisher=Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports}}</ref> Events include [[Skiing]], [[Alpine skiing]], [[Nordic skiing]], [[Snow rugby]], [[Ice stock sport]], Snow baseball, [[Mountaineering]], [[Snowshoe running]], [[Ice hockey]], [[Figure skating]] and [[Speed skating]].<ref name=":1">J&K Sports Council (13 March 2020) [http://jksportscouncil.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1st-Khelo-India-Winter-Games.pdf.pdf Results & Points table of Khelo India Winter Games]. Khelo India Winter Games. Retrieved on 6 January 2021. [https://web.archive.org/web/20210106102745/http://jksportscouncil.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1st-Khelo-India-Winter-Games.pdf.pdf Archived] on 6 January 2021.</ref> 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]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Arora|first=Abhishek|date=2020-02-26|title=Khelo India Winter Games 2020: Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju inaugurates first-ever KIWG amid much fanfare|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/winter-sports/khelo-india-winter-games-2020-sports-minister-kiren-rijiju-inaugurates-first-ever-kiwg-amid-much-fanfare|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-06|website=[[Sportskeeda]]|language=en-us}}</ref>

== Venues ==
The first Khelo India Winter Games were held in two legs at two different venues:<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=13 February 2020|others=Press Trust of India|title=Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju announces two Khelo India Winter Games in Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir|url=https://scroll.in/field/953011/sports-minister-kiren-rijiju-announces-two-khelo-india-winter-games-in-ladakh-and-jammu-and-kashmir|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-06|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

# [[Khelo India]] [[Ladakh]] Winter Games – [[Leh]]
# [[Khelo India]] [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)| Jammu and Kashmir]] Winter Games – [[Gulmarg]]

== Sports and participation ==
Events include snow shoe events (long distance snow shoe run, sprint 400m/ 800m), snow ski events, ski cycle downhill run, sledging downhill run, slalom (giant slalom, alpine ski slalom), Nordic (5 km/10 km/15 km), snow boarding slalom/ giant slalom, ski mountaineering (vertical race/sprint), [[Ice stock sport|Ice Stock Sport]], snow rugby, ice hockey and snow baseball.<ref name=":2">J&K Sports Council (13 March 2020). [http://jksportscouncil.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/final-result-converted.pdf.pdf Results & Points table of Khelo India Winter Games – Individual Events]. Khelo India Winter Games. Retrieved on 6 January 2021. [https://web.archive.org/web/20210106110020/http://jksportscouncil.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/final-result-converted.pdf.pdf Archived] on 6 January 2021.</ref>

Events are categorised into age groups as well as according to [[Blocks of India|block]], [[List of districts in India|district]] and [[States and union territories of India|union territory/ state]] levels.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=24 February 2020|title=Khelo India Ladakh Winter Games start today|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/j-k/khelo-india-ladakh-winter-games-start-today-46905|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-06|website=Tribune India|language=en}}</ref>

== Editions ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:93%;"
! colspan="19" style="text-align:center;" |Khelo India Winter Games
!
|-
| rowspan="2" |'''Edition'''
| rowspan="2" |'''Year'''
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |'''Host(s)'''
| rowspan="2" |'''Participation'''
| rowspan="2" |'''Sports'''
| rowspan="2" |'''Gold'''
! colspan="4" style="background:#f7f6a8;" |1st Team
! colspan="4" style="background:#dce5e5;" |2nd Team
! colspan="4" style="background:#ffdab9;" |3rd Team
! rowspan="2" |Ref
|-
!{{abbr|T|Total medals won}}
! style="background:#f7f6a8;" |[[File:Gold_Medal.svg|17x17px]]
! style="background:#dce5e5;" |[[File:Silver_Medal.svg|17x17px]]
! style="background:#ffdab9;" |[[File:Bronze_Medal.svg|17x17px]]
!{{abbr|T|Total medals won}}
! style="background:#f7f6a8;" |[[File:Gold_Medal.svg|17x17px]]
! style="background:#dce5e5;" |[[File:Silver_Medal.svg|17x17px]]
! style="background:#ffdab9;" |[[File:Bronze_Medal.svg|17x17px]]
!{{abbr|T|Total medals won}}
! style="background:#f7f6a8;" |[[File:Gold_Medal.svg|17x17px]]
! style="background:#dce5e5;" |[[File:Silver_Medal.svg|17x17px]]
! style="background:#ffdab9;" |[[File:Bronze_Medal.svg|17x17px]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |I
| rowspan="2" |2020
|[[Leh]]
|[[Gulmarg]]
| rowspan="2" |955 athletes (649 men & 306 women)
| rowspan="2" |17
| rowspan="2" |49
| colspan="4" |{{flagicon image|Government of Jammu and Kashmir.png}} [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| colspan="4" |{{flagicon image|Indian Armed Forces.svg}} [[Services Sports Control Board|Services]]
| colspan="4" |{{flagicon image|..Uttarakhand Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Uttarakhand]]
| rowspan="2" |<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />
|-
|25 February
|7–11 March
|76
| style="background:#f7f6a8;" |26
| style="background:#dce5e5;" |29
| style="background:#ffdab9;" |21
|21
| style="background:#f7f6a8;" |8
| style="background:#dce5e5;" |6
| style="background:#ffdab9;" |7
|13
| style="background:#f7f6a8;" |5
| style="background:#dce5e5;" |2
| style="background:#ffdab9;" |6
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |II
| rowspan="2" |2021
|[[Leh]]
|[[Gulmarg]]
| rowspan="2" |{{data missing|?|date=October 2021}}
| rowspan="2" |{{data missing|?|date=October 2021}}
| rowspan="2" |27
| colspan="4" |{{flagicon image|Government of Jammu and Kashmir.png}} [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| colspan="4" |{{flagicon image|..Karnataka Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Karnataka]]
| colspan="4" |{{flagicon image|..Maharashtra Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Maharashtra]]
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jammu|first=Greater|date=2020-12-23|title=Khelo India Winter Games an event of National importance in Ladakh|url=https://greaterjammu.com/khelo-india-winter-games-an-event-of-national-importance-in-ladakh/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-11|website=Greater Jammu|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|date=2 March 2021|title=Spectacular Closing Ceremony of 2nd Khelo India National Winter Games organized at Gulmarg|url=http://www.knskashmir.com/spectacular-closing-ceremony-of-2nd-khelo-india-national-winter-games-organized-at-gulmarg-65215|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-17|website=Kashmir News Service|language=en-GB}}</ref>
|-
| colspan="2" |26 February – 2 March
|34
| style="background:#f7f6a8;"|11
| style="background:#dce5e5;"|18
| style="background:#ffdab9;"|5
|9
| style="background:#f7f6a8;"|5
| style="background:#dce5e5;"|0
| style="background:#ffdab9;"|4
|8
| style="background:#f7f6a8;"|3
| style="background:#dce5e5;"|3
| style="background:#ffdab9;"|2
|-
| rowspan="2" |III
| rowspan="2" |2022
|[[Leh]]
|[[Gulmarg]]
| rowspan="2" |{{data missing|?|date=January 2022}}
| rowspan="2" |{{data missing|?|date=January 2022}}
| rowspan="2" |
| colspan="4" |''Future Event''
| colspan="4" |''Future Event''
| colspan="4" |''Future Event''
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web|last=Excelsior|first=Daily|date=2021-12-29|title=Players selected for Khelo India, Nat'l Snowshoe|url=https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/players-selected-for-khelo-india-natl-snowshoe/|access-date=2022-01-13|website=Jammu Kashmir Latest News {{!}} Tourism {{!}} Breaking News J&K|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| colspan="2" |TBD
|
| style="background:#f7f6a8;"|
| style="background:#dce5e5;"|
| style="background:#ffdab9;"|
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| style="background:#f7f6a8;"|
| style="background:#dce5e5;"|
| style="background:#ffdab9;"|
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| style="background:#f7f6a8;"|
| style="background:#dce5e5;"|
| style="background:#ffdab9;"|
|}

== Inaugurations and closing ceremony ==
The first winter games were inaugurated by Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports [[Kiren Rijiju]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|date=2020-02-25|title=Kiren Rijiju inaugurates 1st Khelo India Winter Games in Leh, Ladakh|url=https://orissadiary.com/kiren-rijiju-inaugurates-1st-khelo-india-winter-games-in-leh-ladakh/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-17|website=Odisha Diary|language=en-US}}</ref> The second winter games were inaugurated virtually by Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|last2=|last3=|first3=|date=26 February 2021|title=Khelo India Winter Games: PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Khelo India Winter Games, says it will make J&K winter sports hub {{!}} More sports News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/pm-narendra-modi-inaugurates-khelo-india-winter-games-says-it-will-make-jk-winter-sports-hub/articleshow/81224036.cms|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-04|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> The closing ceremony witnesses festivities and cultural events.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=3 March 2021|title=2nd Khelo India National Winter Games: Closing ceremony held at Gulmarg, JK tops medals tally|url=https://www.risingkashmir.com/index.php/home/news_description/373090/2nd-Khelo-India-National-Winter-Games-Closing-ceremony-held-at-Gulmarg-JK-tops-medals-tally|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-17|website=Rising Kashmir|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|date=2 March 2021|title=Spectacular Closing Ceremony of 2nd Khelo India National Winter Games organized at Gulmarg|url=http://www.knskashmir.com/spectacular-closing-ceremony-of-2nd-khelo-india-national-winter-games-organized-at-gulmarg-65215|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-17|website=Kashmir News Service|language=en-GB}}</ref>

==International Athletes who participated in Khelo India Winter National Games==

1: [[Aanchal Thakur]] participated in [[Skiing]] Events

2: [[Aadil Manzoor Peer]] participated in [[Ice stock sport]] Events.

== See also ==

* [[Khelo India Youth Games]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== Further reading ==
* [https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/kashmir/pm-e-inaugurates-khelo-india-winter-games-says-will-make-jk-winter-sports-hub/ Inauguration], [https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/sports/day-2-of-2nd-khelo-india-winter-gameskiren-rijiju-inaugurates-national-centre-of-excellence-for-winter-sports-at-gulmarg/ Day 2], [https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/sports/day-3-of-2nd-khelo-india-winter-games-ladakh-athletes-excel-in-various-events-at-gulmarg/ Day 3], [https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/sports/day-4-of-2nd-khelo-india-national-winter-games-jk-athletes-grab-many-medals-in-over-a-dozen-events-at-gulmarg/ Day 4], [https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/sports/2nd-khelo-india-national-winter-games-concludes-at-gulmarg-jk-tops-medal-tally-with-11-gold-18-silver-and-5-bronze-medals/ Conclusion]. ''Greater Kashmir''. 26 February, 28 February, 1-3 March 2021.

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