GULMARG, Feb 10: The 3rd edition of Khelo India National Winter Games began at Gulmarg with the message by Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to the participating players.
The mega sports event was declared open in the presence of Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor of J&K, Shri Manoj Sinha and Hon’ble Union Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports and I&B, Shri Anurag Thakur.
During the biggest winter sports tournament, more than 1500 Athletes from all over the country will compete in 11 different winter-sports disciplines.
Union Sports Minister, Shri Anurag Thakur lauded the J&K Government for developing sports facilities at grassroot level and achieving unprecedented progress in the sports sector in a short span of time.
