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Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiuju inaugurated the five-day Khelo India Winter games at famous tourist destination Gulmarg in Jammu and Kashmir today.
During the event, the competitions in the sports disciplines like snow skiing, snow boarding, snow shoeing, ski mountaineering and snow baseball would be held.
Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju today inaugurated the first ever five-day Khelo India Winter Games at Gulmarg in Kashmir.
More than 900 sportspersons drawn from various parts of the country were present on the occasion. Addressing the gathering, the Union Minister said that the sports event was a historic moment not only for Jammu & Kashmir, but for the entire nation.
He informed that Government of India will establish a Sports Training Academy at Gulmarg at the level of International standards for the promotion of sports tourism in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir.
The Minister said that he would pay a visit to Kashmir again in the month of April to explore the potential of Water Sports in Kashmir.