Ladakh to host Khelo India Winter Games in January 2025.
The Ladakh will host the ice events from January 23 to 27, 2025 while Jammu & Kashmir will host the snow events from February 22 to 25, 2025.
The Winter Games will start with Khelo India season with the Youth & Para Games scheduled to be held in Bihar in April 2025.
The Khelo India Winter Games started in 2020. Almost 1000 athletes, including 306 women, took part in the inaugural edition.
More than 1350 athletes in 2021 and 1500-plus in 2022 highlighted the growing attraction of the Games in J&K.
This will be the second year running that UT Ladakh will host a portion of the Khelo India Winter Games.
700 athletes, 141 support staff, 113 technical officials, 250-plus volunteer and sports-specific volunteers participated in the 2024 iteration of KIWG.
Ladakh will host a portion of the Khelo India Winter Games for the second time.